WEST ORANGE, NJ, April 19, 2013 —“Dentists, inherently, are resistant to change,” said Ron Kaminer, DDS, at Dental Learning’s Updates in Contemporary Dentistry meeting. Dr. Kaminer’s lecture focused on how dentistry is in the midst of a paradigm shift and is escaping traditional treatment modalities, in lieu of current more modern forms of treatment. This movement is not limited to any particular aspect of dentistry, and holds true for all aspects of dentistry.
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Dr. Skramstad piqued audience interest with his demo of how CEREC works in conjuction with Galileos technology for high-tech foolproof implant planning and creating custom millable abutments in the office.
MILWAUKEE—Dr. Michael Skramstad made a persuasive, entertaining, and evidence-based argument for incorporating chairside CAD/.CAM technology into the general dental practice. But he didn’t share this video with those attending his Milwaukee session. He does, however, share it with visitor to his Web site. Enjoy “Why David Letterman needs a CEREC dentist.”
Don’t sweat the powder
Among the common perceptions about CEREC that Dr. Skramstad, and other presenters, addressed was the powdering issue. He showed clinical examples of both powder and powder-free systems recorded live in the mouth to illustrate the advantage of a light dusting powder on the imaging process. And the advantage is speed and precision.
“In a matter of seconds, you have every image that you need for a simple quadrant,” he said. “With other units, although there is no powder, the compromise is pretty clear. You have to take multiple images per tooth, so a quadrant scan can take well over a minute.”
Fail-safe implants
Dr. Skramstad also piqued audience interest with his demo of how CEREC works in conjuction with Galileos technology for high-tech foolproof implant planning and creating custom millable abutments in the office.
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Dental unit waterlines are a source of potentially pathogenic microorganisms and present a risk for the transmission of microorganisms and disease. Dental unit waterline biofilm has been found to contain microorganisms that include Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Legionella species and Staphylococcus aureus. Until the death of a patient from Legionnaire’s disease in 2012 that was traced to dental treatment, no confirmed cases of transmission and disease as a result of dental unit waterline water output had occurred. Dental unit waterlines must be handled and treated appropriately to prevent the transmission of microorganisms and disease.
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