The Wish List

Luxatemp
Making your patients feel happy and confident—not just in the care that you provide them with, but also within themselves—is, in my view, the key to successful dentistry.One of the things I’ve come to rely on to facilitate that is Luxatemp. Temporisation is an integral part of comprehensive smile design treatments and the bis-acrylic peroxide-free material that forms the base of Luxatemp helps make the transitional period a more confident one for the patient, while expediting a better overall long-term result by providing proper communication for the laboratory and eliminating as much guesswork as possible.

Elexionn Nano laser
I also wouldn’t be without the Elexionn Nano laser. I’ve been using soft-tissue diode lasers in smile design cases for 17 years, but while lasers do not cause bleeding, many cause carbonisation, which affects tissue healing. Working at up to 20,000 times per second, the Elexionn delivers an incredibly clean cut with little carbonisation—not to mention amazing control, which in my experience produces unparalleled results when working on soft-tissue crown lengthening. The patients may not understand the difference in the results they’re receiving, but it makes delivering outstanding treatment a more comfortable process.

Apolline
There’s more to modern dentistry than the direct clinical experience, and we’ve found the Apolline app invaluable in enhancing the efficiency of practice management. Meeting the requirement of the regulators can be overwhelming; Apolline provides an array of compliance tools, protocols and templates, and enables simple task delegation, so you have a clearly auditable trail, ensuring that nothing gets missed.

Dentex
Another thing I wouldn’t be without is the peer support I receive through Dentex and its unique co-ownership model. I’ve held a number of posts throughout my career, including the clinical editor of Premium Practice Dentistry. When you’re looking for help and advice, nothing quite beats learning from the experience of others who have been there before you.

On my wish list: intraoral scanner
Dental technology has come along so fast in recent years, so an intraoral scanner is at the top of my wish list. If money were no object, then it really has to be the 3Shape wireless intraoral scanner from Trios. Whatever your special interest—from general dentistry to implantology—a 3-D scanner not only takes scans rather than a physical impression but also is capable of rendering the whole of a patient’s dental structure visible for computer examination and patient demonstration, creating a fantastic patient communication tool.