In February, the magazine Dentistry Today published an article that proclaimed 2021 as the year of 3D printing in dentistry. The article evinces an optimism about the technology’s ability to help professionals in a variety of ways, particularly with restorative dentistry.

In the June 2021 issue of Dental News, a team of dental professors, graduate students, and computer researchers from Montreal published an article summarizing basic information and current trends relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dental care.

Quick Announcement: Starting this week, the Titan Tech blog will release two posts a week, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday, instead of just one post a week. Stay tuned for more tech news.

Teledentistry refers to any means of patient care using digital technology.

In the past, many dental practices have relied on established marketing techniques to communicate with their existing customers and solicit new ones. These methods include mail marketing--as well as mail reminders for appointments--, phone calls, and ads in local newspapers and magazines.

It's very difficult, if not impossible, to provide the best dental care without the use of imaging technology. Luckily, there have been numerous developments in dental imaging tech over the past few decades. Even older forms of radiological imaging, like x-rays, can be augmented and improved with modern computing.

-Quick announcement: Today, we're kicking off a series of blog posts focusing on particular business sectors and how they relate to IT. Our first set of blogs will focus on dental practices. Watch out for more announcements in future posts.

At the end of June, Dentistry Today, the popular online trade magazine, interviewed Mike Baird, the CEO of Henry Schein One, which provides a variety of software products for dental practices.

Quick announcement: Facebook is currently running a trial of integrating voice and video chat into its main application, meaning that users could soon start conferencing over Facebook directly without using the Messenger app. If you'd like to read more of our coverage on how technology has recently affected workplace communication, click here.