Looking for Terra Firma in the Digital Vortex

We are all still swept up in the vortex of transition to all things digital; while overwhelming, it is also exhilarating. You know exactly what I mean if, like me, you just returned from LMT LAB DAY 2015⁺ or the IDS in Cologne!

Many of those I spoke to at the show are convinced that great opportunities are out there for them. They know, however, that to recognize their path, they must be ever alert to market trends and product/technology capabilities.

Their conviction, along with the need to have a “student” mentality (persistently learning new ways to do things) is, in itself, a good road map to follow. We know for sure that technology is continuing to evolve—rapidly—which means we must also be willing to continue changing the ways we work.

However, I also believe we can count on two other “givens.” One—as I mentioned last month—is the growing focus on affordable dentistry. In Chicago, the question of price...