Overview
At the dawn of the third decade of the twenty-first century, in a world hit by pandemic, changes to every aspect of the profession of dentistry are being forced more than ever. Computer-aided, technology-driven dentistry has been around for many years, but especially the last decade has seen significant advances in the field with numerous hardware and software options being available widely to the international market. Computers and digital technologies are now de facto in many dental settings, and both young and seasoned dentists in practice need revamped guidelines and techniques to perform better in every aspect of their jobs.
There is a need for an effective voice in shaping the future of oral healthcare through several professional activities including, but not limited to, discussion forums and panels, scientific publications, and high-quality 21st century-style educational content. We want to build and maintain the platform where industry leaders, primary caregivers, as well as policy makers turn to.
Goals
- Better oral healthcare for everyone by promoting better dentistry, through leveraging industry leaders, education of practitioners, and setting new standards of care guidelines (proposing better oral health methods)
- Scientific governance through open discussion panels, and leveraging industry in observing the best practice guidelines and less intrusion on dental scientific research and education.
Specifications
Dentistry as a profession will continue to change at an even faster pace. The changes could go in a useful or useless path. We want to promote the positive changes in the future of dentistry and prevent the incidence of low-quality care or malpractices.
Core values
- Clinical competence
- Ethics and patient rights
Sections
I. Digital Dentistry
It is our mission to discuss the best moves for the future of dentistry by developing guidelines for digital treatment planning, or decreasing material waste by using new digital methods instead of old fashion methods, etc.
II. Lasers in Dentistry
Reducing the usage of antibiotics by using lasers to reduce the oral pathogens, which is one possible revolutionary improvement that can happen in oral healthcare.
III. Dental Informatics
Recording and meaningful use of data stored in electronic health records to the benefit of patients and practitioners.
IV. Dental Economics
In the modern world, economics is introduced for better business between people. Dentistry is also kind of business while any dental clinic needs to buy hide or space or property, deal for better equipment and most convenient material and need to hire quality manpower in different sectors. There are different business models suggested that will be discussed shortly and most ethical and beneficial ones for oral health of society will be introduced.
V. Dental Ergonomics
One important area in this project is the long-term health of the dentists themselves. Using the right equipment including magnification tools and proper 3D cameras could significantly contribute to more years of service in health.
VI. Clinical Skill Index (CSI)
There is a need for evaluation of the clinical skills of dental practitioners in different areas of dentistry. It is especially important for insurance companies and clinic owners when contracting dentists. Success rate of treatments rendered by dental practitioners during a year or any evaluation period will count towards their CSI.
CSI classifications is suggested as following:
A+ : Specialists with more than 10 years clinical experience. Qualified by the board of directors of Dental Future (DF).
A: General Dentists (GP) with more than 10 years experience and specialists with more than 5 years experience qualified with two A+ and then Board of Directors of DF.
B+: GP with more than 5 years experience and Specialist with less than 2 years experience.
B: GP with less than 5 years experience qualified with two A or A+ FD certified experts.
This works based on mentorship principles and any dentist to be more qualified could also pass special general dentistry courses provided by A and A+ DF certified experts…
VII. Importance of Branding
In the current market any activity should better be following instructions and principles of branding.
VIII. Patient Education Strategies
There is a need for education of patients to ask for right treatments from their dentists.