The Golden Age of Orthodontics
Business:Management
We are thrilled to have Dr. Ravindra Nanda as our guest on the podcast. During our conversation, Dr. Nanda will explore groundbreaking advancements in the field of aligner orthodontics. He will provide insights into the innovative technology enabling orthodontists to sustainably produce aligners in their offices. While minimal training is needed, the mechanics behind this process are remarkably straightforward. It's never been a better time to be an orthodontist.
IN THIS EPISODE:
[04:32] Dr. Leon and Dr. Ravindra reminisce over their days at university and changes between now and then.
[06:19] Dr. Ravinda shares how he got involved with Graphy and how the process works.
[11:25] Dr. Ravinda discusses the cost of the aligners and functionality and shares the benefits to the patient.
[17:05] Treatment can accelerate the therapy and affect the impact on the environment.
[23:02] A listener asks a question of Dr. Ravinda regarding the mechanics of printing an aligner.
[27:32] Dr. Ravinda discusses the downside of the process.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Graphy produces aligners with shape memory.
Graphy can print aligners in 32 minutes.
A benefit of Graphy aligners is that you don’t need as many attachments to the teeth.
RESOURCE LINKS
People + Practice - Website
Dr. Ravindra Nanda - Facebook
Dr. Ravindra Nanda - Instagram
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Ravindra Nanda is at present UConn Alumni Endowed Chair, and Professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Chair of division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A.
He received his dental training from Lucknow University, India and orthodontic training first at Lucknow, India and then from Nymegen, The Netherlands and the University of Connecticut. He also received a Ph.D. for the University of Nymegen in 1969. He was an Assistant Professor of Orthodontics at Loyola University, Illinois from 1970 to 1972 and since 1972 he has been associated with the University of Connecticut.
He is editor-in-chief of Progress in Orthodontics and an associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. He is on the editorial board of ten different national and international orthodontic journals.
He is an active member of AAO, EOS, IADR and Edward H. Angle Society. Dr. Nanda is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He has given numerous named lectures at national and international societies including Mershon Lecture at American Association of Orthodontics and Sheldon Friel Lecture at 2011 EOS Congress.
Dr. Nanda has authored six orthodontic books and more than 200 scientific articles in major journals. His most recent books are Biomechanics in Clinical Orthodontics and Biomechanic and Esthetic Strategies In Clinical Orthodontics, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics and Current Therapy in Orthodontics.
QUOTES:
“You need a 3D printer, we recommend Unix because the settings have been made accordingly. Then you take the resin and place it in the tray, plug in your software. This plate will come down where the resin is, and it moves up, and in about 32 minutes, you will have six to ten aligners.” Dr. Ravindra Nanda
“Say you have 5 million patients using models. That means at least 150 million models are being thrown somewhere in the environment. So we are polluting like crazy. The aligner would be the only pollution. We are going to tell our patients how to get rid of those aligners because nobody talks about it, you give the aligners, you forget about them.” Dr. Ravindra Nanda
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