Dental Asia May/June 2018

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF
ORTHODONTICS
Interviewed by Ms. Jamie Tan
Advancement in technology
is incessant in the industry.
Digital dentistry is
continuously expanding its
reach and function in all the
dierent elds. Recent examples include
digital impressions in prosthodontics,
CBCT scans for implant guided implants,
3D printing of prosthesis (onlays,
i n l a y s , v e n e e r s a n d d e n t u r e s ) a n d n o w
Dental Monitoring for orthodontics. To
find out about Dental Monitoring, what
it can bring to practices and patients
a n d h o w i t w o r k s , D e n t a l A s i a s p o k e t o
D r . G r a n t D u n c a n , t h e p i o n e e r
Dental Monitoring user for Invisalign in the
Asia Pacic region.
Dr. Grant Duncan is a specialist
orthodontist in Adelaide, Australia.
H e g r a d u a t e d i n D e n t i s t r y f r o m t h e
University of Adelaide, and subsequently
went to the University of Manitoba
to achieve his Master of Science in
Orthodontics.
H e i s a c e r t i f i e d t r a i n e r f o r
Align Technology (Invisalign), a clinical
tutor in the University of Adelaide,
past co-director of the Adelaide
Seattle Study Group, a founding
president of the Australian
Orthodontist Study Group,
member of the prestigious
Pierre Fauchard Academy of
D e n t i s t r y a n d c o - f o u n d e r o f
The Invisible Orthodontist.
Orthodontic community
Dr. Duncan’s dedication
to his work is shown
through his passion for
education. This also led
h i m t o b e a c o - f o u n d e r o f
The Invisible Orthodontist (TIO),
an international network of
orthodontists throughout
Australia, USA and UK that are committed to
treating patients using invisible techniques
like Invisalign – orthodontic treatment
which uses clear plastic aligners that are
nearly invisible – to move teeth into the
desired position.
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MAY / JUNE 2018