LAB DAY West 2015

Implant and Bars and Bridges

Salon IV, 2nd Floor

Lucas Walter presents 3Shape’s solution for standard and free-form bar shapes for removable and fixed prostheses, which enables virtual design of gingiva and creation of any type of attachment.

Implant Studio and Drill Guides

Salon IV, 2nd Floor

3Shape’s new Implant Studio™ solution allows for design of surgical guides for local manufacturing to provide a cost-efficient solution that improves turnaround time and creates new business...

Open Q&A

Salon IV, 2nd Floor

As part of 3Shape's LABcare program, attendees have the the opportunity to pose questions to 3Shape experts including Lucas Walter.

Removable Partial Designs

Salon IV, 2nd Floor

3Shape’s Removable Partial Design includes new powerful tools for reliable creation of removable partials while reducing production time by 60-70%. Lucas Walter covers the improvements to the Multiple...

What's New with Dental System 2015

Salon IV, 2nd Floor

1 Professional Development credit · Dental System™ 2015 introduces more than 30 powerful functionalities and features including new dental indications, a simplified and intuitive user interface, new powerful tools, more automation,...

Origin Proteus 5x: A True "Heavyweight" Wet & Dry 5-Axis Mill with a "Lightweight" Price & Footprint

Harbor Room, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · Jesse Madsen demonstrates how the Origin Proteus 5x takes a new and improved approach for milling custom abutment blanks and ceramic blocks. This robust 5-axis mill tackles big jobs with state-of-the-art...

ORIGIN SmartCrown™ Seminar

Harbor Room, 2nd Floor

SmartCrown is a restoration that is restorative as well as preventative. Due to the addition of RMGI (Resin Modified Glass Ionomer), it prevents the formation of caries in the interproximal areas of natural...

The ORIGIN Intelligences Certified Scan & Design Training (Crown & Bridge)

Harbor Room, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · James Campbell explains how to bring the power of CAD/CAM to your laboratory with a low-cost, high-value system that provides all the necessary tools for comprehensive design including crown and bridge,...

aCADemy2: Digital Implant and Implant Bar Design

Salon III, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · Presented by Mark Ferguson, this digital design demo gives you insight into Core3daCADemy’s two-day course which teaches the essentials of custom abutment and bar design, and ensures you're designing as efficiently as possible.

aCADemy3: Digital Smile Design and Advanced Cosmetics

Salon III, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · Building on the fundamentals developed in aCADemy™ 1  and aCADemy™ 2, this digital design demo focuses on advanced scanning and design and how it relates to advanced cosmetic cases and...

Core3daCADemy Tips and Tricks

Salon III, 2nd Floor

1 Professional Development credit · Mark Ferguson highlights some tricks and tips for the 3Shape software from scanning to final design protocol. Having gained experience through the support of end users, he covers some hints to avoid problems...

The Design and Fabrication of Full Arch Zirconia Implant Bridges, Milled Titanium Implant Abutments and Screw-Retained Crowns

1 Scientific credit · Alex Thomas discusses step-by-step clinical appointments, design application and milling strategies for full-arch zirconia implant retained bridges, titanium custom-milled abutments (Grade 5) and screw-retained crown and bridgework. 

Effective Sales & Marketing Strategies for your Lab

Garden 2, Lobby Level

1 Professional Development credit · Rendon Chambers shares how Express Dental Laboratory managed to capture a significant market share in such a short period of time, lessons learned along the ways and the importance a digital lab has in...

Removable Partial Frameworks

Garden 2, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · Mike Suris covers the new partial removable framework software module for the inEos X5, and explains design and production options like laser sintered base plates Valplast and wax patterns for casting....

The Dawn of a New Era: The inLab MC X5

Garden 2, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · Jay Black, CDT, gives an in-depth overview of the new inLab MC X5. As a Sirona inLab beta tester, he shares his first-hand experiences on the newest edition to the Sirona family.

One Step Back, Ten Steps Forward (Reverting to the Basics of Dental Technology)

Salon VIII, 2nd Floor

1.5 Scientific credits · Marketing efforts often dictate that in order to prevent “falling behind” in an advancing industry, one must follow a particular path. Bill Marais, RDT, DTG, explains how reverting to the fundamentals...

Revolutionary Products for High Esthetics

Salon VIII, 2nd Floor

We now have the right tool to create natural color with an e.max coping when matching a single anterior tooth, traditionally every technician’s struggle. Luke Kahng, CDT, provides a PowerPoint presentation...

Screw-Retained Prostheses: Is There a Better Way?

Salon VIII, 2nd Floor

1.5 Professional Development credits · There’s been a sharp increase in the use of screw-retained prostheses and in their appeal to patients due to the “teeth-in-a-day” approach. Arian Deutsch, DTG, CDT, discusses some of...

Hands-On Table Clinic: All Ceramics, All Options Featuring Zenostar Zirconia (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 3, Lobby Level

Participants learn the steps for staining and glazing Zenostar full contour zirconia restorations as well as layering using IPS e.max Ceram. Topics include: shade selection, use of Zenostar coloring liquids,...

Hands-On Table Clinic: IPS e.max Made Simple (in Korean) (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 3, Lobby Level

Steve Seunghoon Lee, CDT, MDC, shows how IPS e.max can make life simpler for technicians and dentists. (Held continuously throughout the day.)

Hands-On Table Clinic: Mastering IPS e.max (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 3, Lobby Level

Jessica Birrell, CDT, shows how to master IPS e.max, focusing on ingot theory and selection. She explains the characteristics and properties of each ingot at different thicknesses including when to select...

Hands-On Table Clinic: Premium Dentures Made Simple--What, Why and How (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 3, Lobby Level

Are you using traditional pack and press techniques and want to incorporate a premium denture offering into your lab? Andrea Hegedus, CDT, shows attendees an efficient way of producing a premium characterized...

Extreme Esthetics and Function in Removable Technology

Salon VII, 2nd Floor

Dennis Urban, CDT, teaches proven methods using the best materials for the ultimate in cosmetic dentures. Topics include implant overdentures, bar design, attachments, occlusal schemes, digital technology,...

Selection of Restorative Systems in Complex Oral Rehabilitations--Conservative or Progressive?

Salon VII, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · Today we have extensive choices for restorative plans and prosthetic design options for daily clinical cases. It is the responsibility of dental professionals to provide patients with superior prosthesis....

Written CDT Specialty Examinations

Valencia Room, 2nd Floor (South Tower)

Pre-registration required by April 10.

Digitally Designing Single and Partially Edentulous Dental Implant Restorations

Salon I, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · Tad Thompson, CDT, covers all aspects of scanning and designing custom abutments, full contour zirconia screw retained crows, small-span implant bridges and the hybrid implant bar using the NobelProcera Software.

Fiber is Good for You!

Garden 1, Lobby Level

2 Scientific credits · Chris and Tom Bormes discuss the science of glass fiber reinforcement and strengthening, and eliminate the misconceptions about reinforcement. They explain what really works and why, and show how you can...

What's New

Garden 1, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · Chris and Tom Bormes cover what’s new and the options you can offer your current and potential dentist-clients. Topics include the difference between milling and printing and when to use each; “pearl”...

Creative Edge Symposium: Managing the Modern Dental Lab Profitably: Vision, Strategic Planning and Key Performance Metrics (Sponsored by PREAT Corp.)

Garden 1&2, Lobby Level

2 Professional Development credits · Mark Murphy, DDS, FAGD, provides a mesaurable systematized approach to marketing, client retention, pricing and sales to help your lab become less stressful and more profitable. He explains how to present...

Creative Edge Symposium: Optimizing Design Settings Will Greatly Improve Your Digital Results (Sponsored by BEGO USA)

Garden 1&2, Lobby Level

2 Scientific credits · The key to improving results, minimizing problems and maximizing output of your digital designs is understanding and properly utilizing design parameters and techniques. Al Fillastre, CDT, explains the...

Creative Edge Symposium: Proper Occlusion, Function and the Role of the Articulator: You Can't Have One Without the Other! (Sponsored by Whip Mix Corp.)

Garden 1&2, Lobby Level

Al Fillastre, CDT, covers the basics of anatomy and movements of the jaw and explains how to properly use an articulator including indications. Simplifying and understanding the underlying concepts is...

Creative Edge Symposium Reception

Garden 1&2, Lobby Level

Sponsored by PREAT Corp., BEGO USA and Whip Mix Corp.

Hands-On Workshop: Hands-On Finishing and Polishing Valplast® Flexible Partials

Hermosa Suite, 2nd Floor

1 Scientific credit · Justin Marks, CDT, provides technicians with hands-on interactive practice of the new Valplast finishing and polishing technique. The latest techniques focus on efficiency and quality, a must for labs...

Incorporating Digital Impressions into the Partial Denture Lab

Hermosa Suite, 2nd Floor

2 Scientific credits · Justin Marks, CDT, discusses how modern digital technologies can be used to treat the partially edentulous patient with both Valplast® and traditional chrome-cobalt RPDs. He draws comparisons between...

New Techniques for Valplast® Flexible Partials: CAD/CAM Technology Overview, Design Essentials, and Easy Finishing and Polishing

Hermosa Suite, 2nd Floor

2 Scientific credits · Justin Marks, CDT, explores and demonstrates the latest techniques to achieve optimal results with Valplast Flexible Partials. He focuses on use of CAD/CAM technology for design, virtual preparation and...

Model Analysis and Its Relationship to Implant Dentures (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 4, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · Most often, a model is the most trusted piece of information to assess and replicate a functioning prosthesis. Marc Wagenseil, RDT, covers methods of evaluating models and the value of determining the...

Shade Taking and Taking It to the Next Level (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 4, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · A dentist-client contacts you to take a custom shade for a difficult case; your pulse rate increases; and you become anxious to ensure a proper presentation in front of your client as well as the patient....

Solving Shade Issues from the Inside Out (Korean Language Program) (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 4, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · Experience a workshop targeted to develop your skills in manipulating intrinsic colors to match even the most difficult case. Learn about and use Interno porcelain powders that help even ordinary build-up...

The Workaround for Difficult Fixed Cases (Spanish/English Program) (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 4, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · PFMs and all-ceramics often have the same issues: lack of clearance, lack of facial space, shallow margins and lack of information to create a restoration that morphs into a natural tooth when clinically...

VITA North America-Solution Center (held continuously throughout the day)

Garden 4, Lobby Level

1 Scientific credit · Questions? We’ve got answers. Bring us the technical challenges that face you daily: treatment planning, material esthetics and workflow efficiencies. Bring your real case problems and we’ll...

Is Jumping into the Digital Arena Now the Right Thing for Me to Do?

Salon III, 2nd Floor

1.5 Scientific credits · Many small lab owners are still on the fence about going digital, fearing perceived high cost, confusing technology and overwhelming logistics. However, going digital provides excitement and many benefits....