Digital Workflow for 3D Printing - Increasing Quality & Patient Relationships
Digital technology has changed the way we practice dentistry. It has raised our clinical skills and standards, made work more fun, and raised the value of dentistry in our patients' eyes. Digital scanning, design, and chair side milling and 3D printing provides tremendous improvements in speed, accuracy, efficiency, and quality. It has also created possibilities for increased revenue and decreased costs. However, digital dentistry also comes with new challenges, unique learning curves, and varying opinions regarding design and final outcome of restorations and appliances.
This webinar focuses on various appliances used in managing and treating conditions that include clenching, bruxism, and TMD, and the digital workflow utilized from start to finish in order to scan, design, and 3D print an oral appliance indicated for each type of condition.
This webinar will also outline steps and systems to achieve greater case acceptance by staging patient conditions and learning how to present treatment recommendations to different types of patients. This type of systematic approach creates clarity regarding when and who to offer appliance therapy to, as well as empowering your team to communicate its value when speaking with patients.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify how to scan and analyze patients for the type of appliance indicated.
- Practice conveying the importance and value of digital technology to patients and team members.
- Recognize and design appliances for various types of patient conditions.
- Explain the value of treatment recommendations to patients in order to improve case acceptance.
