DentaltownUK April 2018 - 54

the wish list

DentaltownUK asks Dr. Christopher Leech:

What Could You Not Work Without?
After studying dentistry at Newcastle
University, Dr. Christopher Leech trained
at Sheffield University, where he discovered a
love for dental implants. The rest is, well ...
dentistry. Leech has travelled internationally,
training to the highest standards and sits
on the Board of Directors for the British
Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
He set up Clear Dentistry in 2016 alongside his business partner Leigh Knowles, and
the practice was awarded Best Practice in the
UK at the Dentistry Awards in 2017 and
Best New Practice at The Private Dentistry
Awards in 2017.

Vision aids: Orascoptic 4.8x
loupes and Zeiss Pico microscope
I truly believe that vision is everything
in what we do. If you can't see it, you cannot
diagnose it, and equally, you then cannot see
the accuracy of your treatment. I have had
Orascoptic loupes for about 7 years now and
have found them to be excellent. When the
highest level of vision is needed, then the
Zeiss scope takes us there.

Documentation: DSLR (Nikon)
and Kodak CS1500
As important as it is to be able to see
things, documenting them and communicating them to the patient is just as important. I
rely on my Nikon D610, R1 bracket flashes,
Sigma macro lens and Lumiquest pocket
bouncers for taking great images of patients'
teeth. If I want a faster and more localised
shot, then I utilise the Kodak CS 1500 camera.

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process. It takes some patience as it very slowly
elevates the tooth, but I find it preserves the
bony architecture wonderfully, which is
especially useful when immediate implant
therapy is planned.

NSK Z95L

Radiography: Nomad Pro 2
This fantastic device frees us from the
constraints of a wall-mounted solution,
saving space and a providing a minimalistic
surgery space. This clean, modern look is
something we pride ourselves on. There is
also no need to leave the patient's side when
using the device, and patients really appreciate
this. It's a real confidence booster for them
when you're able to sit by their side. It's also
really useful for patients who are confined
to a wheelchair, because it means we can
easily come to them and don't need to try
to position them in relation to the fixed
arm, which I've had issues with in the past.

Bennex Root Extractor
I stumbled across this device a few years
ago, and this is probably the best 'gadget'
I have in the practice. When it comes to
removing heavily broken-down teeth with
little supragingival tissue or well-retained
roots, this simply cannot be beat. Patients
like it, too, because it's actually a very gentle

Our whole practice is loaded with NSK
gear. My local rep, Steve Barnes, was brilliant
at helping me out in my early days as an
associate and that relationship carried over
to when we kitted out the practice. The
Z95L is a superb electric handpiece, which
gives me fantastic control and accuracy when
preparing teeth. I couldn't imagine doing a
tooth preparation with an air rotor ever again.

Trios scanner
Scanners seem to be the real hot topic
at the moment. I have always been keen to
embrace technology and went to the 2017
International Dental Show in Cologne to
see what all the companies had to offer in
one place. The Trios stood out to me as the
front-runner and I'm delighted to say that
it has been well integrated into our clinic's
workflow. It's utilised for most restorative
cases, and I particularly enjoy being able to
get immediate STL scans of a patient's mouth
to merge with Dicom data, to aid with the
digital planning of an implant case. We also
have a Formlabs 2 3-D printer to allow us to
make guides and models on site. ■

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DentaltownUK report from this show.)
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