June 20196Alex D'souzaManaging Editoreditor@Medicaltechoutlook.comEDITORIALThe Art of Dentistry Continues to Evolve with TimesDental technology, more so than any other branch of medtech, has advanced immeasurably over the last 50 years. In the beginning, emerging dental carries (tooth decay) prevention services such as fluoridated dentifrices (toothpaste) and communal water fluoridation (adding fluoride to drinking water) were viewed skeptically by many in the scientific community. Today, however, these preventive measures are standard practices, even in the remotest corner of the world. A little over 30 years ago, dental amalgam--the process of mixing liquid mercury and metal alloy to fill cavities caused by tooth decay--was the mainstay of restorative dentistry. New techniques such as stainless steel crowns and composite resins (while filling) were barely adopted, primarily because proved too expensive for both dentists and patients. Today, esthetic materials and crowns dominate the restorative services provided in pediatric dentistry--thanks largely to the inception of new technologies. Also, the time taken to carve a new crown--retrofitted perfectly to fit a person's denture­has been reduced by tenfold, again thanks to emerging dental technologies such as 3-D Printing. Therefore, esthetic materials have become accessible, multi-purpose, and affordable tools. The dental community has recognized the technological advancements and accepted practice norms have drastically changed the approach towards patient care over the past few decades. Be it Bluetooth-connected toothbrushes, diagnostic tools such as digital imaging and S-Rays, soft tissue lasers for minor gum surgeries, or computer-aided manufacturing tools for root canal treatments, every aspect of patient therapy has been influenced by technologies. If the last five decades are any indication, the art of dentistry is likely to receive another makeover within the next 30 years. It shouldn't surprise anyone if, in the near future, a patient is able to walk into a dentist's office and receive a pain-free, drill-free, and injection-free root canal treatment within an hour's time. And due to the mass scale adoption of technology, the dental community is no longer skeptical to either refine existing practices or embrace new ones. June - 03 - 2019, volume 03 - Issue 08 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. Managing EditorAlex D'souzaEditorial StaffVisualizerIssac GeorgeDavid ParkerSalesRich Gonsalvesrich@medicaltechoutlook.com510.972.5010Contact usEmailPhone:510 230 0396 Fax:510-894-8405sales@medicaltechoutlook.comeditor@medicaltechoutlook.commarketing@medicaltechoutlook.comMerlin WatsonSarah FernandesPranav SudhakarJoe Philip Laura PintoJoshua Parker To subscribe to Government CIO OutlookVisit www.govciooutlook.com Copyright © 2019 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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