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Poll conducted from 1/7/2013 To 2/8/2013
Do you see impressions going away in your career?
64 total votes
64%
Yes
36%
No
I see myself implementing a CAD/CAM 3D imaging technology:
34 total votes
26%
Now (I’m in the process of implementing something now)
0%
In the next six months
9%
In the next year
65%
In the next few years
What is the single biggest hurdle in keeping you from implanting a new CAD/CAM technology:
30 total votes
67%
Cost
0%
Training
20%
Not better than my current practices
13%
Does not produce offsetting revenue
0%
Poor quality
How well do you feel your staff accepts new technology in general on a scale from 0-5 -- 0 meaning they are begging you for it, 5 meaning, "Doc, don't you dare come back from AAO with another gadget!"
34 total votes
9%
0
24%
1
35%
2
26%
3
6%
4
0%
5
What company do you see as leading the CAD/CAM 3D technology charge?
35 total votes
3%
Invivo Anatomage
3%
Cerec
46%
Itero
26%
Align Technologies
9%
SureSmile
9%
3M
6%
Ormco Insignia
0%
American Orthodontics
What is the technology you would implement the fastest if the cost was not an issue?
34 total votes
3%
Invivo Anatomage
6%
3D Lingual
15%
Dolphin 3D
0%
Cerec
41%
Itero
3%
Align Technologies
18%
ICAT Imaging Sciences
12%
SureSmile
0%
3M
3%
Ormco Insignia
Do you currently see a user demand for 3D CAD/CAM technologies?
37 total votes
62%
Yes
38%
No
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