Our Dental Velocity case presentations focus on concepts and procedures that:

• Demonstrate simplicity
• Improve outcomes
• Create efficiency
• Increase revenue

This presentation will introduce the concepts of opportunity cost and the value chain in the context of a case for fabrication of a screw retained implant supported crown

About Southern ImplantsSouthern Implants was established in 1987 to develop, manufacture and distribute dental implants. Southern Implants has been a pioneer in this field over the last two decades and has contributed extensively to ongoing enhancements with respect to the osseointegration of implant devices, surgical techniques, patient education and options for treatment. The company is focused on the top-end specialist sector of the implant market, continually offering new choices using specially requisitioned pure titanium. Southern Implants is the leading implant company in Southern...

This case study demonstrates the planning and execution of a retrievable single restoration in the esthetic zone. Instead of using a cement-retained crown to a custom abutment, we used angled screw access. The case highlights the steps associated with the procedure and its positive outcome. It also identifies benefits of using a HIPAA-compliant texting application to efficiently and securely communicate with the referring dentist, lab and patient.

I recently came across an article published just a year ago in Dental Lab International. Titled Value Chains Being Transformed by New Digital Dental Technologies, its authored by Friedhelm Klingenburg, CEO of Germany-based Merz Dental GmbH, a dental lab respected worldwide for its leading dental companies worldwide for technologically sophisticated production.

I am pleased to introduce Awrel the dental industry's first-ever HIPAA-compliant desktop and mobile texting application for quick, easy and secure communication and collaboration. Awrel is now available at http://app.awrel.com, the App Store or the Google Play Store. I am thankful to so many individuals and organizations who've helped me with this exciting initiative including Lee Culp, a respected innovator, author and lecturer in the dental lab industry, who shared this in last week's news release announcing the Awrel app.