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"Looking into the next decade and beyond, it appears that everything digital will continue to transform our industry. Today, digital fabrication of single unit posterior units has become quite simple and inexpensive. In fact, 10-15% of dentists now have in-office milling solutions and are fabricating these restorations in a single appointment. As much as dental technicians dislike seeing this workflow succeed, retiring older dentists are being replaced by younger more tech-savvy graduates. New mills, materials, improved scanners, continued improvements in CAD and CAM will only make this workflow more popular.

Moving forward, it will become imperative that dental labs of the future obtain higher knowledge of comprehensive treatment as it is anticipated that patients needing extensive treatment and dentists providing treatment will need qualified technicians for years to come. That said, always understanding, embracing and implementing the current state of technology will be critical to future success." Bob Cohen, CDT, Custom Automated Prosthetics, Future of Dental Technology.

Please complete your readings, view the PowerPoint and view the attached link on the use of dental plaque:Link (Links to an external site.)

(https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_warinner_tracking_ancient_diseases_using_plaque?language=en#t-301888 (Links to an external site.)

Electricity instead of needles at the dentist? Link (Links to an external site.)   

(https://www.elsevier.com/connect/electricity-instead-of-needles-at-the-dentist (Links to an external site.)

Or for the full research article: Electricity to replace needles in dentistry?  

Preview the document Or, take a look at new laws that support Tele-dentistry Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

(http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2017/04/teledentistry-reaches-the-tipping-point-with-cdt-2018-codes.html (Links to an external site.)

Based on the above statement, and the content of this module: Please expand upon ONE of the following technology assisted dental tools:  

1. How is light illumination used to detect caries? Is this an effective tool?  

2. Discuss the diagnosis and expert systems currently being used by dentists?  

3. Computer Implant Planning & The Construction of Surgical Guide. Is this an effective tool?  

4. What is teledentistry? How can it be used? Who is most likely to benefit from it? How is financial reimbursement collected?

5. Discuss the uses of LASER (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) in dentistry. Are there risks to using this procedure?

6. After watching Christina Warinner's talk, what direction/questions would you anticipate this research addressing? ( other than discouraging children from brushing their teeth)

7. What is iontophoresis~ What is it's history and it projected future in dentistry?   

8. Review an app that could be helpful to a dentist and describe its usefulness. As a group, all topics must be addressed (I would recommend you choose topics early in the week to ensure that all topics are covered).

COURSE: Healthcare Automation and Technology

Explanation / Answer

Iontophoresis is a technique of delivering drug transdermally. The drug is delivered by developing voltage gradient across the cell membrane.
It is used for the transportation of Ions across the skin layer called stratum corneum.
The electric current is applied to transport the matter.
Iontophoresis is used in dentistry in application of fluoride gel. It is used for delivery of sodium fluoride solution and acidulated fluoride solution.
though earlier it was found that there was not much difference in administering the fluoride solution either normally or through iontophoresis. But nowadays application of iontophoresis in dentistry is very common.   

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