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2012
CEREC: ‘Technology that improves the experience of your patients’
David Juliani, D.D.S.
dr. david juliani was first intro-
duced to CEREC while doing his resi-
dency with the Air Force. Though he
admittedly found CEREC 2 to be difficult
to use at first, by the time CEREC 3-Dwas
introduced, he was hooked — buying it
as soon as it released. Now practising in
a general family facility in Michigan, he
shares his favorite CEREC restorations as
well as his tips for improving patient flow
and management.
how long have you been in practice?
I graduated from the University of Detroit
Mercy in 1993, and then completed a one-
year general practice residency at Wright
Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
After two years stationed at The United
States Air Force Academy, I moved back
to Michigan and started my practice in
the Detroit suburb of Rochester.
what is the size of your practice?
We have about 2,100 patients on record.
The staff consists of two front office
administrators, two full-time hygienists
and three dental assistants. We just hired
our first associate.
howmany operatories does it have?
I have five operatories, two hygiene and
three restorative/surgical. We keep all of
the rooms very similar so there is consis-
tency for all procedures. That allows us
to better manage the patient flow and
schedule. If one patient runs behind or
we encounter a complication, the next
patient can be placed in any roombecause
they are all prepped for any procedure.
what type of dentistry do you do?
We are a general family practice. My
associate handles the basic single-unit
restoratives and the majority of the
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b y M a r k F l e m i n g , d . d . s .
pick the procedures I want to focus on
and enjoy doing most, such as single and
multiple-implant placement and restora-
tion. We only refer out full-mouth peri-
odontal surgical procedures and compli-
cated grafting procedures such as sinus
augmentations.
why is cerec your cad/cam choice?
I was first exposed to CEREC 2 while in
the Air Force. Though complicated to use
and unpredictable, I could see the poten-
tial. The first practice I worked in as an
associate had CEREC 3, which was basi-
cally a coat rack when I was not using it.
I purchased CEREC 3-D as soon as it was
released and haven’t looked back since.
The ability to control the esthetics and
quality of my restorations while being
able to provide same-day dentistry made
CEREC the perfect choice for me and my
practice.
how does this technology fit
into your office philosophy?
It is basically the heart and soul of our
practice. Almost every single-unit we
prepare is restored with CEREC. This
technology has allowed us to change the
perception of our patients with regard to
their dental care and how it is provided. It
has always been my philosophy to incor-
porate ANY technology into my practice
that I feel will improve my patients’ expe-
rience while in the office. That should be
the definition of CEREC — technology
that improves the experience of your
patients.
how does cerec impact
your practice?
CEREC
is
my practice. It is the first
computer I turn on in the morning. It
plays a role in nearly every single-unit
restoration I place. It has allowed my
practice to easily integrate other tech-
nology, such as cone beam, seamlessly.
Technology has impacted my practice on
almost every level. The seamless integra-
tion of CEREC has led me to purchase
CBCT (XG3D), which I now use for diag-
nosis and treatment planning of all of my
implant procedures. My patients have
come to expect that we will continually
strive to improve on our ability to provide
“
The first practice
I worked in as an
associate had
CEREC 3, which
was basically a coat
rack when I was not
using it. ... The ability
to control the esthetics
and quality of my
restorations while
being able to provide
same-day dentistry
made CEREC the
perfect choice for me
and my practice.”
pediatric patients. My days are filled with
quadrant-based restorative dentistry. We
provide limited traditional and Invis-
align orthodontics for those patients
who fit the align criteria. The integra-
tion of our new associate allows me to