Dr. Edward Shukovsky - Cosmetic Dentistry Blog

Stamford implant dentist Edward Shukovsky reviews how the latest technology affects all patients, including those with dental implants.

I have written about practicing in the 21st Century on this blog in the past.  The rapid fire information highway, the high technology, computers everywhere you look.  Patients hear terms like Laser Dentistry, T-Scan, Diagnodent Laser Detection Device, Vita Spectrophotometer, Diode, Erbium Yag, Pulse Oxymeter, Velscope, Itamar PAT-200.....What does all this 'stuff' do!  Is it a case of 'he who dies with the most toys WINS!!!'  As a dentist with lots of 'toys,' I find that the arena for advancing the state-of-the-art care for our patients has never been more available.  With all these advances in dental technology, as compared to the time I first got introduced to dentistry, being a dentist has actually become 'cool.'  I want to share with you the reasons why this is so.

This is not your father's Oldsmobile.  Do you remember that ad campaign?  Well, this is not your father's dentistry.  Dentistry is practiced in a totally different manner today.  In one generation the approach to dental care has changed dramatically...