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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1994. Book Club, London, 1994. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very Good . A nice clean copy, jacket has shelf wear, marks. Heavy book may require extra postage. bookseller Inventory #002856 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. N/A (illustrator). N/A.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. 349 p., with figures, with laid-ins, Good. Ex-library with usual markings. Clean pages. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 960.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What does an AI actually see when it looks at a tooth Not a patient.Not a story.Not even a tooth in the way you or I understand one.It sees data.THINK SMARTER is a clear, practical exploration of what artificial intelligence really does, what it misses, and why human judgement still matters.Drawing on more than twenty years in dental technology and digital dentistry, alongside the author's own experience building a neural network to analyse intraoral scans, this book goes behind the polished interface and asks harder questions.How does a machine learn What does a confidence score actually mean Can a model be right for the wrong reason What happens when the data is incomplete, biased or simply different from the world the system was trained on And what happens to human judgement when the machine is right often enough that we stop checking From training data, labels and neural networks to automation bias, uncertainty and human responsibility, THINK SMARTER explains artificial intelligence without hype and without fear.This is not a book about rejecting AI.It is about understanding it well enough to use it wisely.Inside, you will discover: - why recognition is not the same as understanding;- how neural networks learn from patterns rather than meaning;- why metrics and confidence scores can mislead;- what happens when the real dental world does not match the training data;- why a helpful machine may be more dangerous than an obviously bad one;- how to assess any AI system more critically;- and why the future is not human versus machine, but human judgement working alongside machine capability.Written for dentists, dental technicians, educators, digital dentistry professionals and anyone curious about the reality behind AI, THINK SMARTER is a grounded, accessible guide to one of the most important changes facing modern dentistry.The machine may find the tooth.The human still has to understand what it means.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The technology has been installed. The training has been delivered. The team knows what it is supposed to do.So why is the old workflow still winning Adopt Smarter is a practical guide to what happens after dental technology has been purchased - when ownership has to become confident, repeatable use.A scanner, printer, software platform, AI tool or digital workflow can be technically excellent and still fail to become part of everyday practice. The problem is often not the product itself, but the gap between installation, training, capability, utilisation and genuine adoption.Drawing on more than twenty years around dental technology, laboratories, digital workflows, education and implementation, A.N. Mercer examines why some technologies become normal tools while others remain dependent on one enthusiastic user, struggle under pressure or quietly return to the corner.This book explores: - why installation is not adoption;- what staff reluctance may be telling you;- how the old workflow continues to compete;- why training delivered is not capability developed;- how confidence affects utilisation;- the risks of relying on one internal champion;- how leadership, workflow and support shape adoption;- what meaningful adoption metrics look like;- and how to structure the first 30, 60 and 90 days after implementation.Adopt Smarter is written for dentists, practice owners, managers, dental nurses, laboratory teams, educators, product specialists, commercial teams and organisations responsible for turning technology into a functioning everyday workflow.This is not a product manual, a scanner tutorial or an argument that every purchase must succeed. It is a clear guide to understanding what has to happen after the purchase for technology to become dependable, understood and ordinary.Because ownership can be completed in a transaction.Adoption cannot.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The product works. The demonstration was impressive. The offer looks good.But is it the right technology for your practice, laboratory or organisation Choose Smarter is a practical, clear-thinking guide to buying dental technology without being carried away by hype, show-floor excitement or headline specifications.In digital dentistry, the biggest question is often not what can this technology do It is: What has to be true for this to work here A scanner, printer, mill, software platform, AI tool or connected ecosystem may perform beautifully in ideal conditions. But real value depends on the environment it enters: the people using it, the workflow around it, the infrastructure supporting it, the laboratory receiving the data, the training available after purchase and the clarity of the problem it is meant to solve.Drawing on more than twenty years around dental technology, laboratories, education, commercial conversations and digital workflows, A.N. Mercer explores why good technology can still become a poor purchase - and why less glamorous technology can become the right choice when it fits the organisation well.This book examines: - why features are often mistaken for needs;- what demonstrations prove - and what they do not;- how specifications can mislead when separated from workflow;- why the most expensive technology is often the technology nobody uses;- how infrastructure, Wi-Fi, IT, support and training affect success;- why the laboratory is part of the purchase;- how to think about sales advice, KOLs, social media and product enthusiasm;- what 'open' really means in practical terms;- why training is not the same as adoption;- why no technology is truly future-proof;- and when to buy, configure, connect, adapt or build.This is not an anti-technology book.It is a book about giving good technology a fair chance to succeed.For dentists, practice owners, laboratory leaders, managers, educators and anyone involved in choosing digital dental systems, Choose Smarter offers a calmer way to make better decisions before the order is signed.The smartest purchase is not the newest product, the biggest discount or the longest feature list.It is the technology you understand well enough to use for a purpose clear enough to matter.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You pressed send. What actually happens next The scan looked complete. The upload succeeded. The file reached the laboratory.But the scan is not the restoration.Between the moment a clinician presses send and the moment a patient receives something physical lies an entire hidden chain of interpretation, design, manufacturing, material behaviour, finishing and human judgement.MAKE SMARTER takes readers beyond the upload button and into the invisible world of the dental laboratory.Drawing on more than twenty years across dental technology, digital workflows, laboratory management, intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM, milling, 3D printing and digital dentures, A.N. Mercer explains what really happens after digital dental data leaves the clinic.Why can a scan look perfect on screen and still cause problems downstream What is a technician actually looking for when they open the file How much of CAD is copying - and how much is interpretation What happens when a perfect digital design meets a milling bur, a vat of resin or a material that shrinks, warps, wears or simply refuses to behave exactly as expected And when a case comes back, where did the problem really begin From margins, contacts and occlusion to software processing, CAD design, milling, printing, materials, automation and remakes, MAKE SMARTER reveals the chain between data and reality without blame, hype or unnecessary jargon.Inside, you will discover: - why the scan is not the complete case;- how clinicians and technicians can look at the same data and see different problems;- why a beautiful scan may still be difficult to manufacture from;- how software cleans, smooths and interprets digital geometry;- why CAD is a process of decision-making, not simple copying;- how milling and printing impose completely different physical constraints;- why material choice changes the design itself;- how automation can relocate judgement rather than remove it;- and why many remakes are caused by chains of small decisions rather than one obvious mistake.This is not a book about blaming the clinic, the laboratory or the technology.It is about understanding the handover between them.Written for dentists, dental technicians, students, educators, scanner users and anyone working in digital dentistry, MAKE SMARTER explains how a scan becomes something that must fit, function and survive in the real world.The file is not the object.The design is not the manufacture.And the upload button is not the finish line.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Intraoral scanners have transformed modern dentistry, but simply owning a scanner does not create a digital workflow. A scan can look complete while critical information is missing. Software can make an uncertain surface look convincing. A laboratory can receive a case in seconds and still be forced to guess what the clinician actually wants.Scan Smarter is a practical guide to the complete journey of digital information: from the patient, through the clinic, scanner, software and laboratory, into design and manufacture, and ultimately back to the patient again.Drawing on more than twenty years of experience across dental technology, laboratories, clinical training, digital dentistry and artificial intelligence, the book explores the problems that occur in the gaps between people and systems.Inside, you will learn how to: - scan with purpose rather than simply filling the screen;- distinguish visual completeness from genuine data completeness;- recognise overscanning, ghosting and unreliable geometry;- capture preparations as complete three-dimensional objects, not just visible margins;- record and verify the bite more predictably;- communicate intent clearly to the laboratory;- understand what technicians actually assess when a case arrives;- use AI as an assistant without confusing a warning with an instruction;- approach advanced, edentulous and hybrid workflows more strategically;- build a digital clinic that learns from repeated problems;- create digital records that become more valuable over time.This is not a scanner manual and it is not a catalogue of technology.It is a book about judgement, communication, information integrity and the difference between owning digital equipment and running a genuinely digital workflow.Because the best digital workflow is not the one with the most technology.It is the one with the least avoidable uncertainty.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The old laboratory got into you. Sometimes literally.For generations, dental technicians learned through materials: wax, plaster, investment, metal, porcelain, fire and repetition. The work was physical, exacting and largely invisible. Then the scanner arrived.The Last of the Technicians is a memoir-led account of a profession changing faster than its own definition.Drawing on more than twenty years around dentistry and dental technology-including approximately sixteen years as a dental technician-A.N. Mercer traces the journey from the analogue laboratory to a world of digital capture, CAD, remote design, centralised manufacturing, automation and machine-generated first drafts.This is not a technical manual or a nostalgic argument for bringing every old process back. Many of those processes were hazardous, repetitive and rightly replaced.The deeper question is what they were teaching.Waxing developed anatomy, proportion and restraint. Model and die work taught that every later stage inherits the quality of its foundation. Casting made consequence unavoidable. Porcelain demanded anticipation: the technician had to build for the result that would emerge after the fire.As those tasks disappear, where will the understanding they once developed come from The book explores: - how traditional dental technology education formed the technician through the hand;- why education has struggled to keep pace with the profession it serves;- the decline in registered technicians and the narrowing of training routes;- the rise of laboratory groups, remote design and central manufacturing;- how craftsmanship moved from visible handwork into less visible digital decisions;- what happens when one complete case is divided between multiple people, platforms and locations;- which skills may be disappearing before their true value has been understood;- how automation changes authorship when the machine produces the first draft;- why the laboratory was not only a workplace, but also the profession's school;- and why the title dental technician no longer contains every person performing the profession's work.This is not an obituary.The technicians emerging now are designers, educators, material specialists, production experts, troubleshooters, integrators, product developers and innovators. Some are entering the profession for the first time. Others have spent entire careers repeatedly reinventing themselves.The tools have changed. The responsibility has not.The Last of the Technicians asks what must be preserved from the profession's past-and offers a new definition broad enough to carry dental technology into its future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The laboratory used to have an address.It was the place where the case arrived, where the people making it worked, where the records were kept, where the invoice came from-and where responsibility could be found when something went wrong.Today, a single dental restoration may be prescribed in one location, managed by another business, designed remotely, manufactured in a different country, finished locally and supplied under the responsibility of an organisation the patient may never know exists.The work did not disappear.It was unbundled.The Last of the Laboratories investigates what happened to the dental laboratory when design, manufacture, quality control, commercial ownership and regulatory responsibility stopped occupying the same building.Drawing on more than twenty years around dental technology, laboratory management, practices, education, implementation and commercial systems, A.N. Mercer examines the economic and institutional forces reshaping dental manufacturing.The book explores: - what a laboratory fee really pays for beyond material and machine time;- why patient price, practice revenue, laboratory turnover and profit are not the same thing;- how remakes become technical failures, commercial promises and financial costs at once;- why a busy laboratory is not necessarily a resilient one;- how routine work became easier to outsource, centralise and move overseas;- why nobody can accurately count the true volume of offshore dental work;- whether country of origin tells us anything reliable about quality;- how one restoration can have separate clinical, commercial, design, manufacturing and regulatory addresses;- what laboratory groups and manufacturing centres genuinely gain through scale;- how a laboratory can create substantial value without physically manufacturing;- what practices inherit when they bring production in-house;- and why quality depends on traceability, evidence, corrective action and clear responsibility-not simply geography.This is not an argument against outsourcing, large laboratory groups, digital production, overseas manufacturing or chairside dentistry. Each can create real value.It is an argument for understanding exactly what has moved, what remains and who is capable of answering for the finished device.Written for dental technicians, laboratory owners, dentists, managers, educators, manufacturers and anyone interested in the changing structure of dental production, The Last of the Laboratories offers a new definition of the institution at the centre of the work: A laboratory is no longer defined by where every stage happens. It is defined by who can answer for all of them.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE LETTER HAS NO RETURN ADDRESS.>Jonas Weller needs six more faultless weeks. Then his probationary courier route becomes permanent - and he and Etta can finally afford a home with a dry ceiling. Then an extra letter appears in his locked satchel. It is addressed to a woman whose house was demolished nine years ago. More follow: letters for the missing, the erased and those Sanctuary has already decided not to believe. The authorities want them surrendered. Some recipients do not want them opened. And somewhere beyond any route Jonas knows, a dead Hunter may be trying to finish a sentence. Jonas has no Faith, no weapons and no talent for surviving impossible things. He has a repaired satchel, a stubborn respect for other people's answers and a job he still intends to do. But when Sanctuary begins forcing every disputed life into one official story, delivering the last letter may require him to give a dead legend three seconds at a time - and remember that even heroes must be told when to stop. THE DEAD CAN ASK. THE LIVING STILL ANSWER.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dirk Strangelove is dead. His memories are not finished with him.As rain falls over Sanctuary and a friend speaks his name, Dirk is carried back to the day he first entered the city: young, physically whole and certain that any identity could be worn without becoming a prison.A violent raid on a Ministry transport reveals his gift for Faith-the dangerous art of persuading people, machines and reality itself to accept a useful lie. It also brings him to the attention of Sanctuary's secretive authorities and into the path of Severin Holt, a former Hunter with an impossible promise.Holt intends to use Blackwater's rail-signalling network to make one statement binding for everyone: the war is already over.If he succeeds, the killing may end overnight. So may the freedom to disagree, remember differently or choose what peace means.With a civilian train racing towards catastrophe and Sanctuary preparing its own ruthless solution, Dirk must decide whether the world can be saved without forcing it into a single story. Each lie can alter reality-but the greatest lies alter the person telling them.The War Is Already Over is a darkly comic metaphysical action thriller about memory, identity, free will and the stories people become.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 194 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 194 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. R260187873: 1960. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 125 pages - Frontispice en noir et blanc. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

Zustand: New. 2017. 1st ed. 2017. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In English.

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