Dr. Farina Blattner, M.Sc., an orthodontist and the managing director of the training centre FUNDAMENTAL in Remscheid, recently shared her personal experience with the VALO™ X curing light[1] – are you missing out on a vital tool in your dental practice?
For Dr. Blattner, curing lights are an essential part of more than 80% of treatments in her orthodontics department. Whether for securing brackets, completing indirect bonding, or curing composites, a high-performance light is crucial for the smooth functioning of any busy practice. You want a tool that is reliable, effective, convenient, and comfortable for frequent use.
Initially, using a different curing light, Dr. Blattner encountered issues that all dentists have faced when light curing: a failure to cure thoroughly leading to repeated detachment of brackets and other consequences. In search of a solution, she discovered the VALO™ curing light by Ultradent back in 2012 - and she has been a dedicated user ever since.
In her practice, Dr. Blattner successfully used the VALO™ Grand for several years, and recently upgraded to the latest model, the VALO X. She is particularly impressed by its depth of curing, user-friendly design, and efficiency. The large 12.5mm lens allows her to perform treatments quickly, and the cordless, lightweight design offers flexibility and comfort, so she can work in whatever positions suits her best.
Dr. Blattner highlights the VALO X’s ease-of-use and sleek design, which makes it simple to handle, especially when working in difficult-to-access areas like the posterior molars. She also appreciates the smooth design, with no ridges and minimal buttons, making the VALO X comfortable and simple to use. As well as this, the curing light is built in a way that stops composite residues adhering to the curing light, which makes the cleaning process fast and smooth.
The slim design of the VALO X also helps to solve issues around an obstructed field of view. All dentists have encountered the problem – between the tongue, teeth, lips, and curing light, dealing with problems with posterior teeth can be difficult to visualise. With the VALO X’s small head size, this problem is minimised.
The VALO X also has built in integration of diagnostic aid modes, the curing light can switch between curing and diagnostic modes with a simple hand movement, eliminating the need to search among a host of buttons. With diagnostic modes in white and black light, the VALO X is excellent for finding any remaining composite residue – including tiny amounts that are essentially invisible to the naked eye. Dr Blattner believes that these capabilities enhance the quality of her treatments and improves patient satisfaction. She often shares these technological benefits with her patients, making the treatment process more engaging by likening the curing light to a "magic wand" for paediatric patients.
Additionally, the VALO X offers accessories and functionality that add value, and have clearly been designed with dentists in mind, such as specialised lenses to concentrate the light beam. The control options, which allow users to switch between modes with a simple hand movement, further contribute to its ease of use.
Overall, Dr Blattner stressed that it is not just that the VALO X performs its function well – which it does – but also that it is filled with thought-out, quality features that make the real work dentists are doing with curing lights that much easier and more efficient.
Get more than you expect with the VALO X curing light from Ultradent.
[1] https://eu.ultradent.blog/every-time-i-hold-it-i-am-thrilled-again-the-valo-x-curing-light-offers-much-more-than-one-would-expect
