Dental Asia July/August 2022
For more than two decades, Dental Asia is the premium journal in linking dental innovators and manufacturers to its rightful audience. We devote ourselves in showcasing the latest dental technology and share evidence-based clinical philosophies to serve as an educational platform to dental professionals. Our combined portfolio of print and digital media also allows us to reach a wider market and secure our position as the leading dental media in the Asia Pacific region while facilitating global interactions among our readers.
For more than two decades, Dental Asia is the premium journal in linking dental innovators and manufacturers to its rightful audience. We devote ourselves in showcasing the latest dental technology and share evidence-based clinical philosophies to serve as an educational platform to dental professionals. Our combined portfolio of print and digital media also allows us to reach a wider market and secure our position as the leading dental media in the Asia Pacific region while facilitating global interactions among our readers.
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EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
The world is digital<br />
PABLO SINGAPORE<br />
Publisher<br />
William Pang<br />
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Digital technologies have transformed the<br />
way we live and work. Almost everything<br />
can be done within a click at our fingertips,<br />
bringing us so much convenience<br />
and efficiency as we ease through our<br />
everyday.<br />
For the dental industry, the impact of<br />
digitalisation goes way beyond<br />
streamlining treatment procedures – it<br />
elevates patient care and effectively<br />
improves treatment outcomes. As<br />
emphasised by an implantologist, Dr<br />
Jonathan Loa, digital implant planning<br />
makes implant placement more<br />
predictable as it allows greater precision<br />
(pp. 19).<br />
Marie-Laure Pochon, CEO and president<br />
of 3Disc, also highlighted that embracing<br />
digital dentistry can allow practitioners<br />
to improve their treatment process. An<br />
intraoral scanner, for instance, brings more<br />
accuracy in the fabrication of prostheses,<br />
better comfort for the patients and allows<br />
a shorter turnaround time of dental<br />
treatment (pp. 24).<br />
On the laboratory side, 3D printing<br />
continues to benefit the manufacturing of<br />
regenerative implants. Dr Lim Jing, CTO of<br />
Osteopore, shared that this technological<br />
advantage has enabled them to create<br />
a microstructure that is representative<br />
of native bone while meeting the gross<br />
geometrical needs of the reconstruction<br />
area (pp. 48).<br />
However, Dr Naren Rajan, who presented<br />
a digital protocol for ceramic restoration,<br />
stressed: “Simply having technology is<br />
not enough. Using it thoughtfully is how<br />
we realise the true promise of digital<br />
dentistry (pp. 42).”<br />
Hence, as suggested by Maik Walther,<br />
general manager of ZimVie <strong>Dental</strong><br />
<strong>Asia</strong>-Pacific, now is the time for<br />
manufacturers to focus on integrated<br />
solutions to better help dental<br />
professionals use new products and<br />
technologies (pp. 20).<br />
This issue highlights that the dental<br />
landscape is continually growing and<br />
evolving to redefine and innovate<br />
oral healthcare. Tapping into modern<br />
solutions allows practitioners to offer a<br />
wider range of treatments to ultimately<br />
transform their patients’ smiles.<br />
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A DENTAL ASIA JULY / AUGUST <strong>2022</strong><br />
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