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A VIDEO BY NOVAK & ASSOCIATES DENTAL PRODUCTIONS

What is "The Crown Jewel"? "The Crown Jewel" is a high end video presentation designed for patient education and staff use. It overviews the building process and design of a porcelain fused to metal crown from the initial impression to the final glazing and polished procedure. The video is presented with high end computer graphics, music and visuals. Megan Reid of Chicago's WIT is featured doing the reading of the voice over. The video is designed to stimulate the viewer to the process of creating a crown through the visuals and audio.

Unique Learning Tool

The piece provides basic information for crown and bridge work by explaining the craftsmanship and fine details that are incorporated into each crown. "The Crown Jewel" is an educational tool that highlights each step in the process of crown fabrication. The viewer is walked through the details and given a definitive breakdown of the elements involved (There is no intraoral photography for the sensitive viewer). Exciting procedures are included showing the model work, the creation of a metal coping utilizing the lost wax technique, and the art of dental ceramics. Phone: 1-800-338-TAPE (8723)             (708) 969-7447 FAX:     (708) 969-7462

Procedural Breakdown

Breakdown points are used within "The Crown Jewel" to sectionalize each main topic within the video. This provides less confusion regarding the topic being covered. It also helps allow each section remain compartmentalized to the various parts of the video. A greater understanding of the crown building process is emphasized throughout. This structure allows the most uninformed viewer to become familiarized with these topics. Visual cues are provided to demonstrate the points of interest as necessary and can be used to mark the area which an individual has been viewing for reference at a later time. The logical order is put down as it is completed allowing a viewer to understand the step by step points in the process as they are demonstrated.

Free Justification
Through Patient Education

Fee justification through patient education is built into "The Crown Jewel". Emphasis is placed on the fact that a crown is fabricated in many ways like a fine piece of jewelry. The care and detail that are involved in producing a crown are demonstrated visually as the dental laboratory technician performs the work of crafting from metal and porcelain a tooth that resembles the patient's own teeth. "The Crown Jewel" is a high power tool for crown and bridge consultations. The patients are now able to appreciate the total amount of work which will be done for them. Upon viewing "The Crown Jewel" the patient automatically realizes the fee charged for a crown is a great value. Patients will feel you are a conscientious dentist to inform them to this extent. The waiting room, the operatory, the consultation room, are all places where the patient can watch this 30 minute tape. With the purchase of several videotapes (at reduced cost) the patient can be provided a borrowed copy to watch in the convenience of their own home. A concise 30 minute video tape detailing the intricate step-by-step laboratory procedures involved when a fabricating a procelain fused to metal crown. Designed for the dental patient's viewing, this video will answer any or all questions they have regarding who makes their crown and how it is made.