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From teeth to technology: Tucson dentist battles COVID-19 by 3D printing masks

From teeth to technology: Tucson dentist battles COVID-19 by 3D printing masks

Written by David

April 1, 2020

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At Designer Dental near Wilmot Road and Grant Road, exam rooms are empty. But Dr. Josh Nagao, DDS, is hard at work spending his time around a 3D printer instead of a patient.

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“Dentists were like ‘hey we have this stuff we’re not in our offices why don’t we print stuff that can be used in hospitals to help?’” Nagao said. Typically, Nagao would use the printer in his practice for printing models instead of pouring things in stone or making surgical guides. But now that business has been limited, he decided to begin printing to help others.

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“There are masks being printed that can be reused and filters are put […]

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