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Effective laboratory communication...it's a two-way street.

Martin R Mendelson1

  • 1Americus Dental Labs, USA. martinm@americus-clearwater.com

Dentistry Today
|August 4, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Effective communication and trust between dentists and dental laboratories are key to successful patient care. This partnership enhances predictable outcomes, reduces practice stress, and leads to exceptional restorations and patient referrals.

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Area of Science:

  • Dental Medicine
  • Biomaterials Science

Background:

  • Dental practices increasingly rely on laboratory partnerships for predictable success.
  • Effective collaboration between dentists and dental laboratory technicians is essential for optimal patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of a collaborative relationship between dentists and dental laboratories.
  • To emphasize the role of communication in achieving predictable success in dental restorations.

Main Methods:

  • The abstract emphasizes a partnership approach, starting from treatment planning through to restoration insertion.
  • It stresses the need for thorough and effective communication from both the dentist and the laboratory technician.

Main Results:

  • Improved dentist productivity and reduced stress.
  • Minimized remakes and administrative time for dental laboratories.
  • Exceptional patient restorations that meet expectations, leading to increased patient referrals.

Conclusions:

  • A strong, trusting relationship between dentists and dental laboratories, built on open communication, is vital for clinical success.
  • This collaboration benefits the dental professional, the laboratory, and most importantly, the patient.
  • The ultimate measure of this relationship is patient satisfaction and practice growth through referrals.

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