07/26/2025
A week ago, Dr. Grace got to travel to Chicago for “The BISCO Experience” at their headquarters. It was a privilege and a pleasure to be invited as a KOL for a glimpse behind the scenes. Words like covalent bond, phosphate groups, monomer, smear layer, hydrophilic/hydrophobic were thrown around freely and hearkened back to dental school.
The research, due diligence, product design and testing required to develop dental materials is not for the faint of heart. Nearly 9-year journey to the making of their tooth-colored filling material, Quantium.
Appreciated hearing the story and rationale which led to development of their flagship adhesive, All-bond. Dr. Grace was already a fan of using it with composite restorations and adhesive-cement retained crowns. Now, knowing nuts-and-bolts of the science, even more 👏🙌💗
Highlight of the 2 days included meeting founder, emeritis and namesake of the company, 88 year old, Byoung In Suh, Ph.D. (He still goes to work every day and was very kind answering extra questions Dr. Grace had at lunch☺️.) He came to America from S. Korea with an open mind, dream to study chemistry and $50. Started his company in his early 40’s. In a corporate world where quantity and the bottom line prevail, his tenacious work ethic, grit, innovative science and commitment to quality is remarkable. Big presence for a small, family-rooted company.
Thanks
She also got to meet up with colleagues attending the MDIB speaker workshop in town. It’s a small world!
After 23 years in dentistry, there is still love and passion to do clinical dentistry better, learn and grow, see what doors open and are around the corner.
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we are curious and curiosity leads us down new paths.” -Walt Disney
