Oral Science is proud to be the brand new associate of EMS Dental in Canada for GBT Schooling and GBT After Gross sales Service.

In February 2022, Chrissy Ford, RDH, Guided Biofilm Remedy coach, clinician and observe supervisor who efficiently built-in GBT, met with Dr. Ernst Wühr, Normal Supervisor of EMS Dental to speak concerning the story of EMS, Guided Biofilm Remedy, the EMS AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp and the distinctive instructional expertise Oral Science, the GBT integration specialist, is bringing to Canadian dental workplaces.

Full Interview

Chrissy Ford

Hello, my identify is Chrissy Ford. I’m a Registered Dental Hygienist, marketing consultant, and Guided Biofilm Remedy coach in Canada. At this time, it’s my pleasure to satisfy with Dr. Ernst Wühr, Normal Supervisor of Electro Medical Techniques, higher recognized within the business as EMS. Dr. Wühr has been closely concerned within the EMS mission to coach dental professionals throughout the globe on essentially the most fashionable prophylaxis methodology and optimum affected person expertise with Guided Biofilm Remedy (GBT).

The Guided Biofilm Remedy Protocol

GBT is a preventative game-changer in fashionable dentistry. It really works with the high-precision authentic Swiss units from EMS, together with the AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp with the PIEZON® PS instrument, AIRFLOW® Max handpiece, and AIRFLOW® Plus Powder.

The AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp

I be part of you as we speak not solely as a GBT coach however as a clinician and observe supervisor who has efficiently built-in GBT with eleven AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Masters into my observe. I really like any alternative to share my expertise and keenness for GBT! I’m excited to debate with Dr. Wühr the significance, for all Canadian dental professionals, to listen to and study Guided Biofilm Remedy and the way it can efficiently remodel your affected person expertise, all whereas rising the return on funding to your dental hygiene remedy.

Let’s get began. Dr. Wühr, are you able to please inform us concerning the story of EMS and the way it’s positioned as a pacesetter in prevention and prophylaxis worldwide?

Dr. Ernst Wühr

In 1981, Electro Medical System (EMS) was based within the Vallée du Joux, a tiny valley in Switzerland, and this previous yr, we celebrated its 40th anniversary. We relocated to Nyon in 1995, subsequent to the lake of Geneva. EMS is devoted to the dental business, the urology world, and ache remedy, providing scientific options to deal with most skeleton pathologies. EMS shapes the historical past and the way forward for set up administration with profitable guided set up administration.

Vallée du Joux, Switzerland, the place the EMS Story Started

Dental is our ardour, and we’re consultants in eradicating biofilm due to the scientific protocols of EMS Guided Biofilm Remedy. Biofilm is the basis explanation for tooth decay, periodontitis, and peri-implantitis. Our aim is to take away biofilm with GBT, however its success isn’t solely from this methodology.

Electro Medical System’s success is predicated on our 4 pillars.

The primary pillar immediately pertains to the scientifically confirmed methodology of GBT, and this type of proof is critical in as we speak’s quickly evolving world of dentistry.

Our breakthrough merchandise, comparable to prophylaxis, are our second pillar. These product milestones are crucial for the following era so rising dental professionals can clearly perceive that every little thing is transferring in the direction of enabling them to optimally take away biofilm.

The third pillar is the EMS steady management. We’re all the time attempting our greatest to boost the message of our scientifically confirmed proof in a method that every one business professionals can profit. The Swiss Dental Academy strives to coach customers on using Guided Biofilm Remedy in essentially the most environment friendly method doable.

The fourth and ultimate pillar is all the time placing our prospects first to make sure their satisfaction with GBT and creating a singular buyer relationship. We would like to have the ability to give our sufferers the chance to get pleasure from pure, wholesome tooth, in addition to implants. These 4 pillars are the inspiration of Electro Medical System’s core mission to make sure we’re providing clinicians our full assist.

Chrissy Ford

Talking of the chance to supply sufferers profitable implant remedies, that was coincidentally my authentic intention of turning into a GBT coach. I wanted to discover a higher method to handle our implants — and we’ve got discovered it!

We all know that Guided Biofilm Remedy is the mission of EMS right here in Canada. Are you able to inform us extra about how and why it was developed?

Dr. Ernst Wühr

I feel it’s vital to notice that GBT isn’t solely supplied in Canada. That mentioned, the journey in Canada began in 2019 once we registered the AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp system. However eight months later, we had been hit with the unexpected circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. With practices closing their doorways, it was a protracted course of.

Guided Biofilm Remedy is knowledgeable oral hygiene therapy in dentistry, and was beforehand recognized for little or no, if not zero, innovation. And this isn’t only a assertion for Canada — it’s a worldwide assertion. It was crucial to supply the shopper, our valued clinicians, a protocol that they will confidently depend on and a technique that the affected person can rely upon confidently. GBT exists for standardization and since periodontal illness is excessive on the listing of persistent ailments which might be essentially the most widespread. Greater than 15 p.c of the grownup inhabitants in the USA undergo from average to extreme periodontal illness. The business at the moment faces hygienist staffing shortages in practices, which is a major problem to navigate. The normal methodology of delivering hygiene and non-surgical periodontal remedies has develop into outdated. For instance, we’ve got an affiliation in Europe who’ve carried out checks with outcomes stating that 15 p.c of dentists utilizing the outdated, conventional strategies couldn’t ship 100 p.c biofilm removing.

We knew we would have liked to behave on these outcomes and discover a extra superior strategy just because EMS was, and all the time has been, within the sector of periodontal illness. I strongly imagine we’ve got stuffed a niche with Guided Biofilm Remedy, and we proceed to make adjustments for the higher efficiently.

Chrissy Ford

I need to contact on what you talked about about calibration and innovation. I began my consulting enterprise as a result of I wished to see extra calibration. I used to be annoyed with having sufferers go to my observe, beforehand witnessing a unique state of care at different practices, and I knew there was a niche to fill. I used to be capable of convey GBT and put all of it below one wheel. Being immersed in dentistry for fairly a while, it was evident that not many inventions had been obtainable for hygienists. Our jobs can develop into irritating and stagnant at occasions. In nearly 20 years of being a clinician, having one thing new has been very thrilling for the primary time.

Are you able to inform us how the crew in Switzerland at EMS created this know-how with retaining the affected person expertise in thoughts?

Dr. Ernst Wühr

Our slogan at EMS, which is acknowledged globally within the dental business, is “I really feel good.” And EMS selected this with a function and message in thoughts. After we had been growing the AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp system, we saved affected person expertise high of thoughts, however most significantly, we had been all the time occupied with the dental skilled. If the clinician feels good and has the required instruments to carry out an amazing job clinically, the affected person expertise will naturally be in good palms.

“I really feel good”. What Extra can we ask from our sufferers!

The AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp is a implausible product and, for my part, probably the greatest units in as we speak’s dental business. Nonetheless, the precise observe builder is GBT. In the long run, it’s the affected person expertise that issues most when GBT remedies are accurately delivered. The Swiss Dental Academy is among the most in depth coaching institutes within the dental world, and we take satisfaction in coaching hundreds of clinicians to allow them to ship optimum remedies to their valued sufferers. Simply final yr, we gave greater than 300 programs worldwide. We lately began a sizeable affected person survey, have already got greater than 70 thousand questionnaires accomplished, and the outcomes are wonderful. Sufferers are happy with the pain-free, Guided Biofilm Remedy, and lots of are actually requesting it throughout their dental visits.

The Engineering Workforce at EMS Creating the AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Grasp

Chrissy Ford

As a observe supervisor, we additionally ship out affected person surveys to raised perceive how we’re doing in our observe. Opinions are coming again with optimistic mentions of GBT, as some sufferers have by no means skilled such a high-tech cleansing.

I need to discuss extra concerning the idea of licensed GBT integration made doable solely via coaching with EMS trainers and the Oral Science crew of dental hygienists. Are you able to inform us why EMS selected Oral Science to be its premier associate to supply Guided Biofilm Remedy?

Dr. Ernst Wühr

Oral Science has not solely completely understood our mission however has been prepared to disrupt dentistry for the higher. Our mission is to combine GBT in dental clinics, which requires superior coaching and assist for clinicians. Integration isn’t doable by EMS alone – it requires collaboration with a spotlight associate who has an analogous mission in Canada. It’s helpful that Oral Science is predicated on a nationwide community in Canada and might adequately ship the GBT message and clarify its worth to Canadian clinicians. We’ve got discovered a extremely educated and expert crew that may combine new workflows into dental practices throughout Canada.

Chrissy Ford

I’ve loved working intently with Oral Science for a few years, so it’s no shock that they’re the premier associate for Guided Biofilm Remedy!

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