MICROCOPY,Going single-patient-use is the key to a healthy practice and happy patients,
It takes a lot to be a good dentist—from investing in the latest technologies, keeping the dental team engaged, staying up to date with CE, and brainstorming ways to get new patients in the chair. So, what does it take to be a “damn good” dentist?,According to Microcopy, Damn Good Dentists make an unwavering commitment to patient safety. Sure, your patients see your tight-fitting mask and face shield, maybe even the new air purifier humming away in the corner, but they’re also curious about the instruments they open wide for during treatment.,You wouldn’t dream of cleaning and reusing a bib or a cotton roll, so why sterilize your burs and polishers?,Single-patient-use is not a new concept to dentistry or to Microcopy, which has been churning out high-quality disposable burs and polishers for the past 50 years. Whether you’ve been using disposable burs for a long time or recently made the switch, now is the perfect time to show patients that you’re a Damn Good Dentist who puts safety first.,“Now, more than ever, patients are watching us at every turn,” noted Sancerie O’Rourke-Allen, DDS, MAGD, who evaluated Microcopy’s flagship NeoDiamond burs for DPS in 2017 and has been using them ever since. Initially a skeptic of single-patient-use burs—Dr. O’Rourke-Allen assumed that disposable diamonds would be cheap or made with poor quality—she became a believer after prepping for 8 crowns using a single NeoDiamond bur.,“I used one bur, and the power and the smoothness of the bur remained—even by the end of the job,” she said, adding, “I like the fact that I am not sacrificing time and cutting power. I am still able to cut a prep in the same amount of time.”,Dr. Dory Stutman, who has used Microcopy burs almost exclusively for many years, including NeoDiamond and NeoBurr NeoMax Carbide Metal Cutters, agrees. “These single-patient-use burs maintain their cutting ability during multiple tooth preparations. Patients always like to see instruments coming straight out of the single-use packet, as it reassures them that the bur is sterile vs. when they see previously used burs on a block. Plus, my final tooth preparation is always smooth with sharp margins—just how I want it to be.”,
In addition to patient safety, Microcopy burs solve other problems, too, such as when it comes to reducing zirconia—a material that has been notoriously difficult for clinicians to cut, adjust, and polish. Recently put to the test by a team of DPS evaluators, NeoDiamond Z-Class Adjusters emerged as a Best Product, earning high praise for their single-patient-use packaging, variety of shapes, and time savings.,Evaluators also appreciated their ability to create a smooth and esthetic finish on zirconia restorations, especially when used in tandem with NeoShine, a 2-step color-coded system of cups and points designed to remove striations and scratches and create a glossy, shiny zirconia surface.,Offering 10 shape options across 7 adjusters and 3 cutters, Z-Class zirconia-grade diamonds are designed to cut smoothly at a consistent depth, as they did for Peter Dantini Jr., DDS.,
“I used one NeoDiamond bur, and the power and the smoothness of the bur remained—even by the end of the job.”
-Sancerie O’Rourke-Allen, DDS, MAGD, ,“The shape of the egg diamond was perfect for occlusal adjustment, and the unique cone-shaped polisher made getting into the grooves and anatomy of a tooth far easier than I would have expected,” he shared. “Between the shape of the egg adjuster and the 2-step NeoShine polisher, I found it far easier to achieve a polished crown than when using my other wheels, points, and diamonds.”,Sometimes, it’s the little things that make the biggest impact. At a time when anxiety over safe dental care is still at its peak, taking a fresh, sharp-cutting bur out of the package in front of your patients is a small gesture that makes a world of difference to your patients.,Single-patient-use burs are a faster, safer, and better way to practice dentistry. Get a free sample and see for yourself by visiting microcopydental.com/nd2ppdps,Brush up on your bur knowledge and get 2 free CE credits when you take the Microcopy single-patient-use vs. multi-patient-use CE course. Visit MicrocopyDental.com/nddps.,This year, DPS sat down with several Damn Good Dentists who put patient safety at a premium by using Microcopy burs. Here, we reveal their go-to burs and polishers, as well as the biggest reason they went single-patient-use.,“Some patients have enough dental anxiety without worrying about whether their dentist’s equipment is sterile. Disposable burs just look a whole lot better than burs that have been sterilized multiple times.”,“If I always use fresh diamonds and burs, then I’m not generating a lot of heat on the tooth. So, I avoid pulpal damage while decreasing patient sensitivity and pulpal necrosis.”,“The sterile packaging is simple, making the burs easy to store, dispense, and use, and the adjustments were so smooth that minimal polishing was required.”,“NeoShine Polishers are packaged for single-patient-use, which not only promotes safety, but is a great benefit when chairside with patients.”
