State-of-the-Art RPD Materials and Techniques for Digital and Non-Digital Manufacturing

Note: This seminar is from a past LAB DAY show

RPDs are growing and projected to grow long into the future. Larry Shields, CDT and Martin Schmid, CDT, show state-of-the-art hand and digital designing options, wax and printed patterns, and fast cast techniques for casting frames in less than an hour from investing.

Credits
Approved for 1 Scientific credit

Session

Saturday · 10:30am - 11:30am
Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

Speakers

Martin Schmid

Owner at European Dental Arts · Mendon, MA

Martin Schmid has a broad range of experience in removable and fixed prosthetics, both digital and non digital. He is originally from Germany, where he received his dental laboratory training. He accepted a position in the...
Lawrence Shields

Technical consultant at Ivoclar · Williamsville, NY

Larry Shields, CDT, Owned Shields Dental Laboratory for thirty years. In 2022 we merged with Mountain Dental Laboratory. In October 2025 I joined Ivoclar as a Technical Consultant.

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