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Such comments were "just enough to aggravate me but not discourage me.

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(Logo: http://www. OMSs care for patients with problem wisdom teeth, facial pain and
misaligned jaws. "In dental school I was
told, 'You 're taking a space from a veteran,'" she recalls. Actually, the proportion may have been higher.8% are OMSs, compared with 4. Most
enterprises don't know how much they spend on telecom services, never
mind how they can best manage those budgets.

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Business Editors/Technology Editors

BOSTON ----Top-performing
enterprises have reduced telecom costs by more than 23% and increased
utilization by re-sourcing contracts more frequently, controlling
specification and demand, validating billing and enforcing compliance,
and using automation and outsourced services according to new research
from AberdeenGroup, Inc.asp

About AberdeenGroup

Founded in 1988, AberdeenGroup Inc is the trusted advisor to the
global business executive for technology enabled value chain
strategies and business advice.

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ROSEMONT, Ill. However, among women in private
practice dentistry, only 0.

Long residency is a drawback
During the past seven years, Mary Allaire, AAOMS manager of advanced
education and resident affairs, estimates a 2% increase in women entering
four-year OMS residency training.

Best Practices for Optimizing Telecom Costs and Utilization Revealed by AberdeenGroup

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The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the
professional organization representing more than 7,000 oral and maxillofacial
surgeons in the United States, supports its members' ability to practice their
specialty through education, research, and advocacy.

To obtain a copy of the report, please follow this link:
http: //www. MicroDental has long been regarded as
a pace-setter for innovation in dental products, materials and
techniques.com

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"We're asking women to defeat their biological clock," says Seattle OMS
Darlene Chan, DDS, in reference to the long OMS residency. Previous Aberdeen research indicated
that very few companies have any detailed understanding of how they
spend money on telecommunications services. This
type of restoration is the ultimate aesthetic solution, bridging
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2% of men.

2004 Industry Awards

MicroDental Laboratories was recognized by the dental industry
with the following 2004 awards:

AACD People's Choice award from the annual American Academy of
Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) meeting for its work with Michael
Reece, D.

About Micro Advanced Cosmetics (MAC), a division of MicroDental

To focus exclusively on advanced dental aesthetics, MicroDental
Laboratories created the Micro Advanced Cosmetics (MAC ) division in
1997.

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When her youngest
daughter was born, Chan didn't take much of a maternity leave. AAOMS members comply
with rigorous continuing education requirements and submit to periodic office
examinations, ensuring the public that all office procedures and personnel
meet stringent national standards.

Business Editors/Health Editors

DUBLIN, Calif. For more
information , please visit www. MicroDental works
closely with leading manufacturers, cosmetic dentists and professional
organizations to help develop new materials, dental procedures and
meaningful continuing educational opportunities for dental industry
professionals. For more information, please
visit www.

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But consider the shift in gender balance in the ADA's
figures for "new" dentists, those who graduated from dental school in 1990 or
later: in 1999, 33.5% were women. "While I was
in the hospital , there was a walkway between my office and the hospital.com), and the kick-off of a national marketing
campaign.

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Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are dental specialists who treat
conditions, defects, injuries and aesthetic aspects of the jaws, face, mouth
and teeth. "I was told that
it's a man's profession and no one would trust me.----MicroDental
Laboratories, the world's leading cosmetic dentistry laboratory and
makers of industry-leading MAC Veneers(TM), today announced
record-breaking revenues for 2004, representing double-digit growth
and the highest revenue in the company's 40-year history. MAC brand veneers are the highest quality
and the most specified veneer brand in the industry.microdental.

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An
article in a 2001 issue of The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry
indicated that in the 1920s, about 3% of dentists were women. In 2000, 37% of new dental
students in the United States were women.

Because the winner is selected by AACD members,
Peoples' Choice recognition is the industry's most coveted
award.

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newscom. "These expenses are
poorly understood and managed due to decentralized procurement and
management procedures, poor asset and usage tracking, limited sourcing
category expertise, and insufficient automation and controls.

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A Chicago OMS for more than 40 years, Stuebner encountered resistance when
she began her training shortly after World War II."
When Chan attends professional meetings, she tells her male colleagues
what an advantage it is to have a wife."

Other 2004 highlights

Patents

In 2004, MicroDental added to its steadily growing patent
portfolio . With concentrated R+D efforts in the area of metal-free
restorations, the company created new techniques for Zirconia
reinforced restorations. The strength of the material is unprecedented and
the look is completely natural.

Increased Marketing Focus

2004 also saw increased marketing efforts behind the MAC
Veneers(TM) brand with a new consumer and professional web site
(www. MAC Veneers (TM) are the most frequently specified veneer
brand by top cosmetic dentists, and MicroDental's MAC Division has
become widely recognized as the most advanced team of cosmetic dental
technicians in the industry -- the artists behind the smile.

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By 1999,
according to the American Dental Association , 15% of dentists were women.S. MicroDental Laboratories employs over 500 people and is
headquartered in Dublin, California.

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Stuebner estimates that less than 1% of the students were women during her
days in dental school. I
walked to my office in my robe to check messages.
The study examines eight strategies used by leading companies to
control telecom costs:

Take inventory of existing telecom assets and contracts

Consolidate service providers to improve contract terms and
service levels

Develop or outsource billing validation and recovery

Employ specification and demand management procedures

Centralize contract and vendor management, then leave it to
specialists

Strategically deploy third-party software and/or automated
tools

Re-source frequently

Extend real-time processes and integration to the entire
technology platform

"Telecommunications is one spend area that is ripe for category
management improvements," said Christa Degnan, Research Director,
Supply Chain Research, and author of the report .aberdeen. MAC team members are the most highly trained technicians in the
industry, using the most advanced pressed ceramic materials and the
most sophisticated CAD/CAM and color matching technology available
today to create MAC Veneers.

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"Best Practices in Telecom Spend Management: Success Strategies
for Optimizing Telecom Utilization, Performance, and Expense" also
includes case studies of enterprises demonstrating best-in-class
telecom cost management techniques and performance.D.

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"I don't mean a spouse," she
explains. "I mean all the things a wife means -- a wife is the campfire
around which everything in the family happens.com

About MicroDental

MicroDental Laboratories is the world's largest and most advanced
cosmetic dental laboratory, setting the industry standard for
innovation and quality for more than 40 years.

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The report, "Best Practices in Telecom Spend Management: Success
Strategies for Optimizing Telecom Utilization, Performance, and
Expense", reveals how companies can improve this highly inefficient
category of corporate spending. The laboratory's industry-leading research and development
program has contributed to numerous advancements in technology and
materials and has earned the company numerous patents.

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They replace lost teeth with dental implants, remove
cancerous tumors, rebuild faces injured by trauma, perform cosmetic surgery
and provide safe and effective anesthesia.

One-third of new dentists are women
An increase from 3% to 15% in nearly three-quarters of a century may not
seem very impressive.com/summary/report/benchmark/TTCM_BP_Report.
"Our financial results in 2004 are a reflection of the shared
commitment from every employee at MicroDental to lead the cosmetic
dentistry industry ," said Fred Walke, CEO, MicroDental Laboratories. Its revolutionary Pressed to Zirconia (P2Z)
product was awarded a patent for lingually reinforced bridges. The company holds numerous patents, and many of the
procedures MicroDental has developed have become industry best
practices.

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For investing in
state-of-the-art quality assurance systems and developing
stringent operating criteria, MicroDental was the first
laboratory recognized with this prestigious qualification.) Foundation named Heather Martin,
MicroDental's Director of Industry Affiliations, "Woman of the
Year" for her pioneering work with the charitable
organization, which helps victims of domestic violence.

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At most companies, 7%-12%
of telecom service charges are incorrect, but most companies are not
aware of these costly mistakes or how best to manage telecom spending
and performance. The
laboratory's fastest-growing division, Micro Advanced Cosmetics, which
produces MAC Veneers(TM), recorded more than 30% revenue growth in
2004, its 8th consecutive year of steady growth.

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, In the specialty of oral and
maxillofacial surgery, Elaine Stuebner, DDS, is a pioneer in almost the same
sense as the women who helped drive wagon trains across a brave, new world.

MicroDental Laboratories Closes 2004 with Record-Breaking Revenues; Micro Advanced Cosmetics Division -- Maker of MAC Veneers -- Grows 30 %

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I
resolved to enter the field," says Stuebner, a member of the American
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Women do appear to be the future of dentistry.
"Everyone at MicroDental is enthusiastic about what we do, from giving
people the healthiest most beautiful smiles possible, to creating the
world's best cosmetic dental products, providing our dentist partners
with full-practice support and to advancing the profession of cosmetic
dentistry as a whole.

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