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iTero applicationsThe past, present and future of dentistry: How digital innovation is transforming the clinical landscape
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Digital dentistry is undoubtedly here to stay and is gaining traction rapidly. It will be imperative for dental practices to stay relevant in this fast-changing competitive profession.
While early CAD/CAM technology dates back to the 1980s, dentists have been embracing digital innovations gradually. Digital dentistry provides measurable benefits in terms of practice differentiation, better clinical outcomes, enhance the patient experience, and increased staff efficiency to name a few. All these tangible factors are vitally important to the return on investment for clinics.
Join our panelists, as they reveal how digital innovations have shaped the clinical landscape for the dentist, clinic staff, and patients.
Key learning objectives
- Learn how digitalisation has impacted the dental practice work environment
- Explore the initial piece of technology innovation that has served as the impetus for this digital movement
- Case sharing to achieve better clinical outcomes with digital workflows
- Gain understanding on investment into digital tools to ensure a positive return on investment
About Speakers
Dr. Luis Calicchio
Brazil
Dr. Luis Calicchio graduated from the School of Odontology of Piracicaba - UNICAMP in 2003. He is a clinician who specialises in oral rehabilitation and aesthetics, and runs a successful private practice in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr Luis is also a DSD master and has authored 3 books in Portugese. He is also the founder and CEO of UDlab - smart digital platform that connect dentists and labs, demonstrating dentistry through technology and innovation.
Dr Edward Tam
Hong Kong
Dr. Tam graduated from the University of Dundee, Scotland in 1987. He attended a training course on Dental Implants at Eastman Dental Institute in London, and USC Implant and Restorative Programme. He established Vanguard Computer Assisted Laboratory and the Vice President of the Hong Kong Society for Aesthetic Dentistry. He founded Tam, Hulacand Partners Dental Ltd. with Dr Sandra Hulacin, in 2007 and together they built a multi-disciplinary team. They published an article together in The Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Dr. Graham Gardner
United States
About Dr Graham GardnerDr. Gardner studied at Wake Forest, MCV, and NYU, where he worked closely with the cleft palate team on several complex cases. Since then, he’s been consistently voted “Best Orthodontist” in Richmond Magazine, Style Weekly, and Virginia Living and is known for his outstanding working relationships with both his patients and his peers.When Dr Gardner isn’t perfecting smiles at his Richmond orthodontic practice, he also serves as faculty at VCU Orthodontics, lectures nationally and internationally for Invisalign®, is very active in multiple interdisciplinary study clubs throughout each year, and has served as Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Virginia Dental Association, as well as President of the Virginia Association of Orthodontists. Dr. Gardner also teaches for the Invisalign Masters Program and performs Mission work at St. Jude’s Hospital in St. Lucia.
Dr. Mazyar Moshir
United States of America
Dr. Moshiri is an assistant clinical professor at St. Louis University with a focus on clear aligners. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and a Fellow in both the American and International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Moshiri is also a speaker for Align™ Technology, a clinical advisory board member for LightForce Orthodontics, and Orthodontic Partners. He is also the founder of the Aligner Intensive Fellowship LLC, an online clear aligner course that has trained over 3,000 orthodontists internationally on clear aligner techniques