558: Difficulties in Digital Dentistry - Dr. Marcos Vargas - a podcast by ACT Dental

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Difficulties in Digital Dentistry

Episode #558 with Dr. Marcos Vargas

If you're wondering when to jump into digital — now is the best time! It’s been proven to work, the technology keeps improving, and your labs are already using it. So, why are dentists still hesitant to change? To explain some of the hurdles in digital dentistry and ways to overcome them, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Marcos Vargas, Professor of Family Dentistry at the University of Iowa. Start using digital to improve your patients’ experience! To learn how to get started, and to sign up for his free webinar, listen to Episode 558 of The Best Practices Show!

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Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Composite Mastery Webinar with Dr. Bob Margeas, Dr. Marcos Vargas, and Dr. Stephen Phelan: https://phelandentalseminars.com/cmo-webinar-wj 

Main Takeaways:

Don't be afraid of change.

Now is the best time to jump into digital.

Your world will open up with digital dentistry.

Start slow, get your team’s buy-in, and practice often.

Keep an open mind and continue learning for the rest of your life.

Quotes:

“I think, more and more, dentistry is moving towards digital. I think there's more interest, not only from the younger generation, but the older generations are jumping in there too. This is a subject that moves so fast, and there are so many components. The implementation, when we’re thinking about why it is difficult and you think about economics, one of the difficulties is, where do you jump into it? It’s kind of like buying something new. When do I jump into it? Do I [get] the model of this car now? Do I wait a couple of years with more features? So, it’s a little difficult to know where to jump [in].” (4:12—5:01)

“There's no right or wrong when you jump. The sooner you jump, the sooner you are going to get into digital, obviously. I would say, looking at the market and looking at what I know [about] digital, I would jump right now. I think the technology has been proven. There is a lot of research behind the scanners we have right now, to the point that I will say, yes, you can jump right now and immediately get good results.” (6:05—6:34)

“Now, how do you jump into it, and what areas? Is it aligners? Restorative dentistry? I think, in general, most...

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