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- I'm going to tell you
all you need to know
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about the cost of dental implants,
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and specifically All On 4.
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Hi guys, thanks for tuning in.
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I'm Alex Fibishenko, I'm
one of the implant surgeons
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at All On 4 Clinic.
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My practice is exclusive
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to dental implants and
dental facial surgery,
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and I work with numerous
dentists and specialists
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in offering, what is often
life-changing treatment
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for dental cripples and denture wearers.
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Over the next few episodes,
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I'm going to tell you all you need to know
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about the cost of dental implants
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and specifically All On 4,
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how we do it differently at our clinic
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using more advanced,
immediate final teeth system,
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which we call All On 4 Plus,
without paying a premium.
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Dental implants treatments are not cheap,
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especially when you need a
full mouth reconstruction.
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The cost can vary between
different methods,
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but so do the risks and the results.
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So I'm going to try and
explain the differences
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as well as the costs
and the kinds of rebates
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and special payment
schemes that are available.
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The question of cost varies
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depending on individual circumstances.
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One review site compared 839
doctors in clinics worldwide,
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and found that the
average cost of All On 4
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was just over $30,000.
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At All On 4 clinic, we do
these procedures almost daily
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and as a general guide,
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our typical fee is $25,000 per
arch, either top or bottom.
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And this is for All On 4 Plus,
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which includes the immediate final teeth
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and some other important things
which I will cover later.
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There are some situations
where the bone quality
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or the volume is so
poor that we need to use
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some additional procedures
like nerve transposition,
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bone grafting, or special long implants
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anchored into the cheekbones
known as Zygoma implants,
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which can all be done at the same time
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and in the one surgery,
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but can add three to $9,000 to the cost.
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These situations are
not common, and by far,
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most treatments end up being
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around the $25,000 mark per arch.
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or $50,000 to do top and bottom together.
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The cost includes all
the preoperative planning
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and procedures such as photos
and digital impressions
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of your mouth,
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Digital Smile Design,
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where we do digital modeling
of the plant positions
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of the new teeth,
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the surgery itself,
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which is performed by experienced
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and specially trained implant surgeons.
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And it includes a template of teeth
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that mimics the digital design,
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which can be tried in the mouth
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immediately after surgery on the same day,
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to allow us to just fine tune
the appearance of the smile
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and the bite.
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Often patients can go
home with these teeth
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so that they're not without teeth.
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The cost includes all
the laboratory procedures
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and customization, and of course
the immediate final teeth,
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which is a hybrid of
the finest acrylic teeth
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on a custom milled titanium frame.
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The cost also includes
the three week review
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and hygiene appointment,
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the four month review and x-rays
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to check the healing of the implants
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and all repairs and minor adjustments
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as required for two years.
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All On 4 Plus procedure can be done
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under local anesthetic
at no additional cost.
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In most cases, though, it
is preferable to do this
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under general anesthetic.
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There is an additional cost for this,
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but there is a substantial
rebate for Medicare,
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for the fees of the
specialist they need for this.
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Unfortunately, Medicare does not pay
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for any of the dental implants fees.
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For those with dental insurance,
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this treatment falls under major dental,
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and there is an annual limit,
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typically within the vicinity
of one to two thousand,
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which is not much but something.
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There are also options with
early release of super,
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for patients who are in
pain from their teeth.
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This has become a very popular option
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for those who have enough in their super
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and who are eligible,
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as it allows you to draw out of your super
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for health reasons.
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Our treatment coordinators
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can give you more information about that.
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To understand the costs,
you need to understand
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what's involved and what
are the various options.
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There are many steps and
many costly components
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and costly technologies that
need to be used in the planning
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and throughout the treatment,
which makes it expensive.
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Also, the implants that we use
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are amongst the most
expensive in the world
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because of the research and technology
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that has gone into them,
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but we don't charge a
premium when we use them.
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Having facilities that can
produce immediate final teeth
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with a milled titanium
frame is a sophisticated
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and expensive setup.
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But again, we don't
charge a premium for that.
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Lastly, the kinds of surgeons,
staff, and technicians,
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who are involved in the whole
process have to be experts
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in the area of implants and
have undergone a great deal
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of education and training,
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which makes their time more costly,
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but also more valuable and efficient
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and the results more predictable.
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The alternative older
methods of a staged approach
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and temporary teeth typically
involve simply gluing
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a prefabricated denture
to the implant posts.
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As you can imagine,
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the fitting surfaces of
these temporary teeth
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are quite often rough,
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trapping food and making
them difficult to keep clean,
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which can result in inflammation
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and excessive shrinkage of the gums.
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Temporary teeth are also
fragile and can crack or break
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during the healing process,
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which can put the healing
implants under undue stress,
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resulting in bone loss or failure.
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You would think that the
older, temporary teeth method
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should be the cheaper alternative,
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especially because it's quicker
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and requires a much less
sophisticated process,
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but I have seen it being the
same or even more expensive
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at some clinics that
advertise All On 4 widely.
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More importantly,
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the patient's experience
is very different.
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They have to endure three to four months
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of wearing temporary teeth and
then undergo another process
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to make the final teeth,
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as opposed to walking
out with a great smile
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using All On 4 Plus and our unique,
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immediate final teeth system.
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I know that this treatment
will not be affordable to many,
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but if it is within the
realms of possibility,
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the results that I have
seen have been life-changing
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and quite often, patients only regret
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is not doing it sooner.
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- No regrets at all. I wish
I was able to do it sooner.
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- I should've done this many years ago.
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- At our licensed clinics
throughout Australia,
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there are a number of finance options.
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Some are completely interest free,
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which makes it more affordable.
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The question of whether it's
worth it is an individual one,
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and depends on the issues and limitations
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that you're experiencing with your teeth.
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How can you put a price on your
health and quality of life?
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Being able to bite into an apple,
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chewing all kinds of food without
pain from crumbling teeth,
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smiling with absolute confidence
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and being proud of your smile.
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Often, people who have had
infections from their teeth
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say that they feel
healthier, have more energy.
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Their skin even feels healthier
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from getting rid of all
their teeth infections.
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- I feel like my old
self, like I used to be.
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I feel like I'm revived and fresh.
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So I wanna get out there
and start living again.
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Cause I think that was
really bringing me down,
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the way I looked with no teeth,
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and problems I had eating.
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- People who had dentures
before this treatment
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can suddenly feel the roof of their mouth
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and can bite into an apple.
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They don't need to worry about
their dentures falling out
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when they sneeze.
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These are the aims of this
treatment and if done correctly
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and mother nature agrees,
these are also the results.
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Stay tuned for episode two,
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where I'll look at the cheaper,
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as well as the more costly alternatives
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to All On 4 Plus, with
some real life examples.
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For more information,
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check out our website and YouTube channel,
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and join one of our online seminars.
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Otherwise you can just
email us for a consultation
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or to request a free copy
of our All On 4 Plus book.
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Thanks for tuning in.
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See you next time.
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