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burbank dental laboratory continued from page 41 lab feel for the clients and the results reflect the individual attention of an intimate, high quality lab. Dental implants are growing in usage. What has Burbank done to address this growing need for dentists? Dentistry is changing and evolving so rapidly. How is Burbank facilitating the clinical team in keeping up current trends in restorative materials and techniques? French: We recognize that the dental implant market is a huge growth area for our doctors. In addition, we acknowledge that it can be intimidating to jump into clinically, as well as aggravating to work out the costs and steps with the laboratory. Smart 1 is Burbank's all-inclusive fee implant restorative solution. The Smart 1 approach to implant abutments, bars and restoratives has been designed to simplify both the technical processes and the lab fee experience. In many instances, a case will have one line item on the invoice that includes everything for a completed implant case. The greatest advantage is the clinical team can begin to accurately estimate the lab fees before they develop a treatment plan and give a patient a quote. With Smart 1 the clinician can focus on the patient's treatment and not be concerned about lab fee surprises. We are currently in production of zirconia, titanium and chrome cobalt; abutments, bars and hybrid frames. It is a very exciting thing to be able to manage and control our whole implant restorative effort in-house. French: Dentistry is changing at an ever-increasing rate. Technology and materials are being introduced continuously. Education is the bridge to this rapidly approaching future of new materials and techniques. In 2009, in order to assist clinicians in keeping up with the need for information, Burbank built a state-of-the-art education facility named The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) for dental education. For nearly four years we have hosted some of the best and brightest teachers in dentistry like Dr. Brian LeSage, Dr. Ed McLaren, Dr. John Sorensen, Dr. Ara Nazarian and Sandy Pardue, just to name a few. We wanted to make the move into the future of dentistry with our doctors as a team. Our educational facility is one way that we are accomplishing this goal. The topics include a variety of implant programs, practice management in today's world, CAD/CAM and virtual solutions, cosmetic dentistry, digital imaging and dental marketing concepts. What is Burbank doing to facilitate its clients' successful results? French: We are developing chairside guides to make sure the clinical team and our laboratory team are on the same page. Currently we have two guides produced: Implant Lab Fee Calculator Worksheet and Cosmetic and Restorative Success Guide. The Implant Calculator is a form that can be used as a chairside tool to build an estimate of what the laboratory fees will be. It uses Smart 1 all-inclusive fees and then builds on them with line-item upgrades for each case's special needs. The goal of this calculator is to give the clinical team the ability to quickly and accurately estimate what the lab fees will be on any given case. It tends to estimate high so that when all is said and done, there BDL milling Cr/Co sub-structures and abuments. This alloy allows for a very rigid framework (ideal for wide span bridges) that can have porcelain bake directly to it, for virtually all screw retained solutions and for all major implant platforms. 42 NOVEMBER 2013 » dentaltown.com http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown November 2013

Dentaltown.com Highlights
Howard Speaks: Not Getting it Done? Hire a Consultant
Professional Courtesy: Painful Advertising
Continuing Education Update
Second Opinion: The Role of Teamwork in the Third Era of Medicine
Deprogrammed Open Bite Can Help with Veneers
Bruxism Worse with Splint
Corporate Profile: Burbank Dental Laboratory
Product Profile: Eaglesoft 17
Debunking the Social Stigma of Stress
The Personal Side of Stress
In Your Face: Facing the Realities of Stress in Dentistry
When Tragedy Strikes: How to Prepare for and Recover from a Natural Disaster
The Latex Problem: It’s More Complicated Than You Think
Why Dentists Require Specific Exercise
How Much Money Can You Make When You’re Dead?
Denture Stabilizations with Small-diameter Implants
You Should Know: CrownMen
Product Profile: Synergy
Product Profile: NuSmiles ZR
Continuing Education: The New Evolution of Chariside CAD/CAM Technology
Ad Index
In This Issue: Dry Brush Inside Bottom Teeth First
Perio Reports
Dentally Incorrect
101 Ways to Reduce Stress
Achieving Goal Congruency

Dentaltown November 2013