Worldental Daily New Delhi, 12 September 2014

Business Friday, 12 September 2014 20 www.fdiworldental.org W hetherregardingthemarket’s hottest smartphone or some- thing bigger, most owners of new technology will start out by criti- cally scrutinising their new piece of equipment. Dentists who have just ac- quiredtheTRIOSDigitalImpressionso- lution from 3Shape (Booth B137–138) are no exception. Some say that the first100daysistheperfectspanoftime needed in order to judge a sophisti- catedproduct,sinceitislongenoughto formaqualifiedopinionaboutitsfunc- tionality,usability,andclinicalresults. ProsthodontistDrWendyAuClairClark from Atlanta in the US speaks about herinitialexperiences. I Worldental Daily: Dr AuClair Clark, howdidyoubecomeinvolvedwiththe TRIOStechnologyinthefirstplace? DrWendyAuClairClark:Ourprac- tice has been a leader in smile design for more than three decades. When the decision came to implement the 3ShapeTRIOS into the practice, I was very excited to be using a new intra- oralscanner.Ihadhadpreviousexpe- rience using other digital impression scannersinthepastandwaseagerto learn howTRIOS would differ. I How was your describe your initial experienceswiththeTRIOSsolution? Both the setup and the training were very easy and simple pro- cesses. The system expert got us started.Hedidtheinstallationonthe first day, which was setting it up with our network and setting up the con- nection with our labs. The second daywasfortraining.Weworkedwith TRIOS interface,turningiton,adding users, checking cases and scanning methods. The expert then followed up with us a month later, which worked perfectly. I What kinds of cases are you now usingTRIOS for? OriginallyIwasusingitprimarilyfor crowns, including screw retained. Now,Iammainlydoingimplantcases (milledabutments).Beingabletouse the same work flow for the scanning has made the transition into this new area seamless. I How do you like usingTRIOS? Ihaveexperienceusingotherscan- ners but using TRIOS has been re- freshing. I appreciate that the scan- ning is continuous, that I just have to click one button and start scanning, which makes it quick. I also like that thecoloursofthescansaresonatural, andthatthetipisheated.Thishelpsre- duce the amount of air I have to blow intothepatient’smouth–whichiscru- cial when it comes to patient sensitiv- ity. I actually have had a patient for a fewyearsnowwhohasdreadedtaking traditionalimpressionsbecauseofhis gag-reflex. I have even had difficulty scanning him with other scanners be- fore,becauseIcouldnotstopthescan- ning. However, with TRIOS I can stop, let the patient relax, and then re-start the scan when he is ready. He has def- initely become a big fan ofTRIOS. IHasyourdoctor-patientexperience changed since usingTRIOS? The patients have been very im- pressed and appreciate the fact that weimplementnewtechnologyintoour practice. They also like seeing the im- ages from the scan. Eventually I will connect the TRIOS solution to an iPad anduseitforpatienteducationaswell. I Has the use of TRIOS also im- proved communication with your lab? I can keep in touch with my labs much better and follow up on my cases faster, which has reduced the total time for treatments. I ap- preciated being able to get in touch with them when they were having trouble reading the margin line. I was able to easily reset the margin line, and the crown came back in perfect form. I didn’t have thisoptionwithanyofmyprevious scanners. IThankyouverymuchfortheinter- view. AD My first 100 days with TRIOS AshortinterviewwithdentistDrWendyAuClairClark,USA

Worldental Daily New Delhi, 12 September 2014

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