The drive to collaborate with dentists to expand treatment options available to patients has always been at the heart of Glidewell Dental. It’s truly gratifying to hear that nearly 50 years of proven results has made us one of the most trusted leaders in the dental industry. Thanks to your continued support, we’re still pursuing various ways to invest in dentistry’s future. Among the most recent examples, unveiled this past November at the inaugural Glidewell Dental Symposium, is the glidewell.io^™ In-Office Solution.

Increased patient acceptance and the positive word of mouth carried by those who leave the office without having to book another visit have made the allure of same-appointment restorative dentistry difficult to ignore. But in-office systems currently on the market have been focused on increasingly complex features that effectively require doctors to function as technicians. Missing has been the simplicity that would enable clinicians to focus on what they do best.

The glidewell.io Solution is the first chairside ecosystem that adapts to your workflow, rather than the other way around. Built on a platform of artificial intelligence, the glidewell.io Solution minimizes all of the heavy lifting in the design process, so that in-office work is accurate, consistent and completely streamlined. It’s also capable of producing restorations made from authentic BruxZir^® Solid Zirconia, enabling users to mill a fully sintered zirconia crown in under 45 minutes — no oven required. At the same time, clinicians have direct access to our expert digital processing teams here at Glidewell Laboratories, including the option to digitally submit cases to the lab for fabrication.

Our development of the glidewell.io Solution is a direct response to dentists’ concerns about frustrating software, unsuccessful implementation and financially burdensome costs. Though it may seem counterintuitive for a lab-driven enterprise to assist its customers in producing their own restorations, we view it as an example of our ongoing commitment to provide dentists the tools and techniques needed to deliver treatment to more of those in need.

There’s never been a better time to practice single-appointment restorative dentistry, and our teams are committed to helping doctors incorporate this exciting new technology into their offices by providing additional training to staff members, continued education courses, and a diverse curriculum to help with implementation. We’ve spent nearly five decades building strong relationships with our customers, and we’re excited to use that experience to help dentists integrate these advanced services into their practices. Together, let’s make it easier for patients to say “yes” to the treatment they need.