Dental 3D Scanner - A risk factor?


https://doi.org/10.23805/JO.2021.13.S04.6
Special Issue on Digital Dentistry - Supplement to 2021 Vol. 13 No. 4
Published: 22 December 2021
Dental, 3D, Scanner, Blue Light Hazard, BLH
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While blue light has long symbolized technical innovation, the focus is increasingly shifting to its harmful effects on the human eye. This is also of significance in everyday dental laboratory work, where 3D scanners with intense blue light sources are increasingly used. Here, the onus is on manufacturers and laboratory owners to ensure health and occupational safety.

This article was first published in German in May 2021: Prall C, Friemel J. Risikofaktor dentaler 3-D-scanner?. dental dialogue 2021;22(5):54–59.


C. Prall, smart optics Sensortechnik GmbH

Dr. Christoph Prall received a diploma in laser technology in 2009 and a Master of Science in Applied Physics in 2011, both from the University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz, Germany. During his work as a research associate at the Institute for X-Optics (IXO) in Remagen, Germany, from 2009 to 2010 and at the Institute for Measurement Engineering and Sensor Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany, from 2011 to 2017, he gained many years of hands-on experience in an international research environment through his involvement in various projects in the field of photonics and LED technology. In 2018, he earned a doctorate (summa cum laude) from the University of Duisburg-Essen for his work on “Photoluminescence at high temperatures from epitaxially growing nitride-semiconductor layers for in-situ material characterization.” Since 2018, he has been working at smart optics Sensortechnik GmbH, Bochum, Germany, initially as a product developer and then as head of the research and innovation department. Since 2021 he was additionally appointed as the head of development. Furthermore, he has many years of practical experience as a multi-certifi ed laser safety officer in the field of laser and light safety for industrial and scientific applications as well as technical applications.

J. Friemel, smart optics Sensortechnik GmbH

Jörg Friemel is a graduate engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) in the field of electrical engineering. He worked in sales of optical inspection systems for quality assurance from 1991 to 1995. He co-founded smart optics Sensortechnik GmbH in 1997 and has acted as a managing partner ever since.

Prall, C., & Friemel, J. . (2021). Dental 3D Scanner - A risk factor?. Journal of Osseointegration, 13(4 Supplement), S289-S292. https://doi.org/10.23805/JO.2021.13.S04.6

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