DIOnavi. User Interview

Jinju Simpline Dental Clinic Dr. Seung-hoon Shim

 “A dentist who treats with pleasure is my vocation” 
Profile
  • - Graduated from Wonkwang University College of Dentistry
  • - Jangheung County Health Center Public Health Doctor
  • - Member of the Korean Academy of Implant Dentistry
  • - Member of the Korean Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology
  • - Member of the Korean Academy of Stomatognathic Function and Occlusion
  • - Member of the Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
  • - 現) President of Jinju Simpline Dental Clinic
  • - 現) CEO of VIETNAM SIMPLINE DENTAL NETWORK

interview

“A dentist who treats with pleasure is my vocation”

Sharing the philosophy of care in dentistry is completed with a DIOnavi. Full Arch spread word of mouth with more stable treatment

Jinju Simpline Dental Clinic is located as Jinju's representative dentistry with 8 dentists and 35 staff led by Dr. Seung-hoon Shim.
Dr. Seung-hoon Shim, who opened in Jeongeup in 2014, took over Simpline Dental Clinic in Jinju earlier this year, and the whole family moved to Jinju. And now Jinju has become a second home to him. We met Dr. Shim, who is improving the quality of dental care by introducing DIOnavi. Full Arch concept.
"There are still a lot of mountains to be crossed in the clinical world. I once considered early retirement, but now I believe that the life of a dentist who treats is a profession. Because it’s fun.”
In the past, Dr. Shim, who was at the forefront of digital treatment to the point where he first purchased an oral scanner when he was in Jeongeup, is now developing another digital-based treatment philosophy at Jinju Simpline Dental Clinic through ‘DIOnavi. Full Arch’.
Shim said the same medical concept can be shared in dentistry due to the strength of digital. He aims to grow Jinju Simpline Dental Clinic into a regional hub hospital.

Taking the lead in introducing digital care
Dr. Shim was also very interested in digital in the early days when the concept of navigation or digital implants was introduced. Since then, implants named "Simplant" have been introduced and used for treatment along with DIO, which have been used steadily since the beginning of its opening. In particular, DIOnavi. Full Arch has been applied to medical care since early this year and has been expanding its completeness.
Good response as a dedicated digital user doctor
The strength of DIOnavi. Full Arch is that it is not greatly influenced by the age of clinicians and can share the overall treatment philosophy, which is advantageous in maintaining the quality of treatment.
In particular, the strength of Jinju Simpline Dental Clinic lies in adopting the method of designing by the surgeon in charge. Although the overall treatment process is carried out by the director and staff, the design for digital prosthetics is directly conducted by the attending dentist in charge of surgery, and the director's exclusive system for patients is being implemented, which is receiving good responses from patients.
Target hospital based on DIOnavi. Full Arch
Dr. Shim was interested in the DIOnavi. Full Arch concept as it has been done in the U.S and other countries. He said "At that time, DIO introduced DIOnavi. Full Arch, so I chose it without hesitation because it is a field that I have wanted to do personally." With the introduction of Digital Full Arch at the beginning of this year, about 70 clinical cases have been produced and applied satisfactorily.
What Dr. Shim noticed about digital was that it had strengths in overcoming unexpected problems that could occur when prosthetics were fastened, even if there was no difficulty in placement during implant surgery. He said "The guide surgery allows us to share this concept and philosophy of care, including the location and depth of the implantation, In particular, the advantage of digital is that it can elevate the clinical level when digital is applied to dentists who want to operate but do not have the dexterity to perform surgery because it is rather difficult in terms of technology.”
Patient's DIOnavi. Full Arch response
Patients' reactions are gradually increasing satisfaction as they use them more than on the day of treatment. On the day of the treatment, the patient spends a relatively long time at the dentist's office starting in the morning, but since then, stable treatment is proceeding, and more and more patients come to know the DIOnavi. Full Arch through word of mouth.
Dr. Shim said, “As a dentist, my goal is to be a dentist who takes good care of patients along with my fellow doctors, and to do happy medical care for the rest of my life that I can enjoy rather than work.” and "We have a goal to grow as a regional base dentist. If localized software is applied to a good treatment concept such as DIOnavi. Full Arch, it can be expected to play a role as an excellent educational platform in the domestic digital field in the future.”

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