Communication Tools in Communication Tools in the Dental Laboratory the Dental Laboratory

Tried and tested Tried and tested

Shade guidesShade guides

Customized shade tabsCustomized shade tabs

Study modelsStudy models

Diagnostic wax-ups are a way of Diagnostic wax-ups are a way of communicating possible treatment communicating possible treatment

outcomes to patientsoutcomes to patients

Are all traditional communication tools Are all traditional communication tools

used by dental laboratories.used by dental laboratories.

ICT is now however, fast becoming the ICT is now however, fast becoming the no 1 no 1

Tool for delivering and communicatingTool for delivering and communicating

Information across the dental team.Information across the dental team.

Bite rims are a good way of Bite rims are a good way of communicating Biometric communicating Biometric

datadata

Cutting EdgeCutting Edge

Digital photographyDigital photography

Computerized shade analysisComputerized shade analysis

Digital ImagingDigital Imaging

Enables the dental team to have a Enables the dental team to have a wealth of wealth of

information delivered at the touch of information delivered at the touch of button!button!

Information which would have had to Information which would have had to havehave

been delivered and processed been delivered and processed manually manually

In analogue form can now be sent In analogue form can now be sent

electronically!electronically!