September 2011

Though the number of accredited dental technology programs is dwindling, two programs on opposite coasts—Los Angeles City College and New York City College of Technology—continue to be successful, thanks in part to the dedication of the program direc

High-Tech and History Come Together at Dentsply's June Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies

D4D Technologies LLC announces the appointment of Donald (“Don”) L. Tuttle as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1.

I had the great privilege of being just the right age in the late 1960s . . . but this new digital world is so phenomenal, it trumps the 60s ten-fold.

Glidewell Laboratories is once again “crossing the traditional boundaries of dental technology” with the opening of its 2,800-sq-ft, state-of-the-art training, education and technology demonstration facility.

Andrea Hegedus, CDT, Owner of Great Lakes Smile Design Studio, shares the case that won her second prize for Best Digital Documentation in Candulor’s 9th KunstZahnWerk Competition.

On August 22, 2011, Matt Whelan joined Amann Girrbach America as its new president.

This New Mexico laboratory gets a new home with an open-concept floorplan that provides ample room and ease of communication for the staff.

Origins of New York’s dental laboratory higher education.

Now more than ever, laboratory owners are stepping into the role of educator to their clients.

Bob Maccario, MBA, looks at this new tren—focused on how a patient’s oral health impacts his overall health—and how you can tap into it by educating your dentist-clients about its practice-building potential.

The technology learning curve for both dentists and technicians is ramping up to a never-before-seen level, putting tremendous pressure on laboratory owners to educate themselves, their staff members and their dentist-clients. LMT looks at the indust

Underwood Dental Lab and Images 32 Dental Lab, both in Joplin, MO, were completely destroyed last May by a devastating tornado. Both have re-opened in new locations thanks to support from their local communities as well as the dental laboratory indus

Steve Dearien, CDT, Owner of Sundance Dental Laboratory—who augments his own in-house digital technology by outsourcing some restorations to Diadem Precision Technology—shares a recent Diazir™ Full Contour Zirconia case from start to finish.

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine’s Postgraduate Prosthodontics Division is offering an advanced level of education in dental technology and related research to dental technologists.