Dentaltown January 2022 - 57
by Dr. Joe Westbury
After graduating from the
University of Missouri-Kansas
City School of Dentistry in 1989,
Dr. Joe Westbury practiced
dentistry in South San Francisco
and was a clinical professor at
the University of the Pacifi c.
Westbury, who has been in private
practice for 32 years, currently
practices in Oak View, California.
M
ost of us have experienced it
before: poor-fitting crowns,
wrong shades, open contacts.
(If you haven't, you should hug
your lab technicians and tell them how much
you appreciate them.) For most of my dental
career, I've struggled with lab inconsistency,
but I'll admit that I was always trying to
walk that fi ne line of quality versus cost.
I've owned three practices, all in
working-class communities, and my fees
were such that I couldn't afford the higher
costs associated with a top-tier dental lab. So
I tried a lot of different labs over the years,
and most of those relationships frustrated me.
I eventually settled in with a local lab
I worked with for nearly 15 years. The last
few years of that relationship were plagued
with frequent open contacts, poor-fi tting
crowns and mismatched shades. I also never
knew the quality of material the lab was
using. Every crown-seating appointment
was stressful. On most appointments, I'd
have to add a contact or alter the shade to
match. With my small offi ce, this would
consistently wreck my schedule.
Finding inspiration
on Dentaltown
Frustrated, I began to look for alternatives.
I researched the Cerec, introral
scanners and CAD/CAM forums on
Dentaltown, where threads by Townies
" jaymsn2004 " and " Guerrilla Dental "
caught my attention. Both had purchased
fi ve-axis mills, were making their own crowns
and had developed digital workfl ows that
worked for them.
Convinced that I had found a solution
to my lab issues, I started researching mills.
My main criteria was simple: I needed
to be able to mill zirconia crowns, bridges
and hybrid cases. I also wanted to be able
to mill custom titanium abutments-
anything else the system could do would
be a bonus.
I wanted the scanner, mill and sintering
oven to be manufactured by the same
company, so the CAD/CAM and milling
would be fully integrated. I also wanted
an open system instead of a closed one;
I knew that I could mix and match different
component brands to save money, but that
could come with its own set of problems
if the equipment didn't integrate nicely
with each other. Plus, I wanted continuity
of support if something were to go wrong.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown January 2022
Howard Speaks: Coach Your Team To Success
Professional Courtesy: Losing It Is Just The Beginning
Continuing Education Update
Industry News
Poll: Sleep Dentistry
Message Board: Crown Lengthening or Not
Message Board: Fixing a Natural Open Contact
Message Board: Golden Handcuffs/How to Retain an Associate Long Term
Message Board: Upper All-on-4 - Fast Track Workflow
Office Visit: Dr. Eric Steinbach
Autogenous Soft Tissue Grafting — Dr. David Paulson
Taking It In-House — Dr. Joe Westbury
Ad Index
Turning On the Dental Overhead Light — Dr. Claudia Le
Earn Trust, Then Compliance — Jay Geier
A Team Wins Playing 1-On-1 — Dr. Tim Goodheart
Dentally Incorrect
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Howard Speaks: Coach Your Team To Success
Dentaltown January 2022 - 13
Dentaltown January 2022 - Professional Courtesy: Losing It Is Just The Beginning
Dentaltown January 2022 - 15
Dentaltown January 2022 - Continuing Education Update
Dentaltown January 2022 - 17
Dentaltown January 2022 - Industry News
Dentaltown January 2022 - 19
Dentaltown January 2022 - Poll: Sleep Dentistry
Dentaltown January 2022 - 21
Dentaltown January 2022 - Message Board: Crown Lengthening or Not
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Message Board: Fixing a Natural Open Contact
Dentaltown January 2022 - 27
Dentaltown January 2022 - Message Board: Golden Handcuffs/How to Retain an Associate Long Term
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Dentaltown January 2022 - 31
Dentaltown January 2022 - Message Board: Upper All-on-4 - Fast Track Workflow
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Office Visit: Dr. Eric Steinbach
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Autogenous Soft Tissue Grafting — Dr. David Paulson
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Taking It In-House — Dr. Joe Westbury
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Ad Index
Dentaltown January 2022 - Turning On the Dental Overhead Light — Dr. Claudia Le
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Dentaltown January 2022 - Earn Trust, Then Compliance — Jay Geier
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Dentaltown January 2022 - A Team Wins Playing 1-On-1 — Dr. Tim Goodheart
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