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("") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work . Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
: Just as the mobile phone freed us from wires in communications, so has the design of LiteTouch completely changed the way dentists perform treatments, taking full advantage of the laser to conduct their work with complete freedom to express their mastery and years of experience.
: The LiteTouch is in a category of its own, as it is completely fibre-less and therefore decreases the occupational hazards that dentists experience leading to such problems as shoulder and back pain, which is experienced with other fiber made dental lasers.
: Our aim is to reach out to dentists everywhere so we can ultimately help promote the use of laser technology for preventive dentistry and minimally-invasive dentistry, which in turn can help decrease the fear factor among patients and children.
: This design has taken over 2 years to achieve, incorporating many ergonomic enhancements and state of the art laser technology to address the needs of the specialty areas in dentistry (Endodontics, Pedodontics, Restorative Dentistry and Implantology).
: This design was an inspired following a multi-disciplinary research from group of physicists, engineers and laser technology specialists who were well aware of the drawbacks of existing dental lasers. They came up with a solution for an all-tissue, non-fiber, non-articulated arm Er: YAG dental laser equipment.
: No, Light Instruments Ltd. is the sole manufacturer of its LiteTouch and the Laser-in-the-Handpiece technology.
: As described in question 5.
: As mentioned, this was a result of throough research from long-time veterans in this field.
: All dental practitioners across the globe!
: As mentioned, this laser is fibre-less, has no optic fibres or heavy and bulky articulated arms, this is a quantum leap for dentists who want to use laser technology to upgrade their treatments. Refer to our film about the evolution of dental lasers to understand how revolutionary this tool is for dentists.
: The name is related to the fact that it is actually a non-contact tool and portable within the dental clinic.
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: To understand the concept, think of the revolution with the mobile phones and smartphones. Just as the mobile phone has freed our world from use of cables - the LiteTouch is a complete metamorphosis for the dentistry world. switching from a world of optic fiber limitations to a world of LiteTouch lasers, enjoying all the benefits of a fiber less laser.
: Yes, physicists, software and hardware engineers, production specialists, industrial designers.
: This design is completely based on technology and uses laser technology, software and hardware technology.
: Yes, as mentioned above, a multi-disciplinary research was carried out prior to the final design of LiteTouch.
: Refer to the Challenges document we have provided, which provides an in-depth look into the design as well as technology challenges we dealt with during the process.
: We believe we can make a difference and help educate the future generation of dentists to provide better dentistry with this technology, as well as advance the use of preventive dentistry measures with a tool that can help with minimally invasive treatment, less pain, almost no anesthesia, no drill noise, but yet still use the years of dental expertise to maintain oral health among all, children, adults and the elderly.
: We have invested in collaborations with clinicians, universities, and practitioners, learning all the time how they use the tool so we can keep improving the design.
: Thank you!
