The Holidays may be Over,

but the Gifts are Still Around!

Welcome to 2005!  With the holidays now behind us, you might think that your opportunity to receive gifts has passed.  Not so!  Premier® Dental is still handing out very generous free-good offers to start off the new year.

Triple Tray®:  Purchase any two boxes of Premier's Triple Tray (1) and you will receive a FREE box of Alfa™ Triple Tray for your alginate impressions.  With over 80 million successful impressions, the Premier Triple Tray is the most trusted name in dual-arch impression trays.  Two boxes are a reasonable amount to purchase, making this an excellent opportunity to try the new dual-arch impression tray that is revolutionizing the way that preliminary impressions are being taken by dental offices.  Alfa Triple Tray will dramatically reduce the incidence of gagging and will reduce your chair-time by more than 50%.

Alfa Triple Tray:  Purchase any two boxes of Alfa Triple Tray and you will receive a FREE Perfecta® Bravo™ Patient Pak.  After you have tried Alfa Triple Tray, both you and your patients will prefer this to take preliminary impressions.  This opens your practice up to providing custom take-home tooth-whitening trays in a single visit.  The FREE Bravo Patient Pak provides superior whitening and avoids sensitivity, while only requiring 30 minutes, once a day of wear time.  The Alfa/Bravo combination makes a perfect practice builder.

Instruments (2):  Buy any four scalers or curettes and you will receive one FREE!  Buy six other Premier instruments, get one FREE! Premier's new Big Easy Ultralite is fast bcoming the choice of hygienists.  The lightweight, solid resin handle has the largest diameter and is among the lightest instruments available for comfort and improved ergonomics.  Clinicians everywhere are appreciating what Big Easy Ultralite can do for them.  The Big Easy Ultralite was recently rated as being "excellent or good"(3) by a leading research institute and was also rated as an "Outstanding Product" for 2004.(4)  So that dentists and hygienist can vary the diameter and weight of their instruments, Premier offers most hygiene instruments on six different handles, including three hollow-handled instruments; the original Big Easy, Light Touch Round and Light Touch Octagonal.

Ultrasonic Inserts:  Buy and three ultrasonic inserts and receive one FREE! (5)Premier's Big Easy Ultrasonic Inserts are designed to help reduce the effects that can occur after repeated use of powered scaling.  The medical grade silicone handle provides superior control and better ergonomics than other inserts.  The 3+1 offer reduces the price per insert to less than $75.  Recently listed as a "Best of 2004" by a leading independent research institute, (6) these ultrasonic inserts will quickly become the most popular inserts in the office.

D.I.S.C.™ Instrument Sharpener:  Buy an autoclavable D.I.S.C. and receive a FREE Big Easy Ultralite(7) Scaler!  Keeping instruments sharp is one way to make the procedures go faster and with less effort by the clinician.  The D.I.S.C.  can be used for routine sharpening and for chair-side touch-ups.  For far less than the cost of other shapening devices, the D.I.S.C. allows for quick and easy instrument sharpening.

Sycamore Wood Wedges:  Purchase any two packages of Wood Wedges and receive a FREE PerioWise® 3-pack.(8)  Anatomical Sycamore Wedges support the matrix band better than other wedges, are slightly compressible, yet will not splinter.  The PerioWise probe is "The Friendly Probe", ideal for a full examination or a quick screening.  Color-coded for easy reading, it is safe around implants and will help patients understand their treatment with our exclusive, "Green-Go, Red-Stop" screening system.

Safe-End Endodontic Files and Reamers:  Purchase 25 packages of K-Files, Reamers or Hedstrom Files and receive two FREE.  Our stainless steel endodontic instruments are an excellent choice for clinicians looking for a quality product at a modest price.  Made to meet the needs of today's clinicians, Premier's finger instruments offer the following features:

• Made to precise ISO and AAE standards- exact tolerances ensure quality
• Extremely sharp- for more efficient cutting
• Safe-End Tips- all instruments up to size 40 feature a Safe-End tip to avoid ledging and perforating the canal walls
• Pre-Mounted Silicone Stop- saves time and money by coming attached to each instrument
• Economically Priced- at only $7.85 for a package of six (regardless of size), the net price is less than $7.30 after calculating in your free goods.

Cleaners:  Purchase any two Premier cleaning products and receive a FREE box of Pro Clean™.  Premier offers a line of cleaning products that are all non-hazardous, bio-degradable and extremely effective.

• Brite Shield- an exceptional ultrasonic cleaner that works up to 35% faster than other brands, it effective removes bio-burden from instruments, burs, daimonds and any other stainless steel items
• Pro Clean- a professional strength tartar and stain cleaner for dental appliances, Pro Clean outperforms other cleaners and is safe on all materials used in dentures, partials, retainers and night guards.  The uni-dose packaging avoids waste and allows for at-home use by the patient
• Rapid-Klene- cleans automatic film processors in as little as 20 minutes, without noxious fumes or hand-scrubbing
• Removalon- an effective cleaner for removing set glass ionomer, carboxylate and zinc-phosphate cements that comes in a convenient, expandable bottle for easy storage and mixing
• Vac Attak- a high performance evacuation system cleaner, it is both powerful and fast at cleaning evacuation system lines.  See other article in this newsletter for additional information.

Start your new year off with FREE gifts from Premier.  These offers are available in the U.S. and Canada from 1/1/05 through 3/31/05.  You will be rewarded for purchasing products that you are most likely already using and be introduced to some new favorites.  To learn more about any of these products, call Premier Customer Service at 888-670-6100 or email your inquiry to dentalinfo@premusa.com

1.  Offer excludes Alfa Triple Tray

2.  Offer excludes PerioWise and Implant Scalers

3.   Independent Research Institute, Sept./Oct. 2004

4.   Independent Research Institute, Dec. 2004

5.  Of equal or lesser value

6.  Independent Research Institute, December 2004

7.  H6/H7 will be supplied unless otherwise specified

8.  Independent Research Institute, Jan. 2001