dental practice July 2009
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Something new, something Blue
Dr Bhogal has taken delivery of the latest Cerec AC Bluecam from Sirona Dental Systems.
Dental Practice was at the official unveiling...
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URING a special reception into his associate’s surgery where it will dentist can then use the 3D models to
held in April 2009 at his continue to generate life-like crowns create veneers, inlays and onlays, as well
Isleworth practice, principal and veneers. He has treated many as crowns, plus long-term temporary
of Bridge Dental Practice, Dr patients with Cerec and has become an bridges with up to four units.
Bhupinder Bhogal, was presented with ardent ambassador for the system. The blue, high definition LED light
a certificate to confirm that he is the He told us: “The ability to scan the emitted by the Bluecam Camera
first recipient of the brand new Cerec tooth, design the crown, mill it in the ensures that the imagery is ultra clear,
AC Bluecam in the UK. surgery and insert it into the patient’s which means that the milling is
During the presentation Terry mouth so that they can walk out of absolutely precise for a better, more
Patuzzo, Sirona area sales manager for here with their treatment completed in precise fit; plus its ability to illuminate
the UK, Ireland and Iceland, no more than an hour is a very real any part of the mouth means it can
reminisced about the long, and advantage in my work, and the patients create impressions in even the most
sometimes difficult, flirtation period truly appreciate it. difficult to reach area.
Dr Bhogal went through with the “The process is painless, aesthetically The Cerec AC Bluecam has a back-
technology before his eventual very effective, and is actually up battery built in, so if the power goes
investment in Cerec. fascinating for the patient to watch. It off, or if you wish to wheel the Cerec
Terry remembers how he would reduces the time needed for the into another surgery, the data from
almost dread seeing the familiar figure treatment and the time that the patient which it’s working will not be lost. The
Dr Bhogal with his certificate and (below) the
striding towards him at exhibitions, has the temporary crown in their Cerec Bluecam camera’s high-precision
system set up in his surgery
and see the light of many and awkward mouth, and there is no need for a lens automatically detects the pre-
questions in Dr Bhogal’s eyes. “I had return visit. programmed tooth, and once in
to learn the technology in real depth,” “Instead of discomfort spread over a position captures the image.
Terry recalls, “because I was dealing number of days, the process is reduced There is no button to press,
with a man that wanted the machine to to practically a lunch hour, and if the eliminating the risk of camera shake,
do everything he was expecting and crown is wrong for whatever reason, it resulting in a precise image every time,
more, and he asked some really astute takes no time at all for the system to and with 52x magnification the 3D
questions. As it happened, Sirona had create a new one.” image of the tooth is on the screen
created a system that performed for The technology can do much more within seconds, ready for the dentist to
him, and now we are looking at Dr than provide a single crown, however, begin work.
Bhogal taking on the very first of this because using a built-in library of over The system will only allow image
new generation of Bluecam machines 5000 morphologies, the intuitive capture when the camera is still,
in the UK.” software can create impressions of reducing by a long margin the chances
Dr Bhogal’s original Cerec, which he entire quadrants and display them in an of making a mistake, and the new
bought three years ago, will be moved enhanced 3D preview window. The software is easier to use than any other
Cerec system to date; for Dr Bhogal it
Tooth whitening academy
has speeded up his work even further.
Dr Bhogal has made the decision to
launched at BDA conference
include the milling station in his
THE International Tooth-Whitening Academy (ITA) was introduced at the
practice, but others may choose to use concentrated on perfecting its
British Dental Association’s Conference in Glasgow last month.
the Cerec Connect web portal by technology so that I can concentrate
The ITA comprises most of the world’s leading authorities on tooth
which they can quickly access their on the treatment and welfare of my
whitening among its membership. It is focused on recognising safe,
chosen laboratories, which will patients, while achieving great aesthetic
effective and scientifically proven techniques for tooth whitening, setting
complete the work started with the results without having to wait for
international accredited treatment standards, and disseminating this
optical impression. The dentist benefits restorations to be delivered to my
information to both the profession and the public. The ITA is working
from a broader range of indications, surgery.
closely with national organisations such as the British Dental Bleaching
reduced costs and a faster turnaround “The definition of the scanner is
Society to co-ordinate these efforts.
than with traditional impression such that margins are much more
Professor Edward Lynch, the scientific chairman, said: “The ITA will
materials, as well as reduced precise and comfortable for my
focus on the accreditation of dental care professionals and applied clinical
opportunities for taking the impression patients, plus they go from here pain-
research, with the primary focus on patient safety and benefit.”
incorrectly and needing to send the free and confident.”
Dr Wyman Chan, executive director, added: “Our mission is to recognise
prosthetic back for more work. He concluded: “This system has
the most effective tooth whitening procedures. No patient should be
For Dr Bhogal, the Cerec case is proved a great asset to my practice, and
subjected to uncomfortable or ineffective whitening treatment.”
proven. He said: “Sirona has my business.”
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