Forward Trends:
As the operatory makes it's transition from hands-on dentistry, to the use of digtitized tools to streamline chairside procedures, to diagnose and treat patients more accurately, and to bring efficiencies to front office practice management, dentists are increasingly using computerized tools to communicate with their laboratories. According to the Dentist/Laboratory Communications survey Dental Lab Products conducted in September 2007, the percentage of dentists using the Internet to communicate with their laboratories has gone up 125% in the last two years and a whopping 492% since 2003.
E-mail, Web-based image management solutions, Web and Videocasts as well as the newest tool, digital impression-taking devices, all enhance the ability of dentists to communicate case information quickly, easily, and more accurately. According to dentist respondents, nearly half (48.1%) of those who use the internet to communicate with their laboratories do so by sending digital images, and almost one-third (31.2%) of respondents said they use general-correspondence email. Although the percentage of dentists who report using computerized tools for communication purposes is still small (20.1%), the increase in their use shows promise for future two-way e-communication.
"To implement the art of life enhancement, transformative dental art is only possible through communication and continuing education."
- Tony Licuanan, AOA Dental Lab
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