Waterline contamination is a growing concern in dentistry. Water coolant is necessary during tooth preparation in order to avoid overheating of the tooth. Typically, the water used in this process is regular tap water. The purity of tap water varies across the country and within communities. Contamination in waterlines can involve the various chemicals put into community water sources as well as bacteria and viruses that may develop in the lines themselves. The country's water supply is generally considered to be safe. I am unaware of any health problems that have been attributable to waterline contamination. But in an effort to be pro-active, I have eliminated the use of community water supply as a coolant in operative dental procedures. Our new Adec delivery units utilize a water coolant completely separate from the community water supply. We use sterile distilled water in these new delivery units so that every operative procedure uses water coolant that is free from all contaminants. I am proud to be able to provide the latest in technology and exceptional service to my patients.

A-dec is one of the largest and most reliable manufacturer of dental equipment in the world. They are located in Portland, Oregon. This last weekend, Dr. Brown was invited by A-dec and Patterson dental (A-dec's exclusive sales agent in the U.S.) to tour their manufacturing facilities. The facilities were quite impressive as was their quality control. Rather than test random samples of products, A-dec inspects and tests each piece of equipment that they manufacture. This dedication to quality control is the reason that A-dec is the largest equipment supplier in the U.S. Naturally, Dr. Brown will begin incorporating more A-dec products into his practice. Thanks to A-dec and Patterson for a great trip.

On May 14th and 15th, Dr. Brown will be teaching Cerec Basic Training at the Patterson Orlando training facility. Close to Disney, Universal, Sea World and other Orlando attractions, the Patterson Orlando training facility is a perfect getaway for the family while the doctor is learning the ins and outs of Cerec. We will be covering how to properly prepare the tooth for all ceramic restorations, powdering and picture. Design will encompass single restorations, multiple restorations in quadrant mode, correlation mode and Cerec Connect. Emphasis will be given on taking a buccal bite in preparation for the upcoming release of Cerec 3.8 software.

Patterson Dental is putting on a Technology Night at the North Melbourne Holiday Inn on Thursday, April 29th from 4pm-8:30pm. Dr. Brown will be there to demonstrate Sirona's Cerec 3-D and Galileos cone beam technology. The operation and benefits of each system independently and in conjunction with each other will be discussed. Dr. Brown will also share his experience in incorporating these technologies into his practice.

Dr. Brown instructed five dentists in the use of Cerec 3-D this past weekend. The Patterson Orlando training facility is state of the art and being close to Disney and area attractions, makes it one of the most desirable placed for dentists to train. Dentists from Orlando, Tampa, Ocala and Philadelphia were in attendance. All were outstanding and picked up the use of the Cerec 3-D with ease. Thank you for choosing Patterson's Orlando training facility.

Dr. Brown completed the Galileos Advanced Diagnostic Training at Charlotte, N.C. The Galileos 3-D cone beam scanner is the latest state-of-the-art 3-D imaging device for dentistry. This advanced training, given by Dr. Tyndall of University of North Carolina at Sirona, is designed to enable the dentist to recognize abnormalities that can be seen on the 3-D images produced by the Galileos 3-D scanner. Dr. Brown was the first in Brevard County to incorporate the Galileos cone beam scanner into his practice. He offers this service to his patients and to other dentists and medical professionals in the county.

Sirona Dental has introduced the Galileos Cone-Beam scanner. This scanner is a 3-D imaging device that provides exceptional quality and unprecedented diagnostic capabilities. The Galileos has an extremely low radiation exposure of 70 millisevers. Medical CT scanners can be as much as 5,000 milliseiverts and other cone beam scanners can emit 250 milliseiverts or more. This is on par with standard film based panorex radiographs. Exceptional diagnostic 3-D images at very low radiation doses results in optimum safety and diagnostic ability for the patient. Dr. Brown has added this technology to his practice. The Galileos can interface with the Cerec 3-D for virtual implant placement. We can now take an optical image of the patient with the Cerec 3-D and design a final restoration. This can then be interfaced with the Galileos. Implant placement can guided to the proper position with the final result in mind. The technology is truly amazing, as are the results.

Cerec 3-D is dentistry's state of the art CAD/CAM in-office restoration manufacturing technology by Sirona Dental. Beautiful all porcelain crowns and onlays can be prepared, imaged, milled and delivered ann in a single visit. Patterson Dental is the exclusive distributor of the Cerec system. On January 1, 2010 Patterson Dental in Orlando opened a state of the art Cerec training facility. Dr. Brown was selected to be one of two Cerec specialist trainers for this facility. He offers basic training to dentists one weekend a month and advanced training by appointment. Cerec crowns are the best dentistry has to offer. Dr. Brown is honored to have ben selected by Patterson and Sirona to be one of their instructors.