Dental Asia May/June 2022

DENTAL PROFILE
region, we actually see a rising trend of labs
adopting digital technologies. That’s largely due
to a greater awareness of the benefits of digital
dentistry and also because the initial investment
costs for hardware are dropping. High-quality
scanners and printers are becoming more
affordable even for smaller labs. No matter
which hardware a lab chooses, we believe
many will choose exocad because of our open
platform.
Labs are also feeling pressure to keep up with
dentists. Although the adoption rate is generally
lower in clinics than in labs, more dentists are
investing in intraoral scanners and 3D printers.
They want to increase their practice offerings
and patient satisfaction. They want to offer
intraoral scans instead of “messy” impressions
and provide patients with previews of their
proposed restorations using a 3D smile design
program like our Smile Creator. Old analogue
approaches will become a thing of the past at
some point in time.
What strategies are being implemented to
address this issue, and how does the company
support dental professionals in jumpstarting
their digital journey?
McClymont: We launched the Creator Center
last year — a destination on our website where
people can watch video tutorials available
in Chinese and numerous other languages.
We have great online content that includes
comprehensive cases and short video clips.
Our tutorials are also on new media channels
including TikTok and WeChat, following the
trends in information consumption within our
target groups. And we partner with our resellers
who are instrumental in communicating the
benefits of exocad to the dental community.
The Galway family of releases was recently
launched: DentalCAD for labs, ChairsideCAD
for single-visit dentistry, as well as exoplan for
implant planning. What is the significance of
this milestone?
McClymont: We’ve made single-visit
dentistry more achievable and increased
our software’s ease of use. There are new
time-saving features in the latest DentalCAD
and ChairsideCAD versions like Instant
Anatomic Morphing, and we now have artificial
intelligence-assisted features like for Smile
Creator where facial features are automatically
detected for faster smile design. exoplan,
which is often the link between clinicians and
labs, provides easy and intuitive to use tools
for implant planning, further increasing the
collaboration between labs and practices.
What other developments are being planned
to help early adopters of digital technology to
scale their workflow and further propel their
productivity?
McClymont: exocad continually focuses
on increasing productivity. We want to
support more volume in the labs by making
their workflows faster and the results more
accurate and predictable. On the clinical side,
we’re focused on using our tools to increase
productivity and patient engagement. Like with
Smile Creator, visualising restorative treatments
using a combination of 2D and 3D images helps
make patient outcomes more predictable.
exocad continues to be open and is integrating
new materials, implant systems and equipment
that are launched in the market. Our software
developers design and innovate based on
the needs of labs and clinicians. Then the
technicians and clinicians can choose the
software that best boosts their productivity. This
makes exocad an excellent choice for users at
all stages of the digital dentistry journey.
How does exocad ensure that practitioners
keep up with the advancements?
McClymont: If you want to stay on top of the
newest and latest information and products
from exocad, register for our News Bites
newsletter and discuss your goals with an
authorised exocad reseller in your region. We
also work with dental thought leaders around
the world who educate their peers on how to
best use exocad software for their specific
needs.
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