Dental Sleep Medicine Insider September 2017 | Page 27
OAT Digital Workflow in
Dr. Gregory Ross’s Practice
Dental Office
scans maxillary
arch Dental Office
scans mandibular
arch (Fig. 1) Dental Office scans
therapeutic
bite (Fig. 2)
Dental Lab prints 3D
models of Mx, Mn,
and bite Dental Office
uploads to
Dental Lab Dental Office
processes files into
Stereolithography (.stl)
format
Dental Lab Mounts
models and
fabricates
appliances as usual
Dental Lab sends to
Dental Office for
delivery to patient
(Fig. 3)
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Gregory K Ross, DDS is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He is in private practice specializing in orthodontics
and dental sleep medicine in Forest Lake, MN and Hudson WI. He received his dental degree from the University of Minnesota,
School of Dentistry in 1990 and received the Dentist Scientist Award the same year. In 1995 he received certificate in Orthodontics
from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry. Dr. Ross is the inventor of the patented Ross Appliance to treat snoring
and obstructive sleep apnea. He is a member of the American Association of Orthodontist, American Academy of Dental Sleep
Medicine, American Sleep and Breathing Academy and the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. Dr. Ross can be reached at
[email protected].