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It was standing-room only at Dental Wings’ LAB DAY Chicago seminar, Using Social Media to Enhance and Improve the Running of a Modern Dental Lab. Ashley Byrne, Managing Director at Byrnes Dental Laboratory, Wheatley, UK, shared strategies for building your lab through social media.

Byrne assured...

A hybrid printing/milling process and laser milling were operational at the show.

Getting to the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany from the U.S. is always a long trip, but this year, it was extra-long. I knew my passport was due to expire in April; what I didn’t know until I arrived at the airport is that Germany (as well as many other countries) doesn’t...

By investing in a scanner and 3D printer, Al Ranger has nearly tripled his lab’s production. See the steps he took before making the decision to go digital and what he’s learned along the way.

Since its debut 25 years ago, LMT’s LAB DAY West has grown from a regional show with 800 attendees to the largest dental laboratory trade show on the West Coast and a truly international event. This year’s show in Garden Grove, CA, drew 1,706 laboratory owners, managers and technicians, hailing from 27 states and 10 other countries.

It started with a 13-hour trip—including a stop in Munich—but it was worth it to realize my long-time dream of attending the IDS show in Cologne.

Walking into the show, I felt like a little boy entering a carnival for the first time: there were eye-catching booths with glamorous lighting...

Dental Wings introduced its first intraoral 3D scanner. The lightweight DWIO (Dental Wings Intra-Oral) is similar in size to existing dental handpieces and features Multiscan Imaging™ 3D scanning technology that allows for five LED projectors and 10 cameras in a very small scanning tip and captures...

The digital transition in labs is not just about fabrication processes; the operational side of the lab business is changing too. Speakers at the 2014 DLOAC Meeting look at the continuously evolving role of the technician. Also: new products announced at the show.

DWOS LiveLink from Dental Wings made its world premiere at LAB DAY Chicago. This technology enables technicians and dentists to work together in real time to determine the optimal position of the implants in relation to the bone, soft tissue, adjacent and opposing dentition, and the virtual prosthetic...