April 2018

“It’s four-times faster, capable of 12 indications and priced below $10K…that’s a big deal,” 3D Systems’ President and CEO Vyomesh Joshi said at the show, referring to the new NextDentTM 5100 printer. Powered by the company’s proprietary Figure 4™...

Known for its SLM outsourcing services for chrome-cobalt frameworks, 3DRPD is getting into the equipment game: it’s now the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor of the DLyte electropolishing units, manufactured by GPA Innova.  “It’s a natural match because when we fabricate...

At its Midwinter Meeting Press Conference, 3Shape’s Rune Fisker, Vice President Product Strategy, explained the company’s new products and services for laboratories, including: 

Updated Denture Design software that features new material and manufacturing options and a full range of lab...

AD2 (Advanced Dental Designs, Inc.) launched a new line of adjustable platforms for the Kois Facial Analyzer for Artex, SAM, KaVo and Stratos articulators. “We realized that users of many popular articulator brands had no means of using the Kois Facial Analyzer effectively other than trying to...

Affordable Dentures & Implants Dental Laboratories added to the excitement at LAB DAY with an iPad raffle. The winner (holding his prize) was Gennadiy Novoseletskiy, Owner, HQ Dental Laboratory, Baltimore, MD; he’s shown with (from l. to r.): Affordable’s Bridgette Turner, CDT; Tory...

Amann Girrbach expanded its Zolid DNA Generation zirconia line, offering additional shades and translucencies: Zolid HT+ white is now available in the U.S., Zolid FX multilayer and Zolid HT+ Preshades are now available in 16 A-D VITA shades and Zolid FX Preshades now come in six basic shades.

The company’s...

“We are working to perfect the art of easy shopping for the dental laboratory industry and I predict that within 18 months, we will be the largest zirconia company in the world,” said Anton Woolf, CEO of Argen, at the CNC meeting in Chicago.

To that end, the company expanded its zirconia...

Axsys Dental Solutions launched two new industrial-quality, five-axis mills. Expanding on the capabilities of the Versamill 5XS, the new Versamill 5X400 is compact and has a 10-station ATC, enhanced rigidity and vibration dampening, and higher accuracy and repeatability without continuously recalibrating....

Carbon’s momentum in the 3D printing realmcontinued in Chicago: the Adidas sneakers with Carbon-printed midsoles were sported by staff and Carbon printer owners across the city, its LAB DAY booth drew big crowds, and the company announced new partnerships with Dentca and Dreve. 

Carbon printer...

“The CNC Group is in a growth mode. We now have well over 100 member labs with combined sales revenue of $508 million. This provides much added impact on our ability to successfully negotiate for lower costs for the members and expand the number of preferred partners we work with,” said...

During the Midwinter Meeting in Chicago, Dentsply Sirona donated $20,000 to Dental Lifeline Network’s Every Smile Counts Day, celebrated in February. Fred Leviton (left), CEO and President of the Dental Lifeline Network, and Gregory Sheehan, Group Vice President Dentsply Sirona Americas.

Dentsply Sirona announced enhancements to its digital denture solutions. Launched at the show, its new software, inLab SW 18, now allows users to mill digital dentures in house using the inLab MC X5 and—due to new partnerships—the DGSHAPE or imes-icore milling units; in all cases, the dentures...

Digital Dental showcased its new three-in-one dental.mill 5+ universal, which can mill abutments, zirconia and digital dentures simultaneously. Three different holders allow you to create three configurations: 

A six-disc holder allows you to mill six discs of different colors, sizes and materials...

DOF USA Inc. launched the SNAP face scanner, a small, portable device combined with a high-performance tablet that allows for easy stationary and mobile face scanning. Its unique workflow uses scan targets to accurately align jaw scans to face scan data and integrates with CAD designs for virtual diagnostics,...

A pioneer in the 3D printing industry with a portfolio of 21 printers and 60 materials, Italy-based DWS Systems announced its expansion into North America with the opening of a new Customer Experience Center in Ventura, CA. “The center will serve as the hub of all of our U.S. activities and feature...

EnvisionTEC and AvaDent Digital Dental Solutions are working together to offer a complete digital workflow solution for digital dentures. Customers can scan impressions and send the files to AvaDent, which designs the denture using proprietary Computer Aided Engineering technology and sends the design...

exocad introduced its new ChairsideCAD open architecture software for designing same-day restorations in the dental practice. Based on the same technology as the company’s lab software, this software offers a streamlined, easy-to-learn chairside workflow that creates esthetic proposals with minimal...

Making its world debut at LAB DAY, San Diego-based Fusion Dental Implants (FDI) announced an exclusive distribution partnership with IBO, BHS30 and Target3D, all located in Spain. Two products highlighted at the show were:

The Universal Solution is for screw-retained prostheses. “This is the only...

More than 100 dental professionals attended the first North American Pekkton Summit organized by anaxdent North America at the Gleacher Center in Chicago on February 22-23. 

The sold-out event, also sponsored by Cendres + Metaux, GC America and Swiss NF Metals, offered a full day of presentations...

At first glance, you might think Harvest Dental’s new porcelain tray is the newest MacBook: it’s sleek, thin and encased in a smooth aluminum base and cover. Simply called “Tray,” the palette features a black pearl glass surface for ceramics and a canal system under the glass...

“We all expect to see greater dependence on 3D printing and milling and yet-to-be developed material technologies and applications…and you can expect to see more direct-to-consumer competition,” said Judy Fishman, CEO and Publisher of LMT who, along with LMT’s Marketing Director...

“We’re focused on creating new opportunities for dental professionals that include improved workflows for efficiency, better predictability and outstanding esthetics. At the end of the day, it’s all about the patient. They deserve these outcomes and we intend on delivering. Ivoclar...

At LAB DAY, Ivoclar Vivadent honored one of its long-time clinicians: Tom Wade, CDT, New Horizons Dental Lab, Broomfield, CO, who is retiring after 35 years as a laboratory owner. “This is in recognition of your contributions and everything you’ve done for us,” said Dr. Frank Lauciello,...

“Polymers are part of Keystone Industries’ core competencies and we have 25 years of experience producing cutting-edge, biocompatible, patented photopolymer resins. So it’s a natural progression for us to introduce KeyPrint™, a new line of precision 3D resins specifically...

When a technician is dependable and excels at the bench, he’s often promoted to manager as a means of career advancement. Many times, however, he’s given little to no management training and struggles in his new role. 

Speaking from first-hand experience, Anthony Calonico, CDT, Removables...

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...

LabStar sponsored a social media-oriented raffle in which attendees entered by following the company on Instagram (@labstar.software) and posting a picture of its booth with the hashtag “#labstar.” The lucky winner of the 55" flat-screen TV is Jeffry Tobon, CDT, Founding Director, DesignLab...

The energy at LMT LAB DAY 2018 was electric with our highest attendance ever (over 4,600 attendees, including nearly 600 dentists!). Attendees literally came from all corners of the globe—49 states and 61 different countries—to choose from more than 300 educational sessions and shop the 70,000-square-foot...

There were many companies exhibiting at LMT LAB DAY for the first time. Among them, divided by product or service categories, were: 

3D Printing

UnionTech™ is a 3D printing solutions company founded in Shanghai in 2001. In 2017, the company launched EvoDent, a new dental division...

From l. to r.: Michael Shaluly, President and CEO; Bob Prior, National Sales Manager; and Diane Spaulding and David Byrley, New Business Development & Marketing, represent MasterCut Tool Corp.’s new dental division, MasterCut Dental Tools. The new division’s product line features burs...

Digital technology product lines keep expanding and LAB DAY attendees got the first look at new 3D printers, scanners, milling machines, millable materials, as well as a variety of other equipment and consumables.  Here, LMT Editors cover the products that made their debut at the show; more of our...

Attendees were drawn to the MPF Brush Co. exhibit to see demonstrations by world-renowned technicians, including this one on the one-bake technique by Nondas Vlachopoulos. The company also introduced the MPF Crown and Veneer Holder, designed to keep restorations in place while working without chipping...

In its ballroom, Nobel Biocare showcased its expanded CAD/CAM offerings, designed to enhance flexibility and connectivity between treatment partners. The new products—made possible through a close partnership with KaVo first announced at the IDS 2017—include:

KaVo LS 3 desktop scanner. Accurate...

Nobilium’s new DentureID is a digital microchip that laboratories can permanently embed in dentures to help caregivers identify denture owners, comply with ID requirements in their states and identify implant parts or other components used with the case. 

 Here’s how it works: A...

More than 700 guests from the dental industry enjoyed dinner, dancing and networking at the 28th Annual Gala & Benefit of Oral Health America (OHA). Held at the new Marriott Marquis Chicago on February 21, the annual event raised more than $500,000. “The funds raised will allow OHA to continue...

The mood at LAB DAY Chicago in February was remarkably upbeat. Some Exhibitors called the show the “best ever” and attendees agreed. Many lab owners commented that business has been picking up lately and they’re enthusiastic about the coming months. 

While much of the buzz about...

Inventor Adrian Hernandez was on hand at LAB DAY to introduce his PiC camera that takes multiple implant impressions in under 45 seconds. Used as a complement to digital workflows, the PiC camera—which takes the images extraorally—captures precise implant positions and angulations and produces...

It’s no wonder Renfert reported this was its busiest LAB DAY ever, given that it had several new products to draw in attendees. For example, the show marked the U.S. launch of two new bag-free extraction units with powerful EC motors: the Silent EC2, a two workbench unit, and the Silent  PowerCAM...

Roland introduced two new DGSHAPE five-axis milling machines in its DWX desktop line with new options that further automate and streamline workflow. Roland’s DWX-52D boasts a new snap-in clamp system that makes the setup of various materials faster and more secure. The DWX-52DCi has an automatic...

“Woman Power” was the dominant theme at Smile Line USA’s booth. An all-female company, it marked its 10th anniversary with two days of hands-on demonstrations by a dynamic lineup of female technicians: (top photo, from l. to r.) Myung Joo Shin; Cristiana Fragoso; Heather Voss, CDT;...

Stratasys’ biggest news was its new efficiency-boosting printer, the Objet260 Dental 3D. Based on the company’s PolyJet triple-jetting technology, the unit can print three different materials on a single tray, including surgical guides, models and other appliances.

The unit can print MED620,...

LMT’s Judy Fishman (far left) visits with the Wagner Precision Rotary Instruments crew at its colorful and brightly lit booth; pictured with Judy (from l. to r.) are: Doug Frye, CDT, DTG, who lectured on behalf of Wagner; Ann Powell; Larry Powell; Carrie Vidal, RDA; and Step ToothMaster Bay, CDT,...

“The Form Cell is the first commercially available automated 3D printing system for dental applications,” explained Gideon Balloch, Dental Product Lead at Formlabs. “It’s a cost-effective way to scale up production, reduce labor costs and enable 24/7, lights-out manufacturing.”

Available...