DINKS with Dr. Diana Tadros of ExocadElite

Dr. Diana Tadros bought exocad before she owned a scanner. In this episode she explains how she taught herself to design her own wax-ups, why she now does them free at the consult (and her lab got busier), and the order she recommends for going digital: scanner, then printer, then design.
In this episode:
- Why labs and software companies weren't eager to teach dentists to design
- Free digital wax-ups, and how they changed her case acceptance
- From "A1/A2 dentist" to AACD Accredited in about three years
- Buying exocad first and learning it button by button
- Planning cases with orthodontists, surgeons and plastic surgeons using face scans
- The functional mock-up: showing patients the bite, not just the smile
- Beginners, believers and beasts: where to start with digital
- Why a DSLR camera is the most humbling tool in dentistry
Plus dental news: illegal dentistry in a hotel room, 1,500 more hygienists leaving the workforce, and the Medicaid roll-offs that started April 1, 2023.
Dr. Diana Tadros is an AACD Accredited cosmetic dentist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and a Kois Center graduate. She practiced in Manhattan before buying her Fort Lauderdale practice, and teaches exocad design to dentists through ExocadElite courses and at the Kois Center.

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