Quick question. “Minutes to fabricate each Aligner” is starting from cutting the aligners out of the models and polishing? Not including printing - washing - curing the models? Thanks for clarification.
Hello Dr. Grutter. Maybe you have the same Excel to count laboratory coasts? Milling crowns, modeling CAD/CAM time and etc. It would be amazing to have it in Excel :)
Hi Dr. Grutter, sorry, another quick, how is your Cost of 3D printer/Ministar calculated in the Overhead Cost per Case? The sheet is protected so I cannot see how it's being considered. Thank you.
If you create a copy of the sheet, you can unprotect and see all/modify all. I can't answer the question because I honestly don't recall the calculations from way back when I made it. Sorry.
For full arch impressions, you're looking at maybe $30 in materials. Can be more depending on materials. Honestly, it's been so long since we've done a VPS impression for ortho that I can't say for sure. Sorry.
Also, you'll have to digitize either the impression directly (difficult) or the model. That will cost you either a $5k desktop scanner or need a lab to scan ~$5-10/model).
Ortho office manager in Canada here. Thank you for taking time to make all these amazing videos.
My pleasure!
Great video. Sending this to my orthodontist buddy...trying to get him to get on board. About to start my first case myself.
Congrats! Very nice video!
Link right in the description 😉
Hi Dr. Grutter,
Have you ever used the service Ortho plan from ProntoLab?
And if yes, would you recommend it?
Thank you
Thanks for posting these great videos!!!
My pleasure!
Quick question. “Minutes to fabricate each Aligner” is starting from cutting the aligners out of the models and polishing? Not including printing - washing - curing the models? Thanks for clarification.
It's referring to thermoforming the plastic on the model, trimming the tray, and polishing.
Hello Dr. Grutter. Maybe you have the same Excel to count laboratory coasts? Milling crowns, modeling CAD/CAM time and etc. It would be amazing to have it in Excel :)
Agreed. That would be great. If I get some downtime, I might work on it.
Hi Dr. Baron,yes a similar breakdown would be really appreciated 👍
Hi Dr. Grutter, sorry, another quick, how is your Cost of 3D printer/Ministar calculated in the Overhead Cost per Case? The sheet is protected so I cannot see how it's being considered. Thank you.
If you create a copy of the sheet, you can unprotect and see all/modify all. I can't answer the question because I honestly don't recall the calculations from way back when I made it. Sorry.
@@bgrutterdds Thank you. I've tried saving a copy but the sheet requires a password to in order to unprotect. But thank you anyway
Hi Dr. Grutter,
What about the cost of dental impression of your patient?
Thanks!
We use the Carestream CS3600 to take a digital impression. It has zero ongoing fees. $19-30k up front, depending on setup.
@@bgrutterdds Ok thank you, and what about silicon?
For full arch impressions, you're looking at maybe $30 in materials. Can be more depending on materials. Honestly, it's been so long since we've done a VPS impression for ortho that I can't say for sure. Sorry.
Also, you'll have to digitize either the impression directly (difficult) or the model. That will cost you either a $5k desktop scanner or need a lab to scan ~$5-10/model).
Thank you