The Future of Digital Dentistry: An Interview with Amir Mansouri

In this episode of the Decoding Digital Dentistry podcast, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny chats with Amir Mansouri, the CEO of SprintRay, a key player in the 3D printing industry for dental applications. They discuss the humble beginnings of SprintRay and its entrance to the dental market in 2016 due to a successful Kickstarter campaign. The co-founders, 3D printing experts from the University of Southern California, initially focused on high-resolution 3D printers. Amir outlines the advancements in 3D printing and its growing appeals to dentists who see the value in in-house manufacturing. The company's future plans include further investment in R&D to make the printers 'microwave easy' and improve the material science aspect, making it easier to print with more variety in shade and translucency. Additionally, SprintRay is investing in software and automation, anticipating a future where digital dentistry is as common as a dental chair in every practice.

00:00 Intro
02:44 Amir's background and starting SprintRay
03:48 Focusing on dentistry and the dental market
04:52 Making 3D printing easy to use for dental staff
06:54 The future focus on automation and materials
08:48 Resin development as a key priority
12:52 Offering design services to help with adoption
14:54 Hardware improvements for ease of use
16:04 Software and automation developments
17:07 New resin materials under development
18:07 Predicting 50% market adoption in 3-5 years
20:10 Educating the market about opportunities
23:13 Comparing to chairside milling adoption
25:14 Focusing discussion on materials
26:37 Splints are now standard, restorations developing
30:41 Printing vs ceramic restorations
31:50 Early positive results for printed restorations
36:47 Material science developments key for adoption
39:49 Resin printing will lead digital dentistry
42:51 Industry consolidation and technology relevance
43:51 Advice for adopting new technologies

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