GAP Australasian-Dentist-May June 2019

Category 92 AustrAlAsiAn Dentist e stablished since 1989, smile in style is a high-tech dental practice with branches in Moonee Ponds and sunbury. What sets the suburban clinics apart from many of its peers, besides an early focus on holistic dentistry, is their in-house digital pipeline that encompasses everything from 2D/3D diagnostics (OPG lat Ceph unit/ CBCt) to laser dentistry to CAD/CAM dentistry. in the middle of integrating a 3D printer that will allow him to fabricate self-designed implant surgical guides, Dr rose is dovetailing the workflow, granting full control over a complete spectrum of patient services – including over their costs and output quality. if you were to liken Dr rose’s well- oiled digitisedmachinery to a human body, then the “eyes” of this set-up would have to be the OPG and CBCt. it is somewhat illuminating that the Principal Dentist has entrusted this critical function to the same company twice over a 9-year period. Having owned a Vatech PaX-500 Versa OPG lateral ceph unit since 2009, the Practice Owner and previous Orthodontic “Eyes” of my digital pipeline Dr Terry Rose runs a fully integrated, digitally enhanced practice that is impressive for its depth and versatility. The Vatech Green CT takes on the diagnostic role to complete the seamless workflow. By Danny Chan lecturer for POs had been pleased with the “good quality images and the reliability of the equipment for a reasonable price”. When a number of his patients began enquiring about CBCt imaging – during which time he was still referring patients to external imaging services, including for all his implant cases – he reckoned it was time to invest in a CBCt unit. “Having been happy with Vatech products, i checked out what they had to offer in the CBCt line. the Green 16 unit looked the best fit with its features for what i wanted – large FOV (16x9) which would cover md + mx arches for implant planning and also airway analysis; clarity of image; good software; low radiation dosage (especially of interest to holistic patients); open ended systemwith easy file export were all factors.” “All this at a reasonable price meant it looked the best unit to suit my needs on the market.” smile in style sunbury was the first dental practice in Victoria to install a Vatech Green 16 unit back in August testIMonIal 2018. While the OPG was still being used on new patients as part of a comprehensive exam, in addition to orthodontic records, the CBCt unit literally hit the ground running as the diagnostic unit of choice for Obstructive sleep Apnoea (OsA), root canal and implant cases. A former OsA sufferer, Dr rose can testify to the image quality of the Vatech Green 16 CBCt, which paved the way for his own successful treatment using a combination of Mandibular Advancement splint (MAs) and nightlase, a “sleep- Apnoea” feature of the Fotona lightwalker laser: “the airway analysis component of the cone beam software shows a great image and good analysis of the airway volume.” Dr rose and his dentists perform root canal treatments – they use the Fotona lightwalker sWeePs and PiPs technology to gain improved levels of root canal disinfection and debridement – the Green 16 also plays a supporting endodontic role: “Holistic patients are often interested in issues surrounding root canal treatments