Dental Technology

WEBVTT 00:00:05.633 --> 00:00:08.391 The thing that has kept me going in dentistry 00:00:08.650 --> 00:00:13.557 is the incredible changes that have happened in the last 5-10 years 00:00:13.692 --> 00:00:14.867 and continue to happen. 00:00:15.050 --> 00:00:16.982 When I bring on a new technology, 00:00:16.983 --> 00:00:19.475 I want to know what the benefit is for the patient. 00:00:19.742 --> 00:00:24.150 Am I going to be able to provide better care or different care 00:00:24.151 --> 00:00:29.610 or treat something that may be a little more specific 00:00:29.611 --> 00:00:31.158 to that patient? 00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:33.967 Am I going to be able to treat it better? 00:00:33.968 --> 00:00:35.200 Is the result going to be better? 00:00:35.201 --> 00:00:36.783 Is it going to be life-changing? 00:00:37.133 --> 00:00:41.492 Those are the things I want to know when I look at technologies. 00:00:41.493 --> 00:00:46.074 We're probably one of, if not the most advanced office 00:00:46.075 --> 00:00:50.475 in the area for offering high-level technology with our dentistry. 00:00:50.592 --> 00:00:55.175 We have things like CBCT, which is a three-dimensional CAT scan, 00:00:55.183 --> 00:00:57.567 so that we can view the whole jaw. 00:00:57.783 --> 00:01:02.375 We're able to see the teeth and the structures in three dimensions. 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:06.758 For the last 20 years, I've been doing one-visit crowns. 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.039 It's called CEREC technology, and it's fabulous. 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:17.091 It creates the most precise, best-fitting, long-lasting crowns 00:01:17.092 --> 00:01:18.375 that can be made anywhere. 00:01:18.560 --> 00:01:24.199 We purchased one of the first 3D printing units 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:29.423 connected with our CEREC system so that we can design a case, 00:01:29.424 --> 00:01:33.750 design a crown, and fabricate temporaries for the patient 00:01:33.975 --> 00:01:38.083 out of acrylic in a matter of a few minutes. 00:01:38.225 --> 00:01:43.016 We can also make night guards, orthodontic appliances, sleep appliances, 00:01:43.017 --> 00:01:45.725 many of the things that we would have to, in the past, 00:01:45.967 --> 00:01:49.675 ship out to laboratories and wait two or three weeks. 00:01:49.783 --> 00:01:52.175 We can now do that in an hour and a half. 00:01:52.233 --> 00:01:56.208 It really has made a huge difference in how we deliver our dentistry 00:01:56.450 --> 00:01:59.975 and the customization that we provide for our patients.