You might have heard the term compleate clinician. The 2023-2024 focus of our study club (SDDH) is all topics around becoming a complete clinician. I heard this term for the first time when I was planning to start a study club two years ago. Michael Cohen described a complete clinician as one who integrate well-being and oral health with clinical techniques of dentistry.

Finally, you decided to make the switch to digital dentistry, but don’t know where to start. The essential core of digital dentistry is based on two things: 3D scanning, and 3D printing (additive manufacturing). So, let’s break down the process a bit.

Every day more dentists and dental offices across our industry are using in-office desktop 3D printing for products and services such as night guards, whitening trays, minor aligner therapy, temporary crowns and even dentures. A digital workflow powered by 3D printing has several advantages and differences compared to conventional workflows.