Tools of the trade: Itero Element 5
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes by Dr Alhan Farjo, Quay Dental, Sydney, NSW The iTero scanner is perfectly suited for Invisalign cases but I also...
Tools of the trade: Danville PrepStart
by Dr Andrew Marriott-Smith, Pacific Smiles, Bairnsdale, VIC
We’ve had our PrepStart abrasion unit for about 13 years. Previously I had purchased an American air...
Tools of the trade: Pentax NF2 loupes
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes by Dr Marc Sandler, Crows Nest Dentists, NSW My loupes have 5X magnification. Initially, I thought that might be too...
Tools of the trade: Transbond Plus Self Etching primer
by Dr Jonathan Chi, Castle Hill Orthodontics, Castle Hill, NSW
Transbond Plus Self Etching primer is a superior product and I would recommend it to...
Tools of the trade: Patient Discovery
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes by Dr Dish Ghose, Dazzling Smiles Dental, Craigieburn, VIC Patient Discovery is a free service provided by Centaur Software online...
The Wand Anaesthesia System
by Dr Jeffrey Tho, Bakery Hill Dental, Ballarat, VIC
I wasn’t really a believer when I first started using this system. However, the response from...
Tools of the trade: Triodent V-Ring matrix system
by Dr Jennifer Jom, Central Dental, Mt Gravatt, QLD
Like most dentists I originally used a Tofflemire and matrix for interproximal caries. However, I find...
Tools of the trade: E4D
by Dr Anthony Spink, Anthony Spink Dental Suite, Brighton, QLD
E4D is a CAD/CAM system that’s pretty similar to a Cerec. Our practice has been...
Tools of the Trade: Galileos
by Dr Hugh Fleming, Hugh Fleming Dentistry, Mosman, NSW
Galileos creates a three-dimensional image of the jaw using a cone beam scan.
What’s good about it
The...
Tools of the Trade: The Wand
by Dr John Winters, Paediatric Dentist, South Perth, WA
I specialise in children’s dentistry and the average age of my patients is about four-and-a-half. The...
Tools of the trade: Eye-Fi SD card
by Dr Gareth Lewell, Captivate Dental, Moorabbin, VIC
I use a Canon digital SLR in the surgery and it had an ordinary SD card. Another...
Tools of the trade: Erkopress 300 TP
by Dr Peter Norton, Dental On Clarke, Crows Nest, NSW The Erkopress is a laboratory machine that creates pressure-formed orthodontic retainers and multi-layered mouthguards. It...











