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CLINICAL FEATURE
Fig. 4: Flowchart of oral health assessment practice
compared with the most recent conditions
to examine any changes. This database will
build a foundation for patients to establish
their primary dental care and eventually lead
to a long-term relationship.
With the establishment of long-term
patients, the predictability of clinic
resource and manpower management
is achieved, resulting in efficiency
and effectiveness in clinic schedule
arrangement. The productive cycle of oral
health assessment practice is illustrated in
the flowchart (Fig. 4).
CONCLUSION
Collectively, the proactive oral health
assessment of patients using IOS provides
benefits to patient lifestyle and dental
professional clinic practice management in a
few ways including:
1. Efficiency of practice (reduced chairside
time from the use of iTero Element scanners
which feature comprehensive oral health
assessment diagnostics applications)
2. Effective patient communication and
education (visualisation and comparison of
oral health condition changes over time)
3. Increased volume of long-term patients
(with the practice of “seeing is believing”
to establish trust and the record-keeping
capability of IOS)
With the constant evolution of technology
in dentistry and the emergence of a new
generation of patients in the digital era, it
is critical to adapt versatile equipment to
promote efficiency and effectiveness of
clinical practice and enable a continuous
relationship with patients to maintain
good oral hygiene, which in turn returns
sustainable relationship with dental
professionals. DA
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Tak-On Tse Ryan
graduated from the
University of Hong Kong,
and completed the
whole comprehensive
curriculum of Kois Centre
in Seattle, US, involving
aesthetic, occlusion and restorative dentistry.
He eventually became a mentor in 2021. A
fellow of International Dental College and
Pierre Fauchard Academy, Dr Tse was also
an instructor at the Implant and Aesthetic CE
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programme at the University of Southern
California Esthetic Dentistry. He was also
invited to be one of the experts in Dental
XP and is a Digital Smile Design Global
instructor. At present, Dr Tse is the vicepresident
of the Chinese Academy of
Esthetic Dentistry (CAED) and the chairman
of the Accreditation Board of CAED and is
recognised as an associate fellow member
of the American Academy of Esthetic
Dentistry for his contribution in aesthetic
dentistry.
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