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Dr. Stanley discusses the current state of the art in digital smile smile design and role that AI is playing in improving automation, efficiency, and authenticity in design and execution of aesthetic restorations with Ralph Georg, the founder and chief technology officer of digital smile design platform, SmileFy. Among other things, they explore AI's role in the smile design workflow and address the challenges of working with AI––including AI's reliance on high quality data and why, despite the intrinsic power of the the technology, dental practitioners should strive to employ best processes and quality imaging/scanning solutions in order to achieve the best possible AI-enabled results.
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Dr. Stanley explores the role that technology can play in establishing patient trust with Dr. Lou Graham, an internationally recognized lecturer and author, the founder of Catapult Education, former Dental Director of the University of Chicago’s Department of Dentistry, and a practicing dentist at his multi-specialty private practice group in Chicago, IL. Dr. Graham shares his insight around the benefits of intraoral scanning technology, the importance of word of mouth referrals, the new patient journey, and the role that team members and technology play in establishing a trusting patient-practice relationship.
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Dr. Stanley takes up the much debated topic of early caries detection and treatment with Dr. Markus Blatz, Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Chairman of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences and Assistant Dean for Digital Innovation and Professional Development at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. They discuss AI and other technologies that are dramatically improving caries diagnostics as well as best practices for limiting invasive restorative treatments.