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Mike Young and Mac Perry
Owners, Perry & Young
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From Perry & Young, welcome to 2010! This is going to be a great year as we continue to partner with fabulous practices like yours. As we start a new decade, we look back on all that has been accomplished in our industry in the past 10 years and anticipate the new and exciting technologies, materials, and progress dental labs
can provide to our partners.
To help us kick off 2010, and in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention (RMDC), we are hosting our third-annual Perry and Young Shrimp Fest at downtown Denver’s Bubba Gump’s restaurant. We’ve had such positive feedback at this event, so we are thrilled to do it again. Enjoy delicious food and cocktails while visiting with industry peers.
We have a fabulous group of sponsors for this year’s event and we are proud to have the following companies as part of our annual get together: Biomet 3i, 3M ESPE, Benco Dental Supply, Keystone Dental, Foothills Builders, and Nobel Biocare. We appreciate their participation and their business.
We'd love to see you at the RMDC, so please be sure to visit the Perry & Young booth (#418). When you stop by, provide your e-mail address and
enter to win an i-Pod Touch.
We hope 2010 is a good one for you and please continue to look for Perry & Young’s quarterly e-newsletter in the upcoming months. As experts in our industry, we strive to provide valuable and ground-breaking information and news that is helpful for your business, your customers and your staff.
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Click here to RSVP to Perry & Young's Annual Shrimp Fest at Bubba Gump's.
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Spotlight on Products and Services
3M Lava vs. Ivoclar E-Max: Which is the Strongest?
Have you given much thought to the question of which is stronger, 3M Lava or E-Max? It may not be on the top of your list of life's questions to ponder, but given that your patients want a product that will stand up to the rigors of their oral environment, it is worth taking a few minutes to consider the pros and cons of the metal-free products known as Zirconium (3M Lava) and Dicillicates (Ivoclar's E-Max). At our lab, we've put them both to the test and have some valuable insight based on our considerable
experience of working with both products.
Any new product should be evaluated based on the factors of fit, strength, esthetics and general performance in an oral environment over time. 3M Lava has been available in the US for six years and even longer internationally. Ivoclar's E-Max has been available for three years. Of course, what will determine the long-term viability of these two products is their ultimate performance in the mouth.
Click here to read more about the differences.
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Practice Development
Perfecting Your Practice’s Internal Marketing
Why It Matters Even More In 2010
By Kristie Nation
CEO, myDentalCMO
The American Dental Association’s research reflects that in a typical dental practice, patients can refer between 70-80 percent of new patients. In fact, consumers overwhelmingly report that they prefer to choose their dentist based on word of mouth from someone they know, such as friends and family members. Referred patients usually have fewer objections and are also more likely to be long-term, loyal patients. While most dental practice owners won’t dispute these facts, they will dispute what the primary factor is in motivating a patient to refer a friend to the practice. Most clinicians would like to believe that it is their exceptional clinical skills. And yet,
both research and experience indicate that with most patients, this is not the case. So what really motivates a patient to refer? Just what is the most cost-effective, proven strategy to increase patient referrals and improve your practice’s internal marketing?
Click here to read more about Internal Marketing.
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Partners in Practice
Dr. Aldo Leopardi, Founder of the Denver Implant Study Club, Life Adventurer and Rock Star!
When Dr. Aldo Leopardi speaks, dentists' listen. A much sought-after national speaker, Dr. Leopardi is very knowledgeable on all aspects of implant therapy. His Greenwood Village-based practice offers comprehensive prosthodontic services, including fixed crown and bridge, removable prosthodontics, implant therapy, aesthetic services and temporomandibular joint therapy. His boundless energy and full-throtle, adrenaline-fueled practice has placed him at the top of the prosthodontic field. Plus, he's a rock star, but more about that later.
Thankfully, Dr. Leopardi is happy to share what he knows with his constituents, and to that end, he founded the Denver Implant Study Club (DISC) in 2003. This study club is unlike any other. It consists of a series of lectures with real-world scenarios that are applicable across a broad range of dental implant systems.
In 1996, he joined the faculty at the University of Detroit Mercy Michigan, where he also earned his American DDS degree. After 15 years of combined academic and dental practice, Dr. Leopardi resumed private practice limited to implant, fixed and removable dentistry in Denver.
Click here for more on Dr. Leopardi.
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Perry & Young Case Study
This patient went to her dentist requesting implants. Her case required cement on crowns and because of our extensive experience in crowns, her doctor contacted us. After following protocol and the succesful completion of the procedure, the patient appeared happy with the results. But she received some negative feedback from her husband, which sent her back to her doctor to see if there were other options that would improve the asethetic outcome. We went back to the drawing board and set out to provide her with an aesthetic solution without compromising the secure adhesion of cement. We determined that lingual set screws were the best choice for this particular case.
Many of our dentist partners call Perry & Young about large implant cases to ask how to design them so they are both retrievable and aesthetic. We have had incredible results implementing lingual set screws for our large cases. The lingual set screw is designed to engage a dimple on the lingual of the abutment and secures the unit to the implant abutment. Our technicians take great care to plan and to carefully tap and thread the copings (as shown in the lab photos).
This technique gives the clinician the opportunity to adjust or repair the bridges, out of the mouth, by simply turning the set screws and removing the units needing to be worked on. Typically, the clinician can create a hermetic seal using a small amount of light body impression material and placing the bridge onto the abutments and tightening the set screws. There is an additional cost to doing this, but our patients are happy to have no dark spots in the occlusals of their implant-supported restorations, making this an aesthetically pleasing option for implants.
The referring doctor and the patient were pleased with the final results and the patient feels great about her smile. Success!
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Frequently Asked Questions
At Perry & Young, we're frequently asked questions about products, services, procedures, etc. Here are few questions that our clients have asked us recently:
Does Perry & Young outsource anything overseas?
Rest assured that the restorative materials you receive from Perry & Young are fabricated in our lab located in Aurora, Colorado. Some CAD/CAM technology is milled in Canada and we outsource some partial frameworks to a TEREC member laboratory here in the United States.
What is your Turnaround Time?
Please click here to see our calendar.
How do I send you a case?
Please call 303-671-0903 or 800-544-4125 for a pick up or for us to schedule a UPS pick up for you. If you want to use one of our Prescriptions please click here.
What are some of Kristie Nation's Top Recommended Reading Materials? Please click here to find a list of materials that Kristie recommends.
What cement do you recommend for Lava™ crowns and bridges?
Any Self adhesive resin cement such as RelyX TM Unicem Self-Adhesive Universal Resin Cement. Or a Resin-modified glass ionomer cement such as RelyX TM Luting Cement. For more information please click here.
What cement do you recommend for IPSe.Max crowns?
A Self-adhesive resin cement such as Multilink or RelyX TM Unicem Self-Adhesive Universal Resin Cement.
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Continuing Education
Perry & Young offers continuing education by partnering with experts and specialists in the industry. We are proud of the relationships we have and want to share the valuable information they have with you. Please click here for details on upcoming continuing education opportunities from Perry & Young.
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