In today’s world, “Dentistry has changed from a ‘needs based’ to a ‘wants based’ format” (Bloom & Paydayachy, 2007). As time goes on, new things will be introduced to us and we will have to please our patients. As a dental technician, as well as other technicians, I have to adapt to the newest styles of our patients. We have to learn what people are interested now and understand how to fulfill their needs as professionals. Products like “grills” and implants have shown us that we have come a long way from “hippopotamus ivory and cow tooth.”
