title: The high-tech dental office.
abstract: The 1990s ushered in technologic advances affecting the forefront of dentistry. This technology was the harbinger of a change in dentistry from a need-driven to a want-driven profession. As the twenty-first century approaches, dentistry is embracing these novel advances. Concurrently, the multifarious high-technology equipment brings with it the responsibility for the dentist to educate patients about potential dental benefits that can further enhance their overall health.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ellicson
mesh_terms: D003748:Dental Equipment; D003770:Dental Offices; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000639:trends*