I do enjoy a good coffee or tea, but if we look at the art and science or the pros and cons maybe we should consider a barista achieving their best of the applications for great flavour and consistency. Trusting your intuition comes with your knowledge and experience, thereby allowing you to innovative with your […]

I once served in the military and was given a compass and learnt to navigate from point A to B to C and onto the final destination. Interestingly the compass did a great job in guiding me but what it couldn’t do was interpret the contours on the map, advise on the obstacles in front […]

Do you remember the tale of Goldilocks and her thoughts on the porridge presented? She had a choice of three bowls found one that was just right, so the fairytale goes. The same analogy can be applied in dentistry and in this article, we’ll look at two choices available and maybe come up with a […]

Whether to invest in dental technology now or never can be a perplexing question for many? Do I or don’t I invest in CAD/CAM digital technology that can improve my current workflow now? I’m asked this question many times over including by previous users of technology. Whether to invest at all, in my mind is […]

Dental technology continues to be perched between the worlds of analogue and digital and I make a business out of helping people transition. As part of this process, clinicians and dental technicians closely scrutinise new techniques and workflows against the ways of old. A question that often comes up is whether digital technology has changed […]

Whatever happens in 2018 the world will evolve to a point, then we will have to catch up and adapt. We might prefer it to be that way, we might not. In some ways, the most fascinating part is how do I feel about change and this is reflected by the notion that past observations […]

Digital and CAD/CAM technology continued to have an impact on practices, labs and ultimately the patient experience throughout 2017. There are a myriad of ways that digital dental technology and the new genre of “digital dentistry” is having a positive effect on the everyday workflow. The update of this technology is unlikely to abate and […]

The hunger is on for 3D printing options in labs and dental surgeries but are we there yet? Not necessarily. Are we about to start 3D printing everything with the ensuing demise of milling altogether? Well not for a while yet. In my travels and discussions I’m constantly asked what is good, who do I […]

Recently I was invited to spend three days with a major institution to provide general research, technical advice and a review of their services to support further integration of digital technology including CAD/CAM across multiple disciplines within that organisation. The institution already had various pieces of digital and CAD/CAM equipment and differing levels of experience […]

At IDS 2017 the potential of the digital workflow, integrated solutions and manufacturing processes was everywhere to see. IDS offered an opportunity to speak to the product developers about their direction and potential investment strategy into the future. Certainly a number of distributors will complement their launch of IDS 2017 at the upcoming ADC ’17 […]