Q & M Dental
Group Malaysia recently organised an introduction to Computer-aided Design and
Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) at Dorsett Grand Subang, for the media
and trade partners. CAD/CAM utilises minimally invasive techniques through
imaging processes such as CNC milling and 3D printing as a substitute for
conventional moulded impressions, allowing faster and more accurate fabrication
of dental prosthesis, inlays and crowns in addition to streamlining
prosthodontic procedures that would have been prohibitively costly for both the
patient and dental practitioner prior.
Q & M Dental Group Malaysia will soon be embarking into implementing
CAD/CAM infrastructures in all the company’s nine outlets in Klang Valley,
Johor Bahru and Melaka with plans of horizontal expansion to further entrench
the expertise in local clinical and laboratory settings. As a result, the group
has also acquired AR Dental Supplies and Aidite Manufacuring. The former is a
new subsidiary that boasts three decades of familiarity when it comes to
supplying dental materials and equipment while the latter is a recently
acquired manufacturer in China that specialises in Zirconia and glass ceramic
blocks.
“We
will be using AR Dental Supplies as our vehicle to promote the adoption of
CAD/CAM,” explains Dr Ng Chin Siau, Group Chief Executive Officer of Q & M
Dental Group. “They will also play the role of distributor for dental inventory
produced by Aidite Manufacturing. The dynamics of both will eventually
consolidated to provide the support we need in order to spur uptake of CAD/CAM
by dental practitioners in Malaysia. Through workshops and seminars such as
this, we hope to educate both consumers and affiliates on what is possible with
an existing new breakthrough. We’ll also work closely with IMU (International Medical
University) to hold seminars on the advantages of CAD/CAM.”
CAD/CAM complements earlier technologies used for these purposes by any
combination of increasing the speed of design and fabrication whilst easing the
insertion process – increasing the convenience and rendering the process
feasible and less complicated. Economies of scale also lead to the eventual
reduction of unit cost thus benefiting both the patient and dentists.
The Malaysian dental tourism industry in particular will reap the long
term benefits of CAD/CAM as a result of restoration and finished dental
products that can be produced within days (or even the same day), thus shorting
the waiting period and the number of visits an overseas patient has to make to
the clinic.
“The
reasoning is quite simple,” says Dr Ng Jet Wei, CEO of Q & M Dental Group Malaysia.
“With the competitiveness of the Ringgit, a foreign tourist looking to get work
done at a reasonable price point will be able to resume his holidaying and
finalise his procedure without an extended stay.
Highlights
of the afternoon included a panel discussion with Dr Ng Chin Siau, Dr Ng Jet
Wei as well as Dr Foo Mooh Thong, Richard Tye and Judith Zwenger, who fielded questions from the media.
This was then followed by a
sumptuous buffet spread for all those in attendance. For
more information, check out www.QandM.com.my
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