Digital Dentistry
At Whitland Dental Co, we are constantly adapting and growing behind the scenes.
We consistently invest in the latest technology so that we can bring you the best results.
No More Impressions
At Whitland Dental Co, the 3Shape Trios 3 intraoral scanner has transformed the way we deliver restorative care. Digital scans are sent instantly and securely to our laboratory, significantly reducing our outgoing post, material waste, and carbon footprint. Clinically, research confirms that crowns based on the Trios 3 show statistically significantly better marginal and internal adaptation before cementation compared to conventional impressions. The scanner's automatic occlusion registration captures the patient's bite in real time, removing the manual step of bite alignment and resulting in more accurate, better-fitting restorations. Shade matching has also improved - the Trios 3 captures teeth and gingiva in natural colours for precise shade matching with the laboratory, making the aesthetic results of our crowns, veneers and restorations more predictable and lifelike. For our patients, this means fewer remakes, fewer appointments, and restorations that look and feel exactly right.
iPads for Everything
At our practice, every member of the team is provided with their own iPad, making our entire workflow fully digital. From booking and managing appointments to recording autoclave cycles and completing end-of-day surgery cleaning logs, every clinical and administrative process is captured digitally — reducing paper waste, improving accuracy, and creating a clear, auditable trail across all aspects of practice governance. Staff can access their CPD directly on their devices, supporting ongoing learning without disrupting clinical time. For our trainee dental nurses working towards their NEBDN National Diploma, the iPad provides direct access to their course materials and portfolio, integrating their training seamlessly into their working day. This approach reflects our belief that a well-supported, well-equipped team delivers better care — and that investment in the right tools, from the surgery to the staffroom, is an investment in every patient who walks through our door.
A List for a List
Compliance at Whitland Dental Co is not an afterthought — it is embedded into every layer of how we operate, and the Agilio platform sits at the heart of that. We use iComply to manage our compliance logs, checklists, and documentation, iTeam to oversee HR, staff files, and people management, and iLearn to assign and track CPD across the entire team — all integrated within a single platform. Every function is used to its fullest extent, ensuring nothing is missed and every team member is accountable and supported. Following our March 2025 HIW inspection, in which we received an excellent result, we were featured in The Dentist Magazine in an article titled "How Agilio is simplifying practice management" and publicly attributed our compliance success to the Agilio platform. For a practice less than a year into its transformation at the time of inspection, this outcome reflected not just the strength of the system, but the commitment of the whole team to using it properly, every single day.
Smart Tech Smart Team
Our practice management runs on Dentally, the UK's market-leading cloud-based dental software — and the difference it makes to our daily workflow is significant. As a fully cloud-based platform, patient records, appointments, charting, and recalls are accessible securely from any device at any time, with no on-site server, no IT maintenance contracts, and no risk of data loss. Daily micro-updates mean the software improves continuously without any disruption to the working day. Patients benefit directly through Dentally Portal, which allows them to view appointments, complete medical history forms, and check their fees - reducing administrative burden on the team and improving the patient experience before they even arrive. End-to-end data encryption, two-factor authentication, and customisable permission levels ensure all patient data is protected to the highest standard. Integrated recall management, outstanding treatment reporting, and practitioner pay reporting give us clear, real-time oversight of how the practice is performing. For a small, independent practice committed to operating at the standard of a much larger organisation, Dentally makes that possible.