Dental Asia January/February 2019

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are very proud that even though our
partners are competing with each other,
24 of them are here. We bring them here
as friends and this is in itself a wonderful
achievement,” emphasised Mr. Savic.
Mr. Novica Savic at exocad Insights 2018
Mr. Steinbrecher added that exocad
believes both dentists and dental
technicians would greatly benefit from
the company’s portfolio and what the
company has to offer. This enables
dentists and dental technicians to work
together as collaborators rather than
competitors while providing the proper
tools to aid communication between
the two parties. exocad technology and
solutions are relevant for both target
audiences since a number of dentists
already currently have their own
laboratories.
Providing more freedom with
open system solutions
Maintaining standards is important to
exocad for the development of high
quality products that their customers can
rely on. Heading to the future of digital
dentistry with exocad is not just a matter
of trust – it’s a certified future-proof
decision. The company continues to
stand true to its motto, “Your freedom is
our passion.” Mr. Steinbrecher stated that
this truly describes what the company
is all about and what the company has
and will continue to accomplish. The
company provides customers freedom
of choice in determining which hardware
and software to use with exocad’s open
systems platform.
Mr. Steinbrecher proceeded to highlight
important features or characteristics
that are important when developing
exocad solutions. He elaborated, “Firstly,
we always value absolute robustness
which means the software must be able
to handle the most complex patient
care and cases. Secondly, we aim to
provide users with maximum flexibility as
there are numerous cases where dental
technicians have different opinions on
how things should be done and what
tools should be used. Lastly, we want
to maintain a degree of openness of
software solutions and systems which
will ultimately allow users more flexibility
and freedom.”
In the beginning, users would start off
using the open systems to save on costs
by milling from the most affordable
milling centres. However, they soon
realised that the opportunities offered by
open systems were so much more than
that. exocad deals with the ecosystems,
dental practices and dental laboratories
that use devices manufactured by
different companies. Thus an open
system is vital to sync data and maximise
the benefits of the different equipment in
the laboratories and clinics that range
from x-ray machines, intraoral scanners,
desktop scanners, digital cameras and
CBCT machines.
“With this reason, the freedom from open
systems is not only about saving money
but also maximising the advantages of
the diverse equipment users own and
thus enabling users to offer patients
a more holistic treatment approach.
Hence, it is important to ensure products
are accessible to users, proper training
is provided and the software solutions
are designed to be user friendly,”
commented Mr. Steinbrecher.
Latest innovations and integrated
solutions
Some may think that CAD/CAM only
applies to prosthesis such as onlays,
inlays, crowns and veneers. According
to Mr. Savic, exocad provides a complete
software solution for digital dentistry
in other specialisations such as
orthodontics, implantology, treatment
planning and so much more. One of
their well-known products designed
for the laboratory is DentalCAD – a
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