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AG.Live CON hiGhLiGhts the key treNds Of

trANsfOrmAtiON iN the deNtAL iNdustry

Digitization in the dental industry is unstoppable. It heralds change
and at the same time offers enormous potential. The fact that
many dental technicians and dentists want to seize these opportuni-
ties is evidenced by the large number of participants at AG.Live
CON. 38 international speakers presented the blueprints for a new
dimension of unified dentistry in numerous live presentations and
discussions. All contributions are still available free of charge at
show.aglivecon.digital.
The benefits of digitization are clear, as Prof. Dr. med. dent. Daniel
Edelhoff explained in the panel discussion: "In more and more clinical
work processes, analog steps are being replaced by digital technology,
which brings about enormous advantages: the simplification of
process steps, reproducibility and a high degree of predictability."
However, the communication gap between dental technicians and
dentists emerged as a key issue in the panel. "Laboratories have invest-
ed heavily over the past few decades and digitized in the field of
CAD/CAM. However, digitization currently stops at the interface with The benefits of digitization are conclusive, according to the panel of experts at
the dentist," said master dental technician Andreas Kunz during the the AG.Live CON panel discussion (from left to right: Prof. Dr. med. dent. Florian
panel discussion. The experts unanimously agreed that the greatest Beuer, Siegbert Witkowski, Prof. Dr. med. dent. Daniel Edelhoff, Wolfgang Reim,
Prof. Dr. med. dent. Jan-Frederik Güth, Andreas Kunz, Prof. DDr. Andreas Moritz,
deficit currently lies in combining all available patient data in a mean- Falko Noack)
ingful manner and then using these data to provide patient-specific
treatment.
Extending the digital Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow to the dentist
More than the sum of its parts AG.Live also forms the basis and interface for the Ceramill Direct
What is important is teamwork for the benefit of the patient. “For a Restoration System (DRS), with which Amann Girrbach extends the
complex restoration, you need a highly competent partner in the lab- digital Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow to the dentist. The Ceramill DRS
oratory and a highly competent clinician. Then their combined expert- Connection Kit, consisting of the Ceramill Map DRS intraoral scanner,
ise is more than the sum of the individual parts,” emphasized Prof. Dr. the appropriate scanning software as well as the connection to the
med. dent. Florian Beuer. The objective must be AG.Live platform, serves as the entry-level vari-
for the two to join forces in the best possible ant. Any order data including all the required
manner. information can therefore be shared seamlessly
This is precisely the mission that Amann and in real time, as the practice is linked fully
Girrbach has set itself and, after five years of digitally to the laboratory via AG.Live. This per-
development work, has launched AG.Live, the mits same-day dentistry for simple restorations,
largest digitization offensive in the company's also with zirconia by using the Ceramill DRS
history. This web-based portal for collabora- High-Speed Zirconia Kit.
tion between laboratories and dentists offers This is supplemented by the Ceramill DRS
perfect digital services at all levels. To give an Production Kit, which allows fabrication to be
example, AG.Live as a central tool for digital performed in the practice by the dentist. Here,
case management, a networking, infrastruc- AG.Live as a digital platform paves the way for the laboratory can assist the practice in terms of
ture and material management, support and smooth interdisciplinary collaboration. design, know-how, service and advice.
knowledge database will gradually replace the This results in 3 Ceramill Team Workflows,
previous C3 customer portal. which can be used depending on the kit equipment and the team con-
On the one hand, the platform networks machines and materials stellation. Due to the modular design, it is possible to start on a "small
in the laboratory, thereby simplifying processes and increasing qual- scale" with the Ceramill DRS Connection Kit and upgrade to the
ity and reproducibility. The biggest advance, however, is providing Ceramill DRS Production Kit at a later stage.
the link in a growing global network of digitally operating dental AG.Live and DRS as well as all digitization solutions from Amann
professionals. This bridges the interdisciplinary gap between den- Girrbach support practices and laboratories on the journey that Prof.
tists and dental technicians and facilitates future-oriented coopera- Dr. med. dent. Jan-Frederik Güth describes in his summary of the
tion. In this network of optimized and new partnerships, the partic- panel discussion as follows: "Patient-oriented, focused, personalized,
ipants can focus on their strengths and better position themselves on team-oriented, simplified and digital - that's where the journey is
the market. headed."

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