Dr. Helsby is impressed with the power behind the new CEREC AC. "I love how fast it takes the image – and it’s a real 3D image. My staff wrench it out of my hands because they love it," he said. "It’s so easy, it automatically takes the image when it’s positioned over the tooth and you’re done."
With all of the CEREC knowledge he’s acquired over the years, Dr. Helsby is excited to teach other doctors about the benefits of CEREC and how to maximize its potential in their practice. His office features a training center equipped with a 50-inch flat screen, which allows him to bring other doctors into his practice for CEREC training courses, from introductory sessions to advanced seminars. He also started a CEREC Study Club, which gets together every quarter to cover all topics relating to CEREC. Dr. Helsby can even connect wirelessly to another doctor’s CEREC machine, so he can guide them through problem areas or teach them new techniques remotely. Also, Dr. Helsby is currently working on CEREC Connect, which allows him to send cases directly to an inLab laboratory for high-quality multiple restorations or bridgework, and increased efficiency.
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Integrated in every way
CEREC isn’t the only impressive piece of technology in Dr. Helsby’s practice. From the moment patients walk into Winter Park Smiles, they’re immersed in technology. "You walk in and immediately, the office reflects the kind of dentistry he does," said Patterson Equipment Specialist John Weidenaar.
Patients are greeted by CAESY patient education presentations playing on the large flat screen television on the reception room wall. A special alcove in the hall houses Dr. Helsby’s CEREC MC XL, where patients can watch a unit being milled. Dr. Helsby’s A-dec Preference ICC Sterilization Center is open for all to see, reassuring patients that exceptional measures are being taken for their safety.
In the operatories, Winter Park Smiles is fully integrated with EagleSoft practice management software, CAESY, Schick digital imaging, PLANMECA Intra intraoral X-ray systems and Sopro integrated intraoral cameras. Within EagleSoft, one patient record houses a patient’s digital X-ray and intraoral images, while keeping a record of which CAESY presentations they’ve seen. Dr. Helsby’s intraoral cameras are right at his fingertips, thanks to seamless integration with his A-dec delivery system. The camera operates directly from the delivery system and is connected to the treatment room computer. As a result, Dr. Helsby and staff can effortlessly view and save images directly into the patient record.
Three monitors in each operatory – one behind the patient for the doctor, hygienist and assistant, one to display the office schedule and one 43-inch monitor in front of the patient to display patient education videos, CEREC procedures, digital X-rays and intraoral camera images – allow for multiple processes to occur all at once.
Dr. Helsby chose A-dec chairs, cabinetry and delivery systems for their ergonomics and comfort. "A-dec did a good job of developing cabinetry that makes the operatories feel open, yet private," said Dr. Helsby. "We are all comfortable now."
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