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Dental Tribune Pakistan Edition

2015 Pakistan Edition DENTAL TRIBUNE 11May PMDC & CPSP join hands .... Continued from front page also PMDC’s Council Member, said that PMDC and CPSP’s joining hands for the promotion of medical education in the country would augur well for the entire medical profession. The dinner was attended, among others, by Prof (Dr) M. Awais, Prof Gen Aslam, Prof (Dr) Azam Yousifani, Prof (Dr) Ghulam Qadir Kazi, Prof (Dr) Umer Ali Khan, Prof (Dr) Asghar Butt, Prof Maj Gen Salman Ali, Prof Shoaib Shafi, Prof Khalid Masood Gondal, Prof Rizwana Chaudhry, Prof Ghulam Mujtaba, Maj Gen Prof (Dr) Sohail Hafeez , Prof Mahmood Ayyaz, Prof Muhammad Tayyab, Prof Aamir Zaman Khan, Prof Naqibullah Achakzai, Prof Nasir Saeed, Waqar Alamjan, Prof (Dr) Rubina Hussain, Prof Syed Khalid Ahmed, Brig M Aslam Khan, Prof Sher Muhmmad Khalid, Prof Abdul Razzak Sheikh. PPMA vows to increase.... Continued from front page cost than India and as such the industry should get support from the country’s export development funds. Ministry of National Health Services’ Secretary Muhammad Ayub Sheikh said the DRAP and his ministry should make joint efforts for development of pharmaceutical industry and in this regard no negligence, corruption, or non- cooperation would be tolerated on the part of any relevant authority Look at the bigger picture.... Continued from page 02 Taking control of your data The data on its own has no meaning, it can not provide the full picture, it does not take into account the values you stand for and the culture you trying to create in your dental business or your patients’ personal feelings they feel about your clinic. Practice data alone can not be used to guide the success of the clinic. In order to fully utilize the facts and figures they need to be put into context. Hours spent collecting data is wasted if the bigger picture not taken into consideration. The clinic`s short and long term goals needs to be agreed upon and once you are on your journey the collected data can demonstrate if you are on the right track to achieve your goals. The numbers provide an effective tool to help manage and control the growth and development of your dental business but do not set the strategy you need to adopt. Constantly analyse your data – look at how your clinic is performing. The right data at the right time will aid your decision making process regarding your finances, marketing, operations of your clinic – but be ensure that you control your data and put it into context. Always understand the “whys” to know the way forward to the “hows”. Restorative-driven implant.... Continued from page 04 pressure into an open or healing wound. So don’t go the powder route.) “OK, so here is the 3-D virtual model. We can get a better idea of what the ideal restorative solution would be. The computer will assist us in previewing what would be the best functional and maintainable solution for your individual case. Here is the ideal proposal, which we can optimize for your individual situation prior to doing any treatment.” “It looks like one solution we should consider is a single-tooth implant that would hold the restoration in place and also provide you the most natural feeling and natural-looking solution possible. But first we’ll need to look under your tissue to see if an implant is possible in that location.” Take Mrs. Smith over to the Planmeca Promax (or any other compatible cone beam system) and complete a cone beam scan. Or if you’ve taken one before on any of the compatible systems, just grab the DICOM data. “So now we can see the bone available below your tissue. I’m going to combine this data right on this screen and show you what is possible. Here is the implant solution I would recommend, and you can see I’ll place this directly under the restoration we’ve designed and see if you have the type and amount of bone ideal for this procedure. “We’ll identify the location of the nerve that runs down your lower jaw and certainly avoid that. With this software, you and I can get a great view of the overall process before any treatment is started. So, yes, it looks like this would be an ideal treatment.” “If we decide to go with this, I have all the information I need. I can be ready when you are, and in fact, I can prepare a temporary restoration and have it ready to place in that space the same day the implant is placed so you’ll never feel that open space again. Your tissues will be able to heal in the ideal form, so when you’re ready, the final restoration will be that much more natural and beautiful. Let’s get started.” Planmeca Romexis will guide you in the right direction. Share your passion. Interview - Nepal victims Continued from page 06 appreciate their help. However, 39 of the most affected villages are in remote locations with mountainous terrain. The relief work, therefore, is hampered and support items cannot be delivered on time. Many people in these small villages are still waiting for basic items, such as food and shelter. Regardless of the efforts by the Nepalese army, police and Red Cross Society, as well as national and international organisations, which are working 24/7, the manpower and supplies are still felt to be inadequate. Infection control in an era.... Continued from page 06 that help prevent occupational infections. In addition, cleaning and heat sterilization of all instruments and disinfection of clinical surfaces ensure a safe environment for patients. There is solid evidence that dental care is safe for patients and providers when standard precautions are followed, but patients and dental health care workers are placed at risk when precautions are compromised and breaches occur. Opposing pricing trends.... Continued from page 10 period, the premium segment of the market is expected to grow at far lower annual growth rates relative to the discount and value segments in Australia. By 2021, it is expected that discount implants will represent 43% of the overall units in the Australian market. The Japanese and Chinese markets for dental implants are also dominated by premium companies. In recent years, OSSTEM IMPLANT has had a significant impact on the Chinese market, however, especially as a result of the training programme offered by the company’s Advanced Dental Implant Research and Education Center. All segments of the dental implant market in China are expected to demonstrate double-digit annual growth. However, the discount market is set to grow far more dramatically throughout the forecast period. By 2021, discount implant fixtures are set to represent over 50% of the overall units in the Chinese dental implant market. The shift towards discount implants in Japan is expected to be far less dramatic, especially owing to cultural barriers that limit the success of Korean dental implant companies. The premium implant segment is expected to remain the dominant dental implant market throughout the forecast period. Unit representation of discount implants is expected to increase slightly from 12.5% currently to 14.6% by 2021. The growing acceptance of discount implants has been driven by Korean companies. The regional market leader, OSSTEM IMPLANT, held a 21.9% share of the total dental implant market for the Asia Pacific region in 2014. The company has invested significantly in marketing efforts, which has led to the growing popularity of its products. Throughout the forecast period, OSSTEM IMPLANT and other discount implant companies, such as MegaGen, Dentium and Neobiotech, are expected to capitalise on the growing popularity of discount implants. In contrast, premium implant companies, such as Straumann and Nobel Biocare, are expected to face increasing competitive pressures, especially in China and Australia. Emphasis on CAD/CAM In the dental implant market, the final abutment market is undergoing an opposing pricing trend relative to dental implant fixtures. CAD/CAM abutments are being increasingly utilised in the place of cheaply produced stock abutments. CAD/CAM development has been relatively rapid in theAsia Pacific region in recent years.Agrowing number of CAD/CAM milling centres have emerged to produce CAD/CAM abutments for the dental implant market. The overall region is set to demonstrate significant growth in the CAD/CAM segment for final abutments. In contrast to the dental implant fixture market, where discount products are gaining share, the overall final abutment market is set to demonstrate an increasing ASP. CAD/CAM final abutments are relatively more expensive than stock abutments, which have traditionally dominated the market. The shift towards CAD/CAM abutments is set to be most significant in China. For the overall region, units of CAD/CAM abutments are set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 22.1%. By 2021, CAD/CAM abutments are forecast to represent 31.6% of the overall abutment units in Asia Pacific. Overall, the dental implant market, including fixtures and abutments, is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% for the entire Asia Pacific region. The unit growth will far outweigh the ASP effects, and the dental implant market will grow to reach a higher penetration ratio. The dentist and the technician.... Continued from page 10 and the bite the patient will be receiving.” Marks, who has been using CAD/CAM for the past five years and has witnessed better efficiency in his laboratory workflow, said that while “CAD/CAM technology itself has been around for more than 30 years, it has progressed a long way since then.” His laboratory has seen growth in business and an increase in its ability to take on more cases. “We want to show you, as a clinician, technician and lab owner, how this can benefit you in your own business because digital is the way of the future,” he said. Issues with partial dentures can begin with the very first impression that is taken. Taking a traditional physical impression can displace oral tissues and produce an inaccurate representation of the patient’s dental arch. Pole said that the “3-D printed base plate try-in of the Valplast partial mimicked exactly what my final product was going to look like. This made it a lot easier for me to make any kind of adjustments at this point.” This ease and simplicity makes it easier for all parties involved to be fully aware of the steps required to get to the final product. This process of being able to make adjustments before the denture is even made gives the dentist, lab and patient the flexibility to customize the denture during the diagnostic stages rather than wait until the denture has been processed. During a try-in, it is important to acknowledge when the patient may be feeling uncomfortable and when to recommend different denture options. As Marks makes clear, “If we know that, for example, this palatal design is not going to be acceptable at the try-in, we can make adjustments to it then. Maybe it’s a situation where a Valplast, or any flexible RPD, is just not going to work because (the patient) can’t deal with the tissue coverage. Maybe they need to switch to a metal RPD; we can do a different design.” This technology allows for a great amount of improvement, not only for the clinician and technician but for patients as well. Patients who arrive at the dental office for a try-in appointment will find more comfort in knowing exactly what they are getting and the steps it takes to get there. When we are knowledgeable about the work we do, our patients will be able to trust our product and us more.

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