Editor's Note Carol Murphy, Executive Editor
carol@dentaltown.com

During my research for this month’s corporate profile on American Dental Technologies, Executive Vice President, Jack Miller, told me there were two very important things that must be emphasized. First, the article must emphasize that ADT is poised and ready to lead dentistry through its next revolution. The second was the enthusiasm that surrounds the very recent appointment of their new CEO, Roger Dartt.

Revolution, I thought as I hung up the phone, why on earth would he want to associate ADT’s future with such a negative term. His comments sent me reaching for my trusty dictionary to find less negative terminology. When I read the one of the definitions––a sudden or momentous change in any situation––I knew Jack was right and ended my search.

Since its inception, in 1992, ADT has been blazing the trail with its continued introduction of high-tech equipment. In 1992, this company introduced the first modern air abrasion system, the KCP 2000. Now, only ten years later, ADT’s product line includes a high-speed curing system (PowerPAC); an intraoral camera (UltraCam III); three lasers, (DioLase ST, PulseMaster 600 and the Cavilase) a computerized periodontal charting system, Probe One; and a complete operatory delivery system (The Anthos).

Actually, it was the thesaurus I came to rely on the most while preparing the feature on ADT. I found it difficult to come up with different words for the term innovative. After reading about their history and future plans, I’m sure you’ll agree that ADT’s name is certainly synonymous with the word ‘innovative.Stacie Krall

Our staff has enjoyed compiling the editorial on this month’s issue that focuses on controversial issues in dentistry. We began with Dr. Joe Steven’s viewpoint on how the controversy surrounding placement of amalgam is creating extreme dissension and threatening dentisty’s public persona. Immediately following his article are viewpoints from the Townies (doctors who post their thoughts on the website’s message boards) on issues surrounding using amalgam as a restorative. If you would really like to spend some time researching this particular topic, just go the message boards at www.dentaltown.com and search for the word ‘amalgam.’ You’ll find over 200 new topic posts on the subject.

Speaking of controversy, I believe one of today’s hottest topics of debates is the effect a curing light and the common problem of white lines. We asked one of the top bondodontists in the U.S today, Dr. Stewart Rosenberg, his technique for eliminating white lines and he graciously has agreed to share his technique gleaned from dental gurus and fine tuned time and time again by his own personal experience.

Of course a focus on controversial issues would not be complete without covering occlusion. We asked one of the most prominent dentists in the U.S. today, Dr. Gordon Christensen, for his thoughts on this topic, covered on page 50.

Remember to take some time to enjoy your families and have some fun this summer.