New Survey

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Welcome to the Five Minute survey. This is a non-scientific survey for our dental clients. We will have a series of questions that will change quarterly, with the results being posted on the survey page of our website. The purpose is twofold. We want to learn more about you, and we want to provide you insight on practical issues that are important to other dentists in the Seattle area. If you return to the page every few months, you will be able to compare your opinions to others in the same area.

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Below is the results of our first survey, Insight On Practical Dentistry 1, completed June 25th. In it you will find some interesting trends. If you would like to receive a link by e-mail please send a note to solutions@thornford.com. I send your e-mails "blind", your address is considered highly confidential.

Insight On Practical Dentistry 1

1. What brand of cement do you prefer for seating zirconia based restorations?

• 50%    3M Rely-X luting cement 
• 10%    Vitremere luting
• 10%    Calibra
• 10%    Durelon
• 10%    Infinity by DenMat
• 10%    Maxcem

2. Will you purchase an intraoral scanner to replace traditional impressions within the next two years?

• 41.7%    No
• 50.0%    Maybe
• 8.3%      Yes
• 0.0%      I haven't given this subject any thought

3. On average how much time do you spend making adjustments when delivering a new complete denture?

• 16.7%      I don't prescribe dentures
• 0.0%        0-5 minutes
• 66.7%      5-15 minutes?
• 16.7%      15-30 minutes?
• 0.0%        30-60 minutes?

4. Do you ever prescribe sleep apnea devices?

• 83.3%      Yes
• 16.7%      No

5. What brand of impression material do you prefer for the following?

Crown and Bridge

• 27% Affinis, Coltene
• 27% Imprint, 3M
• 18% Impregum, 3M
• 9% Onmiflex/Exaflex, GC
• 9% Aquisil, Dentsply
• 9% Splash, Discus

Denture reline

• 30% Imprint, 3M
• 30% Impregum,3M
• 10% Extrude, Kerr
• 10% Lynol, Caulk/Dentsply
• 10% Splash, Discus
• 10% Exaflex, Durelon

RPD final impression

• 33% Alginate (Jeltrate), Caulk
• 25% Imprint, 3M
• 16% Accugel, Vivadent
• 8% PVS Alg. Substitute
• 8% Impregum, 3M
• 8% Splash, Discus

Night guard/splint

• 69% Alginate (Jeltrate), Caulk
• 15% PVS Alginate substitute
• 8% Impregum, 3M
• 8% Splash, Discus

6. What questions should we ask on our next survey?

• Do you place desensitizer such as hemaglu, or do a total etch and bond, on preps at the time of prep and/or at seat or crown and bridge, even when non-bonded e.g. with Relyx cement?

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