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patient. At the end of
the day, I believe that
in order to be the best
dentist, one needs
access to the best
diagnostic tools and
compassion. To have a
truly successful prac-
tice, the goal is to make every patient feel
like they are genuinely being cared for. Our
patients are much smarter than we some-
times give them credit for. They clearly
understand when a clinician is driven by
money as opposed to being driven by the
desire to help. If you do what’s in the best
interest for your patient and you genuinely
care for them, I promise you will meet the
standardof care.Not onlywill youmeet the
standard of care, but you will render treat-
ment in the highest ethical fashion because
world there is only one level of treatment
for a procedure, the correct way. So if it
was not done correctly, then it must be
incorrect. It’s that simple!
In the end, here is my advice: treat your
patients like family. I believe that most of
the issues and lawsuits that occur today
happen due to poor communication. As
dentists, we certainly envision treatment
within our minds, but often fail to commu-
nicate the details to the patient because it is
often too complex to put in simple terms.
Galileos and CEREC integration help to
streamline communication between the
dentist and the patient. In today’s digital
age,patientshaveaccesstoawealthofinfor-
mation. In my opinion, most patients don’t
care toknowhowmuchyouknow, but care
to know how much you care. As a dentist,
you should look out for the best interest of
your patient and I believe that our educa-
tion and ability to communicate define our
success. A patient who is presented with
all their options including the benefits and
drawback (informed consent) is a patient
who is able to participate in the treatment
that you have to offer. With the amount of
information we know about dentistry and
explanation of the research, it can be very
difficult to communicate the details to the
of the compassion for the person in the
chair (Figs. 9-16).
CBCT and Sirona 3D in combina-
tion with CEREC will truly provide you
an opportunity to practice dentistry at
a completely different level. You will
be forced to learn, to challenge your
concepts of dentistry and raise your skill
level. I hope that you take the time to
consider what you aremissing and define
what you cannot see. Give yourself the
vision, 3D vision, and join a group of us
who believe that CBCT is the standard of
care for diagnostics, communication, and
ultimately comprehensive dental treat-
ment. Let’s set the standard!
For questions and more information,
Dr. Patel can be reached at
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Figs. 9-16: The entire
sequence of treat-
ment for a patient
with MVA, large
defect in anterior
mandible, planning
using Sirona 3D
imaging software,
CEREC Guide
Surgery, and final
result with X-ray
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