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Creating a modern practice

with digital dentistry

A year ago, Finnish dentist Harri Lahti fulfilled a long-time dream of his
and started his own clinic. As Lahti wanted to invest in the newest dental
technologies, he decided to acquire the complete Planmeca CAD/CAM™
Chairside solution – from the Planmeca PlanScan® intraoral scanner to
the Planmeca PlanMill® 40 milling unit. Lahti’s clinic is also equipped
with Planmeca’s dental units and X-ray devices.

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Lahti joined Planmeca at the Finnish Dental T he idea of founding a modern the same place was more important to
Congress and Exhibition to introduce visitors to digital dental clinic of his own me. Overall this ended up being more
the intricacies of CAD/CAM work. had been simmering in Harri affordable, and now I know where to call
Image: Marjo Tapper Lahti’s mind for quite some in problem situations”, Lahti explains.
time. He collaborated with Planmeca’s
Finnish distributor and subsidiary Lahti’s clinic has three treatment
Plandent Oy to set up his new clinic, rooms and it is equipped with a wide
Hymiö Hammaslääkärit – roughly array of Planmeca products, such as
translated “the Smiley Dentists”. Planmeca Compact™ i Touch dental
units, Planmeca ProX™ intraoral X-ray
Plandent took on a comprehensive units, as well as a Planmeca ProMax®
role in the clinic’s designing process and 2D S2 X-ray unit. “My Planmeca ProMax
also handled all equipment and software has worked very well – the quality
deliveries and installations. “Planmeca’s of the X-ray images it produces is
products are stylish and Plandent has a superb”, Lahti says. “I had some previous
youthful way of operating, which I like. experience using Planmeca products,
The clinic designing service provided so I knew what I was getting. Many
by Plandent was extremely useful. Also, of my colleagues also recommended
I didn’t want to shop around for each Planmeca, complementing the durable
individual item in search of the cheapest aluminium frames of their dental units,
possible price – getting everything from for example.”

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