Where Accuracy Meets Same-Day Dentistry

The CEREC workflow in Dr. Kirsten Andrews' office is best measured in hours rather than days. In fact, the Devils Lake, ND, dentist has some strong words to describe the extent to which Primemill has positively impacted and expedited her workflow. The bottom line? “This machine is my workhorse—it’s changed the way I do dentistry!”

“It’s always a goal to be more efficient,” added Dr. Andrews, who's been in practice for 18 years. “With Primemill, I can mill a crown in just 4 minutes. It’s rewarding to hear a patient tell me, ‘I can’t believe you did this in 1 day and I don’t have to come back.’”

Milling the Way to a Thriving Practice

CEREC Primemill is suitable for milling and grinding a host of treatments, such as crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers, bridges, abutments, and surgical guides.

“I use my Primemill for everything I possibly can,” Dr. Andrews said. “I mill crowns, bridges, onlays, and inlays. I’m no longer fighting with a Tofflemire around a tooth to achieve that composite anatomy. It’s super easy to mill out a composite and cement it in. The margins are so precise, and it gives me a reliable, consistent, and superior product.”

With a rural patient population that sometimes travels up to 2 hours to see her, Dr. Andrews knows her patients’ time is valuable, and that convenience has a remarkable effect on boosting patient satisfaction.

“For me, it’s patients first, but as a byproduct, our production has gone up because patients talk and potential patients want the same thing—a crown in the same day," she said. "They don’t want to go back for multiple visits. So, it has built my practice.”