Less mess
LA JOLLA — Dentist John F. Weston, of Scripps Center for Dental Care, has replaced the impressions procedure of plastic trays, messy material and wait time with a new product called the Lava Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. from 3M ESPE. The procedure captures impressions digitally, using a n optical wand. Weston glides the tip over the patient’s teeth to capture video images, then displays them in real time on a touch-screen monitor. Weston’s practice is one of the first in California to offer the Lava C.O.S. and the dental industry is the first to benefit from this new imaging technology. For more information, call (858) 535-8300 or visit www.3mespe.com/lavacos.

Snow fun
DEL MAR — The Blue Angels Youth Ski and Snowboard program youth camp, based in Del Mar, is participating in Winter Feels Good, a national consumer awareness initiative showcasing the health and fitness benefits of snow sports. The Blue Angels Youth Ski and Snowboard program offers bus pick-up locations in La Jolla, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe and Temecula. The Blue Angels’ home resort is Mountain High in Wrightwood. For more details, visit www.BlueAngelSnow.com.

Grab ‘n’ Give
SOLANA BEACH — Henry’s Farmers Markets raised $207,460 worth of food items through its annual Grab ‘n’ Give holiday food drive, a 75 percent increase from last year. The food donations benefit Father Joe’s Villages of San Diego county, sharing 4,000 meals a day among eight neighborhood food banks.

Good news
OCEANSIDE — California Comedy Traffic Schools, headquartered in Oceanside, announces Cathy Johnson has been promoted to the position of Operations Manager and has worked for the firm since 2006. The firm operates three DMV licensed traffic schools statewide. Johnson is responsible for scheduling 25 instructors in 88 classroom locations around California, and corporate communications with traffic courts and DMV. 

Showroom start-up
CARLSBAD — Innovative Commercial Environments and DFS Flooring have opened a new showroom at 3132 Tiger Run Court, Suite 103 in the new Palomar Forum development off of Palomar Airport Boulevard and Melrose Drive. The showroom offers full-service contract furniture and flooring, according to ICE President DeLinda Anderson.

Jitterbug in town
CARLSBAD — Greatcall, Inc., dba Jitterbug, has signed a 60-month lease for 23,358 square feet of office space in the Carlsbad Corporate Center, 1950 Camino Vida Roble. The company’s strategy is to acquire, in partnership with institutional co-investors, value-added office buildings whose potential can be maximized through improvements, repositioning and superior leasing and management.