Please activate JavaScript!
Please install Adobe Flash Player, click here for download

Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

Show Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 1/201516  page 14 Providing advice to dentists requires an in- depth understanding of the complexities fac- ing dentists.How do you keep up to date with the field? I have a very strong network of influential dentists, among them chairpersons of local dental committees, representatives on na- tional bodies, and entrepreneurial dentists who know and understand the marketplace. At the Dentistry Show, my firm is sharing a stand with Anushika Brogan and Damira DentalStudios,whichhasanextensiveport- folio across the south of England. She is one of many connections who are able to update me from a dentist’s point of view, ensuring I have true insights into the profession. In my native North East England, we are heavily involved in the dental community andworkcloselywithNewcastleUniversity’s School of Dental Sciences to understand the profession from its outset. Further, being ChairofASPD,aswellasamemberoftheNa- tional Association of Specialist Dental Ac- countants and Lawyers, gives me access to a wide professional network. As a lawyer, you encounter developments in dentistry very early on.Where do you see the greatest challenges and opportunities for dentists in the UK currently and in the future? We will see an increasingly corporate- heavymarketintheUK,buttherewillalsobe opportunitiesforyoungdentiststobuyinto practices, since dentists are exiting the pro- fession owing to the new contract. Banks and funders are also very much open for business with deals in the health care sector, and this offers another avenue for dentists to acquire their own practice or practicesandbeabletosecurethefinanceto do so. Thank you very much for the interview. BUSINESS The Planmeca Romexis software platform offers a multitude of tools and features to meet the demands of different specialists. According to the manufacturer (Booth F60), the new 4.0 version (available for Mac OSandWindows)redefinestheall-in-oneex- perience, further improving user friendli- ness and presenting a wide selection of en- hanced modules. Optimised for full high-de- finition screens, the revamped look and de- signofthesoftwarecorrespondwiththefluid usability that has come to define Planmeca products. The innovative dashboard interface of the new version utilises a flexible tile-based lay- out, helping users accelerate their workflow through fewer clicks. The software also dedi- cates more room to patient images, while its redesigned toolbars enhance usability. In addition, the Planmeca Romexis 3D Im- plant Planning module has been upgraded with several tools, including implant align- ment,safetyareaswithalerts,aswellasacus- tom abutment designer. Furthermore, a number of essential functional enhance- ments have been added, such as the 3-D ob- jectbrowser—afeaturethatallowseasyman- agementofannotationsandimplantsimula- tion elements. “We have strived to build a complete ecosystem of devices, software and services thatcommunicatewitheachothersmoothly. Planmeca Romexis has always been integral to this process, as it is essentially the brains behindallourproducts,”remarkedHelianna Puhlin-Nurminen,vice-presidentofthedigi- talimagingandapplicationsdivisionatPlan- meca . “The new software version is a great step forward in providing users with an even smootherworkflow.WithPlanmecaRomexis 4.0, the future of digital dentistry has ar- rived.” Planmeca is a worldwide forerunner in developing a complete range of solutions for dental professionals. The Planmeca Romexis software platform supports the most versatile range of 2-D and 3-D imaging modalities and integrates the entire chair- side CAD/CAM workflow, from intra-oral scanningtoprostheticdesignandmillingin one system. The Planmeca Romexis Clinic Managementmodulefurtherprovidesreal- time information and monitoring of unit usage and events. Planmeca updates Romexis software VOCO innovates at Dentistry Show Implantsstandout incomparativeim- plantsurfacestudy Dental manufacturer VOCO (Booth L55) aims to impress with several pioneering products and devices at the Dentistry Show 2015. An example is Admira Fusion, the world’s first restorative material to combine ORMOCER with nano-hybrid technology. In this product, both the fillers and the matrix are based on silica—the company refers to this as Pure Silicate Technology. Admira Fu- sion boasts excellent biocompatibility, ex- tremelylowshrinkage,optimalcolourstabil- ity and a high filler content. The new filling system is complemented by Admira Fusion x-tra, which has the same physical properties but allows increments of up to 4 mm. Other new products include the fast-setting glass ionomer material IonoStar PlusandClipFlow,aflowablerestorativema- terial for temporary restorations. VOCO has developed the protective dental creamReminProforteespeciallyforprophy- laxis, adding ginger to the range of flavours available in the Remin Pro product line. Also on display is Celalux 3, a new cordless high- performanceLEDlight-curingdeviceinapen design. It only weighs 70 g and is handled much like other devices in the surgery. In addition to these innovations and its bestselling dental products and devices, the company is exhibiting a whole host of offers at reasonable prices at the event. Israeli manufacturer MIS Implants Tech- nologies has announced that its products have achieved favourable results in an ex- tensive qualitative and quantitative ele- mentalanalysisusingscanningelectronmi- croscopy. The study was conducted on be- half of the Quality and Research Committee of the European Association of Dental Im- plantologists. It included 65 systems of ster- ile-packaged implants from 37 manufactur- ers and ten countries. According to the intermediate study re- port, the C1 implant and the SEVEN implant manufactured by MIS achieved noteworthy results. Although the SEVEN implant exhib- ited blasting material on up to 7 per cent of the surface in earlier studies by the commit- tee in 2011 and 2012, the researchers did not find even isolated spots with residue on the two MIS implant types of Grade 23 titanium in the current study. MIS Materials Discipline Manager Dr Tal Reiner explained the surface treatment processes applied by MIS that led to the re- sults: “We monitor the surface roughness, uniformity and purity of our implants on a daily basis, taking samples from selected batches, and using our own in-house scan- ning electron microscope. Because the analysis is done in our own labs, on-site, there’s no holding up production for re- pairs.” “MIS adheres to strict procedures, adding anystepsnecessarytoensurethelowestper- centageofcontaminants,includingblasting residue or remnants from various stages of production,” Reiner added. “Because the scanning electron microscope analysis is done on samples only, a trained technician also does a 100 per cent visual inspection on each and every implant. Any flawed im- plants are unconditionally rejected.” The intermediate report, titled “Surface analysis of sterile-packaged implants”, was published in the 01/2015 issue of the Euro- pean Journal for Dental Implantologists. DTUK0115_13-16_Show-InfoDTS 09.04.15 15:25 Seite 16 DTUK0115_13-16_Show-InfoDTS 09.04.1515:25 Seite 16

Pages Overview