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Clinic Profile

Dr. Omar Hamid graduated
from the Medical University of
Vienna in 2013 and is currently
doing a master’s degree in
Aesthetic Medicine in London.
Before starting his medical
education, he studied IT and
data processing to become an
engineer. Dr. Hamid now combines
Dr. Omar Hamid his engineerin background to
the digital advances in dental
is looking forward to the future medicine. He focuses on aesthetic
dentistry and all aspects of
in digital dentistry CAD/CAM, including 3D printing,
guided surgery and guided
implantology. As a second
generation dentist, he first worked
Copy Mari Koivunen Image Ordination Dr. Hamid side by side with his father in his
father‘s clinic in Vienna before
Dr. Omar Hamid is a second-generation dentist and opening his own private practice
engineer from Austria. He focuses on all aspects of digital in 2017. Today, he runs two clinics
dentistry and CAD/CAM by combining his engineering in Vienna and acts as the President
for the Austrian Society for Arabic
background to the digital advances in dental medicine. Dentists and as Vice President
Dr. Hamid is thrilled about how fast digital solutions have for the Austrian Arabic Doctors
developed in the past years and is eager to see what & Pharmacists Society. Dr. Hamid
also lectures in implantology and
the future of digital dentistry holds. CAD/CAM on international stages.

AS a dentist with an engineering background, the shift towards
digital dentistry and combining the knowledge of conventional
dentistry with digital dentistry has become naturally for Dr. Omar
Hamid. He is especially fascinated by the fast development of “I can do single-tooth restorations, bridges, veneers, surgical
software, hardware and 3D technologies in the past years. guides, splints or just analyse the model all in one software. This
“At IDS 2019, it was amazing to see how quickly the technology is very beautiful, because it saves a lot of time when you do not
is evolving. I am truly amazed with the new Planmeca have to export and import files between different systems. This is
Emerald™ S scanner, which will already have the caries detection also why I chose Romexis.”
functionality. The future is very bright for digital dentistry,” Having used CBCT units and CAD/CAM solutions for many
Dr. Hamid believes. years already, Dr. Hamid is excited about the new developments
Dr. Hamid started exploring digital dentistry with Planmeca in digital dentistry. “The hottest developments right now are the
ProMax® 3D Classic CBCT unit including a Planmeca ProFace® intraoral scanners and 3D printing. The Planmeca Creo® C5 3D
3D photo system and came soon to realise its endless possibilities. printer that Planmeca introduced at IDS 2019 is simply amazing.
The CBCT unit was soon followed by a Planmeca Emerald™ Now it is possible to print dental models and do mock-ups for
intraoral scanner and a Planmeca PlanMill® 40 S milling machine. patients within one single visit. 3D printing makes it possible to do
“Planmeca has really listened to the feedback of dental faster and better dentistry, which is beautiful.”
community on what has been missing in digital dentistry and “I think 3D printing is the way of the future and believe we will
applied it in their product development. I think Planmeca has see further improvements and new functionalities in the scanners.
done a great job in adapting and incorporating everything into I am really looking forward to the future in digital dentistry,”
the Planmeca Romexis® software.” Dr. Hamid concludes. ◢

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