LMT LAB DAY Chicago 2018 Insider

“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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...