Pulse of Lab Community Upbeat at NADL Vision 21 Meeting

With standing ovations for the last two presentations—by Mark Murphy, DDS, FAGD and Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD—it was clear that the mood among attendees of the 2013 V21 Meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was upbeat and keenly focused on everything digital.

The three-day program focused almost exclusively on the digital realm, including scan and design performance metrics, a comparison of various systems and a discussion about digital workflow process implementation.

As Christensen introduced his topic: Dentist/Laboratory Relationship Trends including Material Trends, he noted that,"this shift to digital is the fastest shift since air-driven handpieces were introduced 55 years ago." With this shift comes a lot of excitement mixed with trepidation. (For details about these presentations, watch for the March issue of LMT.)

A Thursday night reception hosted by Dentsply welcomed in NADL's new President, Henry...