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May 9

How easy was it for a thief to drive off in a truck parked in the 3500 block of Purdue Street at 11:12 a.m.? The keys were left inside.

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May 11

Reported at 3:22 p.m.: a smash and grab. A rogue broke the front driver’s window of a Toyota Tacoma in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue and grabbed a black backpack with a $1,000 Dell laptop, a MacBook charger, and a $100 Bluetooth mouse.

May 18

A swindler used the information of a man from the 3600 block of Centenary Drive to take $300,000 via wire transfer before noon.

May 21

A thief drove off in a Ford F150 that was parked at the Dallas Country Club in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane that had a pistol inside before 5:45 p.m.

May 23

Reported at 8:25 a.m.: a pilferer broke into a Chevrolet Express van in the 3400 block of Drexel Drive and took various tools totaling $11,500 from it.

May 24

A jerk yelled profanities at the driver of a U.S. Postal Service van in the 3200 block of Dartmouth Avenue and at one point smashed the driver’s side window and a side mirror of the van with a hammer before leaving the scene before 3:20 p.m.

May 25

A burglar got into a Chevrolet Silverado parked in the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue and took a leather Rawlings backpack, a black Herschel backpack, an iPad, a pair of AirPods, a camouflage folding knife, a pair of brown leather Justin boots, and a pair of $800 prescription Ray Ban sunglasses from inside before 2 p.m.

May 26

A ne’er do well swiped $8,900 worth of Louis Vuitton pieces, credit/debit cards, and more from a Range Rover in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane before 7:16 p.m.

June 3

A jerk took a $75 pair of sunglasses, a $150 pair of prescription glasses, documents, and a trailer hitch from a Toyota 4Runner parked in the 4600 block of Livingston Avenue overnight before 5 a.m.

June 4

A burglar smashed the driver’s side glass (and mirror) of a Ford F-150 parked in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue before 7:30 a.m. and grabbed a charger, a crescent wrench, a floor jack, jack stands, an Air Jordan backpack, a JBL speaker, a Samsung Note phone, a knife case containing 20-30 knives, and an Ozark Trail fishing bag.

June 5

A rogue kicked in a door of a home in the 4500 block of Highland Drive and snagged a candle holder with a silver base and a bronze vase before 1:52 p.m.

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PROPERTY CRIMES

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of the MONTH: KEY MISTAKES

A thief got into a Mercedes G43 that was left parked with the keys inside in the Plaza at

Preston Center

and grabbed a $20,000 Cartier watch and $8,000 before 10:25 p.m. May 16 but it could have been worse. At least the thief didn’t decide to make use of the keys.

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Dental Patients, Open Wide for This Robot ArchPoint Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons employ new technology for implants

By Briar Bundy

People Newspapers

The future of dentistry has come to Dallas, and it’s robotic.

Meet YOMI: the first oral surgery robot in North Texas, now in use by Drs. Reed Gibbins of Preston Hollow and Tom Draper of University Park, surgeons at ArchPoint Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dallas.

This gamechanging surgical approach will lead to a new standard of care for the profession. Dr. Tom Draper

“The YOMI® robot is one of the most exciting new technologies to become available to our specialty in the last decade, and we have been researching and training for years to bring it to Dallas and to share with patients and help advance our specialty,” Gibbins said.

YOMI, manufactured by NEOCIS, is the only FDA-approved robotic device for dental implant surgery in the United States, they said.

The surgeons use it to place

The YOMI robot enhances patient care by giving doctors real-time guidance for surgical instruments’ position, angulation, and depth. Drs. Reed Gibbins and Tom Draper are partners at

ArchPoint Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dallas. (PHOTOS: COURTESY ARCHPOINT ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY DALLAS)

dental implants, “basically anchors that go in the bone that are used as kind of like a foundation for a new tooth,” Gibbins explained.

YOMI’s software acts like a CT scan to get an accurate image of the patient’s teeth and find the perfect position for new implants. The robot uses minimally invasive small incisions of the patient’s gums to get precise placement and allow a faster recovery time.

Before YOMI, the surgeons used the Static Guidance system. The process took several days and required the doctor to create a guide for implant placement based on alginate impressions of the patient’s teeth, Gibbins explained. “Each step along the way, there was always an opportunity for a small amount of error.”

But now, all the human needs to do is guide the robot as it takes a three-dimensional scan and creates a virtual impression.

Gibbins got his dental degree from Baylor College of Dentistry and Draper from Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia. Both earned doctor of medicine degrees from the Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock.

So, what does this mean for the future of dentistry and medicine?

Many companies like NEOCIS will continue to design and manufacture medical robots that can complete tasks ranging from dental implants (like YOMI) to life-saving procedures such as open-heart surgery. Students have already begun training with YOMI software as the robot is becoming available for use at dental schools. Also, ArchPoint will serve as an educational hub for other dental professionals in the region. “This game-changing surgical approach will lead to a new standard of care for the profession,” Draper said. “We are pleased to be at the forefront of this surgical movement.”

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