Industry Press Releases

The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (The Foundation or FDLT), announced the nine winners of the 2013 Pillar Scholarship. The purpose of The Foundation is to advance the profession of dental laboratory technology by developing educational curriculum and programs that will be relevant and accessible to dental technicians and other members of the dental team. The Foundation is pleased to congratulate the following recipients:

Angela Askalsky, Trumbull, CT; Daniel Silva, Matthews, NC; Enesa...

Today, The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (“The Foundation”) is proud to announce the winner of the 2015 Kois Center Education Grant:

 Renata Budny, CDT, TE – Brooklyn, New York

The Kois Center, along with the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology, created this grant in order to support the Foundation’s purpose by making higher-level education more accessible. The winner will be awarded one seat in the Biomechanics I & II course at no charge, thanks...

The Illinois State Dental Society Foundation's 4th Mission of Mercy will take place at The Gateway Center in Collinsville on July 15-16, 2016.

All types of volunteers will be needed in order to make MOM a success! Over 1,000 volunteers will be working together in order to deliver over $1 million in dental care to 2,000 adults and children in just two days at The Gateway Center.

The 100 chair dental clinic will open at 6:00 am each day on a first-come, first-serve basis to the patients. Several volunteer...

The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (The Foundation) announces the winners of the first-ever 2016 NADL University Grant:

Anthony Calonico, CDT, TE – Bolingbrook, IL

Jennifer Krueger, CDT – La Crosse, WI

Heraeus Kulzer, along with the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology, created this grant in order to support the Foundation’s purpose by making higher-level education and dental laboratory management more accessible. Thanks to the generosity of Heraeus Kulzer,...

Sterngold Dental pledged $10,000 to the Foundation in both cash and product donations over a period of time to help support the future of dental laboratory technology. With this donation, Sterngold and the Foundation created this grant in order to support the Foundation’s purpose by making higher-level education more accessible. Pasadena City College – Restorative Dental Technology program will be awarded $1,250 in product donation from the following list of products: 

QuickLine™...

Today, The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (The Foundation) is proud to announce the winners of grants awarded in the third quarter this year, including the NADL University (NADL U) Grant, Spear Education Grant, and Dawson Academy Education Grant:

NADL U Grant

Carolyn Capps, CDT – Charlotte, NC

Lisa Bornsheuer, Master CDT – Tyler, TX

Spear Education Grant

Anyanwu Nnamdi – Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria

Iwona Alicja Villa, CDT – Westminster, CA

Jennifer Krueger,...

At the Vision 21 Meeting last month in Las Vegas, the NADL presented its annual awards. Here are the recipients:

Laboratory Member of the Year: Thayer Dental Laboratory, CDL, Mechanicsburg, PA

Supplier Member of the Year: Preat Corp

Hall of Fame Awards: Jim Glidewell, CDT, Glidewell Laboratories, Inc. and Terry Johnson, CDT, Removable Department Manager of Dental Designs, Lincoln, NE

Educator of the Year: Brook O’Neil Pratt, MPM, CDT, TE, Director of the Indiana University-Purdue University...

The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (The Foundation) is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 PTC John Ness Memorial Education Grant:

Joan Jagerson, CDT – Rosemount, MN

Marney Rae Mallory, RG – Anchorage, AK

Thin Sandar Khine, CDT – Rosemead, CA

The Productivity Training Corporation (PTC), along with the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology, created this grant in order to support the Foundation’s purpose by making higher-level education more accessible....

Since 2001, Candulor AG has organized the KunstZahnWerk® , "Art of Denture" Competition culminating with awards and participants' cases being presented at the IDS in Cologne (Germany).

In 2012, Candulor USA held the 1st North American "Art of Denture" Competition with technicians from the US and Canada participating. All finished cases were presented in Chicago during 2012 LMT Lab Day. All submitted incredible work, with Arian Deutsch (Surprise, AZ) placing 1st in the Overall category (see case...

MEDIFIVE launched 3D printing wash and cure unit

Bloomden  Bioceramics. makes  3D pro multilayer  zirconia  blocks  with strength up to 1100mpa and translucency up to  49%.it is prefered to make anterior and  posterior for full arch at  excellent  aesthetic  color degradation  without  porcelain.

Combination of NextDent and 3D Systems technology enables breakthrough digital production solutions for the dental industry

Delivering on its strategy to transform 3D manufacturing workflows, 3D Systems today announced the industry’s first modular, scalable and fully-integrated additive manufacturing platform. 3D Systems’ disruptive Figure 4 production platform produces plastic parts more than 50 times faster than current systems, delivering dramatically lower total cost of operations while offering competitive and compelling comparisons to conventional methods. 

Based on its revolutionary Figure 4 technology,...

3D Systems' new ProJet™ MP 3500 Dental 3D Printers are now compatible with 3Shape's Dental System™ and CAMbridge software.

BIOMET 3i and Renishaw have joined forces to offer more solutions in CAD/CAM dentistry. This new collaboration offers laboratories access to a broader range of milling options for copings and frameworks and the ability to create precision-milled bars through Biomet 3i. The two companies are also offering in-lab milling units, scanners and...

3M and 3Shape announced their intention to work together to advance the field of orthodontics through digital workflows supporting indirect bonding, clear aligners and other emerging digital orthodontic workflows.

“Our partnership with 3Shape puts our customers first and is designed with practitioners, their patients, and their businesses in mind. Our goal is to make it easier for Orthodontists to engage patients, provide effective treatments and run a profitable practice. The workflow will...

Digital workflows and new systems are rapidly changing the way today’s dentists and dental labs operate, but closed systems can limit choices – preventing doctors and lab technicians from working the way they want. In another transformative step towards broadening design options, 3M™ Margin Marking Software is now fully integrated with CAD/CAM design platforms 3Shape Dental System™, exocad® DentalCAD and Dental Wings. The improved workflow provides dental labs a seamless...

As more dentists and orthodontists adopt digital scanning in their practices, innovating to provide the best user experience is more important than ever. 3M Digital Oral Care is changing the market again with exciting technological transformations to the 3M True Definition Scanner. The next generation system includes a revolutionary new wand with a profile so slim that it’s the smallest on the market. The new system will be released this fall in tandem with 3M™ True Definition Scanner...

3M Community Giving, the charitable giving arm of 3M, is donating Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner impression-taking systems to selected dental schools across the nation.

3M ESPE Dental announces the appointment of James Ingebrand as its new President and General Manager, responsible for the strategic direction and overall operations of 3M ESPE.  Ingebrand has a 30-year career at 3M, much of it in healthcare including dental, which will allow him to very quickly transition into the new role.

"Jim has a proven track record of business leadership," said Joaquin Delgado, Executive Vice President, 3M Health Care Business Group. "Prior to successfully leading 3M Drug...

Digital Guide offers practical solutions to common issues

3M announced on August 2nd that after winning a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany against Dental Direkt GmbH involving technology that enables the coloring of ceramic-based dental restorations, Dental Direkt GmbH will license this patented technology from 3M.

3M’s patented technology enables the coloring of unshaded ceramics by color-matching dental restorations to the natural color of patients’ teeth. 3M has licensed its patents to much of the dental industry, including Vita Zahnfabrik...

In its 13 years of clinical use, the pioneering Lava™ Zirconia brand from 3M ESPE Dental has become trusted by dentists and labs around the world. Now, 3M ESPE Dental is giving more labs access to the quality, esthetics and clinical performance the Lava™ brand is known for, making 3M™ ESPE™ Lava™ Plus High Translucency Zirconia available in a disc format for open-source milling.

The new Lava Plus portfolio, which is available to labs milling 98-mm discs, includes both...

The United States FDA has issued a 510(k) clearance for 3Shape Abutment Designer, a functionality within 3Shape Dental System CAD/CAM software.

The 510(k) clearance covers all implant cases being designed using 3Shape Dental System software.  A 3Shape Abutment Designer and/or Implant Bridge and Bars license is needed to use the functionality.

“There has been considerable discussion within the U.S. dental lab industry regarding CAD/CAM in-house abutment design. We hope that the 510(K) issuance...