Dentists and patients alike are looking for solutions that will perform restoration treatments quickly and efficiency. Digital scanning systems are revolutionising how restorative dentistry is performed and dental professionals who have integrated such systems are finding they can condense patient appointments, whilst increasing patients comfort and delivering overall better dental treatment.
Digital impression scanners make restorative dentistry quicker and easier by utilising the latest digital imaging capture technology that gives you the freedom to scan at multiple workstations. And, of course its powder free. This eliminates the need for traditional impression materials making the procedure far more comfortable and easier for both patient and dentist.
Once in digital format, the dentist can choose to make immediate adjustments to the preparation or send a file off to a laboratory to be designed and milled. The precision of digital scanning ensure ease in assessment and design of restorations either in office, or in a laboratory. This in turn eradicates need for multiple appointments for the patient.
Welcome to our ‘Let’s talk Digital Dentistry’ campaign
As business owners we take pride in delivering a personal service to all of our customers and ensure that we have the knowledge and product range to support you.
We also understand the sea change happening within the UK dentistry market and over the past 12 months we have invested significantly within our sales and engineering teams to be able to provide you with all the necessary support you need as we move forward into the digital dentistry era.
As part of our investment and commitment to you, we have chosen to partner with Planmeca to offer you access to their world class digital dentistry portfolio. We are also pleased to announce that all of our engineers are manufacturer trained to install, service and maintain your digital suite of products.
Our theme this year is ‘Let’s Talk Digital Dentistry’ so join us and let us guide you through the most innovative digital solutions on the market.
Dentistry is no longer about Drill ‘n’ Fill. Innovations in dental equipment and treatments are driving dentistry in a whole new direction. The opportunities available with digital dental equipment are evolving all the time, to be at the forefront of the digital era you really need to experience the PlanFit first hand.
In an attempt to drive ‘Same Day Dentistry’ to your doorstep we have a mobile showroom facility, Plandemo, which is a state of the art mobile experience centre equipment with Planmeca’s latest range of digital solutions.
Planmeca Fit system puts you in the driving seat, giving you complete control of your designs. Scan the patient in minutes, check the scan. CADCAM software allows you to design every element of your restoration to achieve the perfect end result. You can even use this technique alongside Planmeca Proface which allows you to visualise exactly how the restoration affects the soft tissues of the face.
Planmeca PlanMill 40 allows you to design with ultimate precision.
The Planmeca FIT chairside CADCAM solution breaks all the barriers to same day dentistry. Almost everyone is governed by some extent by time constraints; this is one of the reasons why every practice should be looking to invest in digital dental equipment which enables them to offer ‘Same Day Dentistry’ to their patients.
Traditionally ‘lab work’ or restorations such as crowns, bridges, and veneers involved an unpleasant impression (which had to be stored somewhere among the other 500 within the practice) and took between one and two weeks from impression to fitting. A patient would have to leave with a temp until their permanent restoration was designed, milled and delivered back by the lab to the practice for fitting.
With the Planmeca FIT system, the whole process is condensed into 5 steps, treatment time reduced to between one and two hours and DDS total time 40 minutes. Furthermore, only 1 visit to the dental practice for your patient.
We have discussed the benefits of using Planmeca’s integrated technology to drive forward treatments, but to really appreciate the benefits of this equipment you need to get hands on with it.
Planmeca has always driven dental innovation and now we are able to drive this innovation to your doorstep for ‘hands on’ experience with Planmeca’s state of the art mobile experience centre; PlanDemo. Fully kitted out with Planmeca’s latest range of digital dental solutions; from our high-tech Compact i Touch dental unit featuring class leading integration and automatic infection control, to our fully functioning ProMax 3D, ProX intraoral scanner and our full chairside CAD/CAM solution; Planmeca FIT.
Dental teams now have the opportunity to discover, learn and connect with our range of digital solutions and the advantages of implementing digital dentistry within their practice environment. To learn more and book your PlanDemo visit www.plandemo.co.uk .
Planmeca are the only manufacturer offering a CAD CAM system with open software. This means that dentists can invest in the equipment gradually at a pace that suits their budget and needs. The complete CAD CAM and milling system consists of the PlanScan, CAD CAM and PlanMill.
Each element it’s available to buy separately which allows you to start off with the PlanScan which allows you to take a digital scan of your patients’ teeth rather than using an impression, the open software allows you to send the scan to your lab for design and milling.
When you are ready to upgrade your system, you can add the PlanCAD Easy which allows you to design the crown yourself before forwarding to the lab for milling.
Alternatively, you may upgrade to the full system which allows you to digitally scan, design and mill the crown from scratch. The beauty of this system is that treatments can be done within one visit to the practice, within a 30 minute appointment slot; your nurse can take the digital scan, there is no need to store impression materials or patient impressions as digital files can be stored within your practice management software.
Return on Investment – email sales@dbdental.co.uk and ask to use our ROI Calculator to see how the figures really do stack up!
Digital is the future. Historically, to make a crown for a patient, dentists have taken an impression, fitted a temp, sent the impression to the lab, the lab mills the crown and sends it back to the dentist to fit.
Planmeca’s fully integrated CAD CAM and milling system shows integration at its best. It enables the dentist or nurse to take a digital scan of the patients mouth using the Planmeca PlanScan (no need for uncomfortable impressions), which is then transferred to the PlanCAD Easy system which allows the dentist to design the crown within the software. This information is used by the PlanMill 40 milling machine which mills the crown from a block within 12 minutes. A treatment that would have typically taken two appointments can now be done within one visit to the practice and complete within 20-30 minutes.
Have you considered the negative effects of referring your patients to another practice for a CBCT?
Time – multiple appointments are an inconvenience.
Competition – by referring patients to another practice you are effectively introducing them to your competition.
Professionalism – referrals are old school. Lifestyles are busier than ever, patients want to attend a professional practice that has the capability to offer all their treatment needs in one place.
Have you considered the costs of referring your patients for CBCT?
If you are referring four or more patients a month for CBCT, investing in a CBCT scanner could save you hundreds of pounds a month and minimise the negative effects discussed above.
Furthermore, you have the ability to generate revenue by offering a referral service to other local practices.
