There is nothing better for patient communication than photographs. However, images can be used in so many other ways from online to your wall. These videos are cover the topics most important for dentists! We need excellent quadrant images and a method for taking them quickly! This is the concept of The Story of the Mouth!
Have you done an awesome cosmetic makeover? Well, you need portraits to give the viewer the emotion of the case, AND spotlight the teeth. Common portraits spotlight the EYES, which is a mistake in dental portrait photography!
To tell the story of the mouth, you want to learn how to take good clinical photographs. Intra-oral photographs are good, but DSLR's are the BEST!
The things to focus on for efficient clinical photography. "Focus" is actually one of them! But, is it manual focus, or auto-focus?
The three parts to an exposure: F Stop, Shutter Speed, and ISO setting. There are, of course, other variables, but these are the key components to work on your camera.
A higher resolution camera is NOT the goal. The goal is a camera that you can USE.
Todd goes over digital dental photography. This was recorded for the DDA for their fundraiser during the Covid Pandemic. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE IS A RUNNING JOKE THROUGHOUT! PUNCH LINE AT THE VERY END! :)
Taking photographs with a DSLR seems like over-kill BUT you get so much better information that the patient can understand. Plus, you get the same quality and consistency over the years of your practice!
A book for your waiting room that shows the power of digital dentistry!
The Primescan and the Omnicam are also excellent still cameras or video cameras. Todd demonstrates how to use this feature and also how to export the pictures or video.
