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Coming « soon »! Take your pen or your fingers and write in your agenda this « Save the date ». An orthodontic meeting not only for orthodontists! With subjects of interest for everybody: EVIDENCE in our field (what works vs what it does not and some keep on dreaming it does or it will…), ANTERIOR OPENBITES (one of our biggest challenges), WHITE SPOT LESIONS, and WHY NOT… ALIGNERS (that may gather all the previous topics together). All this in a great venue! Looking forward to meeting you there! Now…no agenda excuses 😊 and please share this info on a high level rare dental and orthodontic seminar combined for everyone. Wanting to meet and network with orthodontists? Wanting to meet and network with other dentists? Go ahead!

In the last year or two I have been approached or seen many many new “educators” out there putting on classes and teaching and only just a few years or even 10 years out of dental school. Personally, I still don’t feel I’ve “made it.” I continue to learn and grow daily. But one thing is for sure, even though I thought in my first 20 years of implant dentistry that I was in the top 1%, I promise you that I couldn’t have possibly been an effective educator until 20 year + into my journey. Learning from someone less than 10 or 5 years out is like taking marriage advice from a 25 or 30 year old. It’s like giving your child a pediatrician who doesn’t have kids. It is taking advice from a financial advisor with zero net worth. Facts. Everyone is just dying to be “the man,” the authority. “Listen to me whilst I beat my drum.” Etc etc. My advice to wannabe educators. Slow down. Grow and become an expert before you tout yourself an expert. My advice to dentists and students is same as my advice to patients seeking full mouth rehabilitation at @fullimplantchoice EXPERIENCE is your first criteria. I have completed almost 2,500 full arch restorations and probably 12-15,000+ implants. I have no clue really in the overall number. I know some of my surgery friends will say they have done 5 or 10 thousand arches. Fine. But did you do every single step in the process from sales and diagnosis with treatment planning and thru the prosthesis AND Ongoing years of maintenance? There is a difference. There is something to gain from following 2,500 arches thru years of maintenance. #experience #training. #institute #allin4

It can be overwhelming for practices of all sizes to understand just how to go fully digital. Join Dr. Cuartas for a brief overview of his digital workflow for crowns, orthodontics, and occlusal guards.

Consider the impact this would have on your practice. Last week we hosted a group of Orthodontists and Orthodontic Therapists, the lecture was given by Usman M Qureshi and the theme was around his 5 years of experience in using DentalMonitoring. Today I wanted to focus on the latter part of the talk, he went on to summarise whether the cost of using DM was worth it to him or not. A couple of factors discussed were: Refinements - Usman has found that the use of DM and the ability to pickup on tracking issues early has resulted in going from 2.48 refinements to 1.28 refinements per case. When this was broken down in terms of appointments it worked out to 30 hours saving of time, which in turn led to time for 40 new patient consults. Scheduling - Usman also tailors his treatments, sometimes IPR is front loaded and sometimes he will schedule it depending on what he sees on the weekly scans. If IPR is not planned then he can be confident that the weekly scans and AI give him oversight, he therefore can let patients appointments run to between 12-16 weeks at times. So now lets average out that would be a saving of 70 hours across 100 patients (freeing up 3 reviews/patient). So now we are looking at 100 hours across a year, pretty substantial right!? What would you do with this time? So now lets deal with one elephant in the room. You already have white space in your diary - so do many others... This is where another element of Usman's talk hit home, he truly believes that his practice offers a greater and more engaged patient journey. You may think that remote monitoring would mean patients feel less taken care of, this is only if it is done incorrectly. Usman (and many others and 1000+ patients suggest otherwise in patient surveys done last year). What we actually here is many clinicians feed back that they feel closer to patients with weekly touch points. When every clinic offers aligners - you can differentiate and offer a truly tailored and personalised plan if you use monitoring correctly. On the point of personalised care, I also had a fascinating conversation with Reena Wadia about Orthodontics and Perio, she suggested it is crucial that providers of Orthodontic care are able to refer patients to Periodontists when recession is picked up, sometimes it is not being done until it is too late! So what better way to pick up issues such as recession and poor OH than on weekly scans. It is simply not enough to just look at tracking and not the other crucial observations that can (and should) be picked up during treatments. How do you currently enhance your patient experience between visits to your practice? #dentalmonitoring #orthodontics #ai

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What happens after your first orthodontic treatment? It depends on the details, but here’s what you can expect at Beauchamp Orthodontics.

What happens after your first orthodontic treatment? It depends on the details, but here’s what you can expect at Beauchamp Orthodontics.

The Risks of Long-Term CR-CO Shifts When tackling CR-CO shifts in patients, knowing about the potential long-term risks is important. Fortunately, a research paper by Clujul Med. dived into this in 2016, entitled Effects of CO-CR discrepancy in daily orthodontic treatment planning, and we’ve summarized some of the key findings of this report as follows. What are the Long-Term Risks of CR-CO Shifts? When coming up with the most effective treatment plan for an orthodontics patient, considering the consequences of long-term CR-CO shifts is highly recommended. Indeed, long-term shifts (in adults especially) can potentially result in disorders of the temporomandibular joint. As such, steps should be taken to ensure the patient is put into a comfortable, symmetrical bite position when articulating them. It’s worth noting that adults should have a full CBCT read to check whether there is asymmetry; this may not always be visibly obvious. In children with a CR-CO shift, you will usually notice the midline deviation skeletally, causing them to be asymmetric. This can result in asymmetric growth, which likely isn’t treatable down the line; as such, catching and treating these in Phase 1 is crucial. Tackling CR-CO Shifts with Orthodontics Cases Unfortunately, many people start orthodontics cases in a shift; however, unraveling the shift first may be all that’s necessary to correct the bite. As such, before starting on these cases, make sure the shift is resolved initially before taking further steps. Sometimes, you may alternatively want to consider doing initial alignment before fixing the bite, CR, sagittal, transverse, or vertical until you have unraveled the shift. Trying to do everything upfront will likely only lead to complications or unpredictable progression. It’s worth noting that you may need to redo your ClinChecks and initial articulations in CR, to ensure that midlines are correct. Always take scans and photos in CR as well to help with treatment planning. At the end of the day, though, some cases may not be fixable with orthodontics alone. If you are unsure, contact our experts here at Straight Smile Solutions for support; we can help you ascertain whether you should take the case or if you should be sending the patient to a professional orthodontist or an oral surgeon.

Nice summary of my talk earlier last week on Dental Monitoring and how it has influenced my own clinical practice over the last 5 years #artificialintelligence #teledentistry #remotemonitoring #dentalmonitoring