ORTHO INDUSTRY NEWS Patient Financing Option: AOS Member Benefit Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the American Orthodontic Society has forged an affinity rela-tionship to begin offering the PenFed Care Platinum Rewards Visa ® Credit Card. It will be made available to AOS providers' patients and will allow patients to take advantage of special financing for qualified dental and orthodon-tic purchases. "Since 1975 the American Orthodontic Society has offered the best in orthodontic continuing education to the dental community and our membership. In continu-ing that legacy of quality service, we believe we found the combina-tion of an outstanding financial institution with a product that will add real value to our members' practices and affordable options for their patients. We are excited to endorse this new partnership with PenFed," stated Tom Chapman, Executive Director, American Orthodontic Society. Providers will be encouraging patients to apply online during their office visit, and many will receive same day instant decisions from PenFed on their credit applica-tion. A promotional rate of 0% APR for the first six months on all quali-fied purchases made at participating AOS dental/orthodontic providers. After that, the APR will vary with the market-based on the Prime Rate, and is currently 10.99%. The Advance Care Dental plat-form changes the landscape of patient financing: AOS member practices benefit immediately by no longer discounting their fees to third party financing sources. Patients benefit by receiving an affordable financing option, which includes an interest free period and membership in one of the largest US credit unions. This is truly a win-win scenario for all parties," stated Bo Leslie, Principal, Advance Care Card. For more information call (866) 218-5141 or visit www.advancecareden-tal.com New Impression Materials Earns High Marks GET PUBLISHED! Call for Authors The editorial board of JAOS is interested in reviewing case studies, educational articles and industry insights from its members. Articles can be about orthodontics for children and adults, research reports, tech-nique papers, tips, suggestions, book reviews, practice manage-ment, and more. Papers submitted for considera-tion for publication in JAOS will be peer-reviewed, and will be subject to editing for spacing and clarity. Article length not to exceed 4,000 words. For more information, download JAOS Author Guidelines at www.orthodontics.com/assets/images/pdfs/aos_ journal2012_jaos_author_guidelines.pdf. 8 November/December 2012 JAOS “Panasil initial contact” is an addition-curing, elastomeric, poly-vinyl siloxane precision impression material. The low to very low viscosity materials of this product family offer precise results using the two-step impression technique or the one-step double-mix technique. The products are available in various viscosities for different requirements. Of those surveyed, 88% rated Panasil equal to or better for over-all quality than the impression material they currently use and 57% found it better. This was the result of Catapult’s benchmark test for “Panasil initial contact” made by the dental and medical specialist Kettenbach GmbH & Co. (www.kettenbach.com). The precision impression material was subjected to thorough testing and impressed with properties such as strong hydrophilicity, high preci-sion and dimensional stability. Panasil was also given good marks for high precision. Precise impressions are needed especially for the popular, but frequently breakage-prone ceramic restorations to achieve a good internal fit with an even distribution of tension. Panasil fully complies with this criterion. In short, the test results show that the Panasil family covers most requirements of dentists in clinical practice and should be considered when selecting a new impression material.
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