Jo Salcedo builds digital dentistry confidence with hands-on education

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Jo Salcedo is changing digital dentistry by giving clinicians and sales teams the skills and confidence to use new technology.

When dental teams hesitate to go digital, Jo Salcedo steps in. Her message is simple: confidence drives real change. As Senior Product and Sales Training Specialist for DEXIS IOS, Salcedo guides clinicians, sales staff, and partners through the tough parts of digital dentistry.

Salcedo started her career in 1990 as a dental assistant. The turning point came when she moved from chairside work and practice management into digital lab startups. That move sparked her drive to connect practices and labs with digital workflows, intraoral scanning, and treatment planning. These skills shaped her later roles at 3Shape, Planmeca, Carestream Dental, and DEXIS Envista.

DEXIS IOS Cloud was formerly known as IS Connect and is now positioned as a key part of the company's connected, cloud-enabled dentistry strategy.

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Salcedo believes technology only works when people know how to use it. Her training goes beyond technical steps. She focuses on building real confidence so teams can handle new systems and workflows. She creates educational content, coaches trainers and sales teams, and speaks at major global events. Her goal is always to turn doubt into skill.

For Salcedo, teaching is more than explaining features. She wants to build resilience and accountability. She makes sure every dental professional, no matter their background, can see their own value and potential. This approach matters even more as technology keeps changing fast, leaving many clinicians with a steep learning curve.

Her message hits home with young women starting out in dentistry. Salcedo tells them to know their worth, trust their skills, and not let outside factors decide their future. She says perseverance and self-confidence helped her get past obstacles and achieve more than she first thought possible.

DEXIS IOS Cloud now features an updated user experience and new integration with 3Shape, expanding access to scanning workflows and data for clinicians and laboratory partners. This development is part of DEXIS's ongoing commitment to advancing its connected imaging ecosystem, as highlighted in a recent portfolio-wide innovations announcement.

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Salcedo's impact goes beyond classrooms and conferences. By pushing for empowerment and ongoing learning, she is helping build a dental workforce ready for digital tools. This means better patient care through innovation. Her work shows how important mentorship and hands-on support are, as seen in a recent report about bridging the gap between certification and clinical independence in digital workflows.

In a field where new devices can both excite and worry people, Salcedo stands out for her clear, steady leadership. She will not let technology become a wall. With the right training and mindset, she believes every dental professional can succeed in the digital age. For her, this is more than a personal goal. It is a plan for the future of dentistry, where new ideas go hand in hand with human confidence and skill. The profession has a lot to gain by following her example.

Topics: Dental Practice & Industry #3Shape #Carestream Dental #Planmeca
Nora Mercer Digital dentistry and technology editor The Young Dentist
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Nora Mercer

Nora Mercer is Digital Dentistry & Dental Technology Editor at The Young Dentist, covering dental AI, imaging, intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM, 3D printing and connected clinical workflows. She focuses on what technologies actually change in practice and separates independent evidence from technical specifications, clinician experience and manufacturer claims.