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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 80
Hosts: Dr. Peter Boulden & Dr. Craig Spodak
Guest: Dr. Cory Glenn, VP of Technology for Blue Sky Bio
Watch full video of the interview by clicking here!
Key Takeaways:
- Quick Genesis: Dr. Cory Glenn
- Graduated in 2008, started in solo practice right away
- Treated Leukemia but back pain never got better
- Sold the practice due to health issues
- Overview of where the digital workflow is and where it's going
- Digital isn't new but it is finally accessible
- The digital space is not a cost impediment
- Example: Practice Clear Liner Ortho for under $300 a case with a $5k 3d printer
- Pros and Cons for 3D Printers
- Moonray
- Quality printer
- Plays nice with more materials
- Simple printer
- Formlabs
- Quality printer
- Closed approach on what materials they will develop profiles for
- Recommended Digital Printer: Moonray
- Not because of accuracy but because of materials
- Speed of print
- Multi-functional
- Scanner used to capture information: Shining 3D DSEX Scanner
- PVS vs Digital Scanning
- PVS is preferred, cost is better, builds experience, is less demanding and easier
- Digital Scanning makes you a better Dentist
- Discovery of Scanning Impressions
- Relatively new 2-3 years ago
- Digitizing workflow and improving accuracy
- Never send a physical impression to lab
- Take a physical impression then scan
- Send STL file to Lab Pronto (Uber for Dentistry)
- Lab will send back a digital crown made from file
- Do not need a printer for this process unless you want to print a model to cross-check
- Recommend Digital Wax ups on everyone because it's valuable
- Hire 1 employee that only makes digital wax ups
- DSD vs Digital Wax Up
- DSD offers a higher level of service
- DSD is more expensive
- Denture Technology
- One of the most important things a new Dentist should learn
- Insurance reimbursement for Dentures is very poor yet the lab bill is the highest
- Dentures are time consuming
- Digital dentures do not solve these issues
- Digital dentures are more expensive, does not cut down on time, does not cut down on appointments
- Blue Sky Plan helps solve these issues with free software, Lab Pronto, printers & scanners
- Technology is ready to deploy in dentures. A few options include:
- Print teeth in white and print base in pink then bond together
- Monolithic denture
- MFH is a fav
- Print base, place teeth, then let lab process
References:
Moonray 3D Printer
Formlabs 3D Printer
Shining 3D Scanner
Blue Sky Plan
Lab Pronto
IDT Dental Lab
Darin Throndson
Tweetables:
You can't unring the bell when you show patients what they can look like. – Dr. Peter Boulden
Cheaper, easier, better is the goal. – Dr. Cory Glenn
