In a previous blog, I talked about attending the Greater NY Dental Meeting in November.

I'd like to share some more thoughts and experiences I had there.

It was a nice feeling walking the show this year. I usually walk the show on Monday; no crowds, and I can get some real time with the vendors I want to get info from. I get to experiment with new products and new technologies to see if they are something that fits my practice. I get to run into some old friends and classmates, much better than just friending them on Facebook.

I was getting a lot of positive feedback from those manning the booths (which I didn't last year). The people visiting seemed more positive about their financial futures. The larger items had more contracts signed. A lot of people going through the Sirona booth looking at their product lines - Cone Beam, CEREC and their digital x-ray products. (As a side note, I just got the new Schick sensor in September, and it blows my old system out of the water. I am seeing things that I couldn't just a few short months ago. The interface with EagleSoft is seamless and worry-free.)

I also saw some newer products that appeared to make our CAD/CAM life easier; time will tell. Cements, lasers (the Powerlase replacement looks fantastic), blocks (RealLife, Rapid Layer Technology) design aids, buccal bite aids (both from dentalcadproducts.com), retraction aids, new cord-dispensing packaging. We already have the most robust chairside software, and the buzz is that the next upgrade will be more significant than the 3.8 upgrade.

Things are promising. Don't just sit back - get ready for it.