Your Intraoral Scanner Is Only the Starting Line

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00:00:15: You know, many of us — and I was certainly in this camp for a while — believe that getting a digital scanner is the final step to modernizing our practice.

00:00:22: But i'm here to tell you that true power isn't actually in the scan itself.

00:00:26: it's what we do with data after the patient has already left the chair.

00:00:30: That's where we unlock most significant gains from our practices' performance.

00:00:34: We get so caught up comparing scantime time-to-impression time And let be honest... The difference there might only be minute or two!

00:00:40: The real value going digital just explodes on postscan workflow.

00:00:44: See, if you're simply scanning and then outsourcing everything.

00:00:46: You are leaving the most impactful time savings in process control on the table.

00:00:49: from a leadership perspective The goal has to be taking control of that data right there in-house.

00:00:54: So let's dive into that first major strategic advantage –the lab process.

00:00:58: This is fundamental shift in thinking moving away from traditional physical workflow To clean rapid incredibly precise digital environment That completely transforms what your team capable.

00:01:09: This slide really just says it all, doesn't it?

00:01:11: The contrast is pretty stark.

00:01:12: We all remember the old way.

00:01:13: everything you see there on the left... ...the mess of mixing plaster.. ..the tedious job of pouring models that painstaking manual alignment of the jaws.

00:01:20: It's a slow laborious system.

00:01:21: now look to the right.

00:01:22: in the digital world My team imports a scan trims off any unnecessary data and with Just A few clicks adds a virtual base and aligns the models.

00:01:29: the whole thing Is clean its software driven And it is incredibly efficient.

00:01:33: And here it is, this the key performance indicator.

00:01:36: We can get done in less than a minute what used to take up significant amount of skilled lab text time.

00:01:40: This isn't just small improvement It's an exponential leap in efficiency!

00:01:44: This one step is foundational for modern practice and frees your team from higher value.

00:01:48: patient facing tasks.

00:01:50: Of course all speed & efficiency are basically worthless if initial data aren't perfect... ...and bring us into critical point of process control The quality of your entire treatment plan, every appliance.

00:02:01: Every single aligner.

00:02:02: it all depends on the integrity of your initial

00:02:04: data.".

00:02:04: The crucial point is this old saying garbage in garbage out.

00:02:07: any error you capture and that initial scan a slight distortion an inaccurate bite.

00:02:11: It's not just going to stay there Its gonna be carried through and magnified in every single step of treatment That follows.

00:02:16: There are absolutely no shortcuts here.

00:02:17: A commitment to quality at this first stage prevents costly remakes And clinical errors down the line.

00:02:22: This Is exactly why we have a non-negotiable protocol for capturing the byte.

00:02:25: You can't Just rely On a Single Side Scan To make sure the virtual models articulate exactly, and I mean EXACTLY as they do in a patient's mouth.

00:02:33: we SYSTEMATIZE THE PROCESS.

00:02:35: We scan at four distinct points – The molar & premolar areas on both right-and left sides.

00:02:40: This gives software the most precise job position possible And that ensures predictability.

00:02:44: Now beyond the bite…we also have to orient model space A three D model.

00:02:48: just floating an avoid has no real world anatomical reference.

00:02:51: this is where use front facing clinical photo to what we call ANATOMICAL CENTERING.

00:02:55: By aligning that digital model to the patient's actual facial midline, we prevent critical diagnostic errors especially when treating asymmetries.

00:03:02: Without this step you could easily make a mistake of treating lower jaw for deviation actually coming from upper jaw.

00:03:09: Okay so with perfect digital model as our foundation let explore really game changing clinical application Digital indirect bonding.

00:03:16: This is where precision of data translates directly into better clinical outcomes and huge gain in chair time efficiency.

00:03:21: Just think about common frustrations.

00:03:25: You've got limited visibility, especially way back in the posterior region.

00:03:28: There's that constant battle with saliva control.

00:03:30: and then there is a physical difficulty an ergonomic strain of trying to get placement just right!

00:03:34: Well... The digital workflow offers very elegant systematic solution for all these problems.

00:03:39: On a computer screen those obstacles simply vanish.

00:03:42: We have perfect unobstructed visibility.

00:03:44: we can rotate model view every single tooth from any angle you imagine The software even do initial anatomically based placements.

00:03:52: The result is a level of precision that's just incredibly difficult, if not impossible to consistently achieve at the chair side.

00:03:58: And workflow itself has become remarkably lean!

00:04:00: In past this process meant printing physical model manually placing brackets on it then thermal forming a tray over that.

00:04:07: It was tedious and wasteful.

00:04:09: Now as you see here we designed transfer tray virtually right over our digital bracket setup.

00:04:13: We export that file straight into our printer.

00:04:15: Its fewer steps less material in more accurate fit simply better system.

00:04:20: So when you start combining these processes, the efficient lab work... ...the pristine data management and precise clinical applications You begin to truly transform your clinic.

00:04:29: Not just improving a workflow but building more powerful operating system for entire practice And that's really an ultimate takeaway here.

00:04:36: The scanner is just starting line.

00:04:38: True mastery creates a significant competitive advantage in clinical excellence.

00:04:43: It's all about developing the in-house skills and systems To manage and leverage digital information as effectively.

00:04:49: So I'll leave you with this question to consider for your own practice.

00:04:52: You've invested in the technology.