Surgeons in 3D Printing

Dr. B Vikraman is a Maxillofacial Surgeon, Unit Chief from Ragas Dental College from India. He is one of the very few surgeons who started the wave of 3D Technology applications in India. He is a real Techno-savvy Surgeon with a great understanding of 3D Technology.

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Three Takeaways

1. Continue working for your bread and butter.
2. Either outsource for technology or learn it.
3. The satisfaction of the doctor and patient are equally important so give your best.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Keep working for bread & butter but learn 3D technology whenever you find a good chance. Conversation with Dr. B Vikraman..

[1:28] 

Dr. Vikraman shares how he got interested in Medical 3D Printing and the difficulties he faced.

[4:30]

Dr. Vikraman shares how he actually got interested in exploring the technology and seeing the object in 3Dimension got him thrilled.

[7:40]

Dr. Vikraman shares how he is a good end-user of the software.

[10:50]

Dr. Vikraman shares his experience with the first case which was an Osteoradionecrosis of the mandible.

[14:30 ]

Dr. Vikraman shares the role of a surgeon with different applications using these technologies.

[16:17]

Dr. Vikraman shares the difference between properties and behaviors. As an academic chief, he also shares how he is working for the penetration of this technology.

[21:00]

Dr. Vikraman shares how a surgeon can use the technology in two ways. 

[22:50] 

Dr. Vikraman shares his vision of technology. He also shares his concluding comments.

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Episode 16

Bridging the Gap between Technology and Surgery with Research: A candid chat with Dr. Neha Sharma.

Dr. Neha Sharma is a Maxillofacial Surgeon from India, presently pursuing a Ph.D. from University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

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Three Takeaways

1. Train yourself for using technology.
2. Outsource to a regulated service provider.
3. Don’t practice hobbies on Patients.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Bridging the Gap between Technology and Surgery with Research: A candid chat with Dr. Neha Sharma.

[1:04] 

Dr. Neha shares why and how she came to Basel due to her curiosity to learn.

[1:53]

Dr. Neha shares her experience as a Ph.D. at the moment in maxillofacial surgery.

[3:35]

Dr. Neha is also exposed to work from different departments which she finds interesting.

[5:55]

She shares her experience with her research.

[6:40 ]

Dr. Neha shares the importance of academia and industry collaboration.

[7:21]

Dr. Neha shares her growth as a Researcher in Basel 3D Print Lab.

[8:50]

Dr. Neha shares two things she would continue to do. One being happy  & her continuation to learn. She also shares the takeaways for young surgeons.

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Dr. Florian Thieringer is a Senior Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeon, a medical 3D Printing expert at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. He is the head of the Swiss Medical Additive  Manufacturing Research Group and the vice-chair of the AO Development Commission. He is also the editor-in-chief of Cranio Maxillofacial Trauma Reconstruction Open Journal. He needs no Introduction in the craniomaxillofacial fraternity.

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Three Takeaways

1. 3D Printing is an exciting technology to be used for patient care.
2. Start with basic printers but one needs to standardize their workflow and processes in the long run.
3. Regulatory concerns are tricky but need to be taken care of.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining 

Words of Wisdom Worth Hearing and Implementing by Dr Florian Thieringer

[1:55] 

Dr. Florian shares his entire experience of how he started with Medical 3D Printing in his long career.

[4.01]

Dr. Florian shares his excitement about the possibility of holding the anatomy of the patients in hand.

[4:46]

Dr. Florian shares how he started the 3D PrintLab in University hospital, Basel.

[6:40]

Dr. Florian shares various applications they perform at the 3D Print Lab.

[8:01] 

Dr. Florian shares how he had wet his hands with the 3D Printing Technology and later built his lab.

[9:02]

Dr. Florian shares various examples of the research conducted in the 3D Print Lab at Basel.

[1:15]

Dr. Florian shares the research need to improve workflows which are needed for every aspect

[14:20]

Dr. Florian shares the need for mindfulness, openness, and reimbursement strategies for better penetration of the technology.

[16:17]

Dr. Florian shares the regulatory aspects of the technology.

[22:57]

Dr. Florian explains the need for different printers and software.

[29:46]

Dr. Florian describes the challenges of the software used.

Dr. Florian then ends with his encouraging remarks.

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Episode 14

Meet the Pioneer of 3D Printing in India, Dr. Jayanthi Patrasarthy

Dr. Jayanthi is the Manager 3D Printing Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus and the Director, MedCAD, Dallas. She is a Dental Surgeon who is a  biomanufacturing specialist and develops Patient-Specific Implants & other Implantable medical devices by additive manufacturing. Nationwide Children's Hospital is the second-largest Paediatric acute care teaching hospital, ACS designated level1 Trauma centre, in Columbus, USA. She is a valuable asset for the hospital.

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Three Takeaways

1. Start with Technology during Training Period.
2. The surgeon doesn’t need to know the details of technology but in that case, should have a team
3. Technology opens up door to learning new things.

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Show Notes

Today’s Audio Training: Meet the Pioneer of 3D Printing in India, Dr. Jayanthi Patrasarthy

[0.40] 

Dr. Jayanthi tells about what she felt the reason for lesser penetration of technology in India. She also shares her experience sharing the needs of a doctor in engineering college for the development of this technology. She shares her strategy to extend this technology within doctors and the extent to which the technology can work.

[4.04]

Dr. Jayanthi shares her experience working with surgical fraternity. It all works on evidence.

[4:41]

Dr. Jayanthi shares her total enthusiasm when she first saw the 3D Printer and how she started to imagine that it could really help.

[6:00]

She shares how she switched to engineering after 30 years of dentistry to get into the  3D Technology. Later she started using preformed Titanium Mesh for cranial fractures.

[7:27] 

Dr Jayanthi shares her driving force for the work she does.She believes necessity as the mother of invention.She shares her experience in different countries when she worked.

[10:00]

Dr. Jayanthi shares her support system especially the support of her husband and family. She also shares how things keep growing one after the other as you progress in life.

[13:50]

Dr. Jayanthy shares the award she received as the first female for optimisation was on of design and manufacturing of electron beam melting parts for implantable devices in the body in 2008.

[16:51]

Dr. Jayanthy says her final message.

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Episode 13

Meet the Pioneer of 3D Printing in India, Dr Jayanthi Patrasarthy

Dr Jayanthi is the Manager 3D Printing Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus and the Director, MedCAD, Dallas.She is a Dental Surgeon who is a  biomanufacturing specialist and develops Patient-Specific Implants & other Implantable medical devices by additive manufacturing. Nationwide Children's Hospital is the second-largest Paediatric acute care teaching hospital, ACS designated level1 Trauma centre, in Columbus, USA. She ia a valuable asset for  the hospital.

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Three Take aways

1. Passion drives you to learn new things.
2. 3D Printing Technology should be incorporated right at the beginning of surgical journey
3. Understanding of Regulatoy approvals is utmost important.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Meet the Pioneer of 3D Printing in India, Dr Jayanthi Patrasarthy

[1.48] 

Dr Jayanthi tells about her present role in Nationwide Children's Hospital,Paediatric acute care teaching hospital, ACS designated level1 Trauma centre, in Columbus, USA. She shares the whole spectrum of the work.

[3.00]

Dr Jayanthi shares her pioneering work in India before she left for USA.

[4:41]

Dr Jayanthi shares her total enthusiasm when she first saw the 3D Printer and how she started to imagine that it could really help.

[6:00]

She shares how she switched to engineering after 30 years of dentistry to get into 3D Technology. Later she started using preformed Titanium Mesh for cranial fractures.

[07:50]

She shares how she was invited to a PhD in the USA.

[08:35]

Dr Jayanthi shares her transition from Dentistry to Technology. For her, it was a transition from 2D to 3D approach.

[10:20]

Dr Jayanthi shares how she found a balance between work and family. She really values her family to the core. She also shares her transition from India to the USA and how together as a family she faced it. She shares how her husband and daughters walk with her.

[13:25]

Dr Jayanthy shares her first role in Industry to support MedCAD get into the medical industry. She elaborates her accomplishments and learnings in the company.

[16:4

CARTIS is a pioneer 3D Printing Laboratory in Wales, United Kingdom. Professor Dominic Eggbeer is the founder member of CARTIS , being the surgical and prosthetic design unit manager. Dr. Peter Evans is the reconstructive Scientist and maxillofacial laboratory manager at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, UK.CARTIS is a very well renowned and inspiring Team well known across the world for their work in Medical 3D Printing Technology.

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Three Takeaways

1. Open-source software is good for trainees to practice.
2. Invest in at least one good software if the work has to be taken up for the future.
3. There are cases where technology might fail so know the conventional way to manage the failures.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Meet the Pioneer 3D Printing Laboratory of United Kingdom CARTIS ( Centre for Applied Reconstructive Technologies in Surgery) with Prof Dominic Eggbeer and Dr. Peter Evans Part-2

[1.20] 

Prof Dominic shares their thoughts on the usage of open source software and smaller/low-cost printers.

[3.04]

Dr. Peter also shares his views on the software and printer. He definitely recommends investing in at least one paid software as the processes are easy and time-saving as a lot goes into their development.

[7:00]

The Team shares their view about the learning curve of this technology. Dr. Pete shares how linking with universities helps to develop the skill.

[11:34]  

Both Dominic and Peter share about regulatory aspects of Medical 3D Printing.

[18:12]

Prof Dominic shares where 3D Printing cannot be used and might need us to go back to conventional ways.

[21:00]

The Team shares various prosthetic applications they make and the material availability in their areas.

[22:40]

They share their challenges during the COVID and how things went on during the course of time lately.

[27:50]

They share their ways of helping researchers and collaborations.

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CARTIS is a pioneer 3D Printing Laboratory in Wales, United Kingdom. Professor Dominic Eggbeer is the founder member of CARTIS , being the surgical and prosthetic design unit manager. Dr Peter Evans is the reconstructive Scientist and maxillofacial laboratory manager at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, UK.CARTIS is a very well renowned and inspiring Team well known across the world for their work in Medical 3D Printing Technology.

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Three Takeaways

1. Accuracy with Digital Technology is very high.
2. Team building is of utmost importance.
3. Adopting technology to conventional surgery is a learning curve.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Meet the Pioneer 3D Printing Laboratory of United Kingdom CARTIS ( Centre for Applied Reconstructive Technologies in Surgery) with Prof Dominic Eggbeer and Dr. Peter Evans

[1.045] 

Prof Dominic shares his journey and beginning with Prof Richard Bibb in 2003. He also shares his background in design.

[3.04]

Dr. Peter shares his journey with Dr Adrian Sugar for cases he operated and help he obtained from Dominic at that point.

[4:16]

Prof Dominic shares how PDR maintained its income and finances with projects.While Dr. Pete shares his charitable funds being used to purchase the software. Later they collaborated to create their budget. It was a tough journey but they did it and results were inevitable. They both shared the journey together and the resources they created. They share their collaboration with KGMC, Lucknow.

[9:47]

The Team shares their applications using technology in maxillofacial surgery specifically. Digital planning has been very accurate is what they believe. They share their workflow around these technologies.

[13:08]  

Both Dominic and Peter share their role and contribution to the cases. They also share the planning times and turnaround period. They also share how in-house printing is beneficial. They share the nuances and challenges involved while collaborating with hospital partners and medical practices.

[19:42]

The Team shares how they developed their system and worked. They both emphasized on Teamwork.

[22:53]

They share their challenges during starting their facility and still running challenges. The time to start using technology in their process was also a barrier initially.

Part-2 of the conversation will follow in the next episode.

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Dr. Mayra Vasques is the founder of a Brazil based start-up company Innov3D. She did a Ph.D. in Medical 3D Printing after her dental studies and her research has been focussed on applications of 3D Printing in Dentistry. She has been applying her 3D Technology-based skills to her clinical practice in Brazil. During the Pandemic she managed to collaborate with various women across different states in her country to print 500,000 shields for supporting front end workers.

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Three Takeaways

1. Endodontic Applications possible using 3D Technology.
2. Periodontal & Pedodontic Applications of 3D Printing.
3. Step by step approach in adopting technology for dental surgeons.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Masterclass on Applications of 3D Technology in General Dentistry with Dr. Mayra Vasques from, Brazil.

[1.04] 

Dr. Mayra shares her present work both as a company and her dental office. She also shares how she started using 3D Printing as a part of her research. She shared varied applications for which she uses 3D Printing in dentistry.

[5:24]

She shares how she finds her passion for making splints as it was the first application that made her entry to 3D Printing. She then shares why she then found her company to innovate with 3D Technology

[7:08]

Dr. Mayra shares her first failure. She also shared her notion about 3D Printer printing like paper but when she really printed she came across various difficulties and finally learned it after a lot of experiments. She also emphasizes on accuracy and importance of post-processing.

[10:00]

 She shares about her printer, its applications, and material. She tells how things are not easy with the printer but they are definitely better. She then tells her reason to find her company Innov3D and its work in Brazil.

[13:53]  

Dr. Mayra gives her a message for all dentists. She tells that you don’t need to have a printer to print but can have a service to outsource it. But one needs to start with technology application.

[15:40]  

Dr. Mayra shares the learning curve of this technology, various software, and their applications for dentistry.

[17:46] 

Dr. Mayra shares how a dentist could begin using 3D Technology. She also shares how she started with the software.

[21:00]

She shares the importance of materials used in the printer. Their availability and utility for different applications. 

[22:08]

Dr. Mayra shares about her present res

Dr. Chitra Chakravarthy is a maxillofacial surgeon with more than 21 years of surgical experience. She is a Professor & Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at Navodaya Dental College, Raichur. She also runs her own private dental practice.

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Three Takeaways

1. Mindset is the biggest hurdle for embracing this technology.
2. The cost can be managed in different ways.
3. There are a plethora of maxillofacial applications with 3D Printing.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Unstoppable by the hindrance of the cost when it came to 3D Printing and its applications, with Dr. Chitra Chakravarthy

[1.46] 

Dr. Chitra shares her journey about the beginning of 3D Printing as a hobby

[2:36]

She shares how she started 3D Printing in her profession and. Her feelings associated with the model in hand.Dr. Chitra shares how she learned from her engineer friends and both learned with each other

[4:46]

Dr. Chitra shares how her mind always works to incorporate 3D Printing in her work. She shared other applications she does with 3D Printing.

[9:00]

 Maam shares her passion for 3D Printing. She also shares how she began by herself and then added her engineer to her team. She also shares her experience with open-source software.

[12:20]  

Dr. Chitra reveals that she could do dental implant guides by herself. She also shares hurdles that come in which affect the penetration of the technology. The mindset has to be changed for the adoption of technology.

[14:40]  

Dr. Chitra shares the learning curve of this technology. Technology, Cost, and Mindset are three big challenges.

[16:00] 

Dr. Chitra shares her vision with 3D Technology and BioPrinting. She then shares a week of her dental and surgical practice.

[18:11]

Dr. Chitra shares her academic teaching model.

[20:21] Dr. Chitra shares her concluding messages.

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Dr. Deepak Bhagat is a general dentist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. He is a Clinical associate professor in the department of Full Mouth Rehabilitation, NYU College of Dentistry, New York. He is a diplomate of the International  College of Oral Implantologists. 

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Three Takeaways

1. Digitization is the way forward.
2. Cost is always recoverable.
3. Mistakes happen even if things are planned but that’s how we learn.

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Show Notes

Today’s AudioTraining: Masterclass on Dental Implant Guides: 6 Implants in 20 minutes with Dr. Deepak Bhagat.

[1.38] Dr. Bhagat shares a brief Introduction about his practice and workflow in clinical dentistry in the USA. He tells how he wanted to eliminate paper and replace it with digital technology. Very early he bought the sensors for radiography.

[4:02]He shares the story of his digital journey back in 1987. He has been a forward thinker in the digital dentistry world.

[5:25]He shares his present practice and CBCT as a radiographic modality at his center. He shares how he got into 3D Printing and bought Form 2 as a 3D Printer.

[8:30]He shares how he starts with the printing. He also shares in detail how the cost is always recovered. How he shows the patient about the treatment plan and how he gradually started to recover the cost with patient education.

[10:46]Dr. Bhagat shares how surgery becomes a dream easy with the dental guides. Moreover, he explains how it took him 20 minutes to place 6 Implants. He tells everything in detail.

[13:45]  Dr. Bhagat talks about cross arch stabilization and AP spread. His experiences with Branemark, Misch, and upcoming principles in implant dentistry

[15:17]  He shares his first failure and the way the whole implant came out. He also elaborates on his learning and further trips with citric acid.

[17:02] He tells the impact he had with an implant rep telling him about amazing things that could happen with implants.

[18:11]He shares about his 3D Printer and experience with dental guides in 2014. He explains exactly how he did all the stuff.

[20:35] He tells the advantages of 3D Printing for him as a surgeon and advantages for the patient.

[22:45] Dr. Bhagat shares unrealistic expectations of patients and how to handle that aspect. He advises the usage and process of night guards and splints with the printer.

[24:29] Dr. Bhagat also tried Invisalign trays but then he moved to train his staff and started