LMT LAB DAY Chicago 2016

Feb 26-27, 2016 · Chicago, IL

Seminars
  • 3Shape, Inc.
  • Saturday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    3D Printing: The Next CAD/CAM Manufacturing Technology

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Details to come. 

  • Saturday4:00pm - 4:45pm
    3Shape Appliance Designer: Orthodontic CAD/CAM For All Laboratories

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Appliance Designer™ is the first dedicated CAD program for creating all types of orthodontic appliances. Hermogenes Angeles shows how modified study models or appliance designs can be output using...

  • Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    A Comprehensive Protocol for Screw-Retained, Full Arch Zirconia Bridges

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    • 3Shape, Inc.

    • Bob Cohen · Executive Director of Product Development and Clinical Education at Henry Schein · Naples, FL

    1 Scientific credit · Bob Cohen, CDT, covers clinical and laboratory prodecures to facilitate screw-retained, full arch zirconia restorations. Also covered is treatment planning, abutment selection, case design criteria, CAD...

  • Friday3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Digital Pressing Design & CAD/CAM Integration with 3Shape

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Mitch Jula, MDT, shows the latest digital pressing design option in the 3Shape system, meant to motivate press labs to invest in CAD/CAM technology. He also covers quick and easy digital workflow optimization,...

  • Saturday3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Guided Implant Placement with TRIOS: What No Other Intraoral Scanner Can Do

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Dr. Alan Jurim reviews the new Implant Studio and the TRIOS scanner workflows clinicians can use to complete simple single-unit implant restorations and complex full-mouth implant reconstruction. 
     

  • Saturday3:00pm - 3:45pm
    Implant Bars and Bridges

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Lucas Walter explains how to use 3Shape’s productive and cost-saving tool for designing sophisticated implant bars and bridges for removable and fixed prosthesis. 3Shape's solution supports standard...

  • Saturday10:00am - 10:45am
    Implant Planning and Surgical Guide Design

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Implant Studio™ supports a full range of implant treatments. Hermogenes Angeles shows how you can plan and treat full and partially edentulous patients by applying standard protocols like Double Scan Strategy. 

  • Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Implant Studio--How to Get the Perfect Surgical Guide

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · With BJ Kowalski. Details to come. 

  • Saturday4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Indirect Bonding with 3Shape

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Details to come. 

  • Friday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Progress in Digital Dentures and RPDs

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    • 3Shape, Inc.

    • Rune Fisker · Senior Vice President Product Strategy at 3Shape Inc · Copenhagen, Denmark

    • Justin Marks · VP Clinical Operations at ResetSmile · Englewood Cliffs, NJ

    1 Scientific credit · With Justin Marks, CDT, and Rune Fisker. Details to come.   

  • Saturday1:00pm - 1:45pm
    Realview Engine: Visualize Your Cases in Realistic Shades and Smiles

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Learn how you can apply realistic shades while viewing 2D images of the patient's smile to guide creativity as you design. Dean Sullivan shows how you can use 3Shape Smile Composer™ and its sculpting...

  • Saturday12:00pm - 12:45pm
    Receiving TRIOS C&B and Implant Cases

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Dean Sullivan shows you how to accept 3Shape's TRIOS scans into your Dental Designer and how to design crowns, bridges and implants. 

  • Friday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Removable Partial Designs

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · 3Shape’s Removable Partial Design includes powerful new tools and reduces production time by 60-70%. Lucas Walter covers the improvements to the Multiple Major Connector waxing tool and explains...

  • Saturday12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Smile Design: Not Just an Image

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Lee Culp, CDT, discusses an organized and systematic approach to evaluate, diagnose and resolve esthetic problems. He addresses the evaluation and analysis of facial and dental composition to harmonize...

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    The Latest and Greatest Innovations from 3Shape

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Tais Clausen and Rune Fisker discuss 3Shape’s latest technologies and digital workflows with TRIOS, Dental System, Implant Studio and more.   

  • Saturday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    The Team Approach to Digital Dentistry

    Columbus Hall IJ · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific · With Matt Roberts and Dr. Franklin Shull. 

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Saturday9:00am - 9:45am
    2:00pm - 2:45pm
    What's New with Dental System

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Roosevelt · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Lucas Walter covers the powerful new functionalities and features of the Dental System 2016 and how they can help smooth your lab’s production.

  • Airway Management, Inc.
  • Saturday8:00am - 9:30am
    Dental Sleep Medicine Oral Appliances: Get in the Game!

    Skyway Meeting Room 265 · East Tower, Blue Level Level

    1 Scientific · Dental Sleep Medicine is the fastest growing segment in dentistry and if you can make a bleach tray, you can learn to build the TAP line of appliances; it will be the most profitable part of your lab....

  • Alta Tecnica Dental
  • Friday3:45pm - 5:45pm
    Alta Technica Table Clinics (Presented in Spanish)

    Skyway Meeting Room 260 · East Tower, Blue Level Level

    Alta Technica presents table clinics every 20 minutes, presented in Spanish. Topics include:

    Orthodontics
    High-precision dental models 
    Dental morphology and wax technique
    Chemical and physical properties...

  • Amann Girrbach North America, LP
  • Friday11:00am - 12:30pm
    Achieving Superior Aesthetics & Durability by Utilizing CAD/CAM System

    Grand Ballroom CD South · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Scientific credits · Luke Kahng, CDT, teaches attendees how to  fabricate full-mouth, screw-retained zirconia implant restorations with a milling machine by sharing his technical knowledge, techniques and experiences....

  • Friday2:00pm - 3:30pm
    CAD/CAM at Full Throttle

    Grand Ballroom CD South · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Scientific credits · Perry Carroll, CDT, provides an overview of the market, covers various differences when looking at CAD/CAM and explains how to maximize your CAD/CAM system to grow your business. Carroll also covers how...

  • Saturday10:00am - 12:00pm
    Intra-Oral Scanning, an Esthetic Team Approach: Workflow, Materials, Results

    Grand Ballroom CD South · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Professional Development credits · Alexander Wuensche, CDT, presents the implementation of an intraoral scanner in the daily laboratory workflow in order to produce highly esthetic results. During the live demonstration, Wuensche shows...

  • Saturday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    The Full Denture Workflow

    Grand Ballroom CD South · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · With Dietmar Schaan, CDT, MDT. Details to come. 

  • Friday4:00pm - 6:00pm
    The Team Approach for Implant Restorations in a Digital World

    Grand Ballroom CD South · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Scientific credits · Alexander Wuensche, CDT, and Harold Baumgarten, DMD, discuss the importance of  successful collaboration between the clinician and technician when fabricating implant-supported restorations. They...

  • AmericaSmiles
  • Friday10:00am - 11:30am
    AmericaSmiles® Network Annual Membership Meeting

    Gold Coast · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · The AmericaSmiles Network annual meeting discusses program specifics, year in review for 2015 and the direction for 2016. Keith Crittenden covers the ACDLA-certified and warranty program, off-setting the...

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:30pm
    Building Your Business: Unique Selling Proposition

    Gold Coast · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · A continuation of the "Building Your Business" series, John Von Thaden presents a hands-on workshop that focuses on how to develop your unique selling proposition and a marketing program of mailing and...

  • Friday4:30pm - 6:00pm
    Your Lab 20/20: What Top Down Consolidation Means to Your Lab

    Gold Coast · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Keith Crittenden explains what industry-wide consolidation means to you from giant corporation mergers to small community labs purchasing other local labs. He also covers how to position yourself for victory...

  • Argen Corp.
  • Friday3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Are You Digital Impression Ready?

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Learn how your lab can accept digital impressions from today’s leading intraoral scanners (IOS) and what to do with the file once you receive it. Donnie Bridges, CDT, covers the workflow options...

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Argen's Digital Outsourcing Bootcamp--Are You Combat Ready?

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Michael Clark, Chris Lowthorp, CDT, and Marlin Gohn, CDT, teach you how to connect your lab with Argen Digital giving you a complete arsenal to compete in today’s marketplace. Gain an understanding...

  • Friday4:30pm - 5:30pm
    Cocktail Reception

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    Join Argen for a cocktail reception. 

  • Friday10:00am - 11:30am
    Design the Perfect Custom Abutment Case with Optimal Split File Techniques

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1.5 Scientific credits · Jeff Lowthorp and Logan Woomer, an advanced 3Shape specialist, offer tips to streamline your split file abutment design process to reduce design time and increase accuracy. Learn how to properly design...

  • Saturday10:30am - 11:30am
    Digital Design Product and Production Q&A

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Professional Development credit · Join leading technicians--Marlin Gohn, CDT and Chris Lowthorp, CDT and advanced 3Shape specialist Logan Woomer, CDT-–for an open panel discussion, moderated by Argen’s Jeff Lowthorp, on how...

  • Saturday1:00pm - 4:00pm
    Hands-On Workshop: Transitionally Shading Zirconia, Press to Metal and Designing in 3Shape

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    3 Scientific credits · Learn valuable techniques you can put into practice in your lab. Marlin Gohn, CDT, and Chris Lowthorp, CDT, give step-by-step instructions on transitionally shading zirconia in only 60 seconds, pressing...

  • Friday8:00am - 9:00am
    Super Translucent Zirconia: A New Cosmetic Category in All Ceramics

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · What are the deciding factors for choosing zirconia substructures over lithium disilicate? When is one really better than the other? Jeff Lowthorp and Chris Lowthorp offer an in-depth comparison of the...

  • Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    When to Use Anterior Zirconia vs. Lithium Disilicate in the Esthetic Zone

    Grand Suite 5 · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Chris Lowthorp compares the new super translucent zirconia materials vs. lithium disilicate. Look at live case examples and see the step-by-step process for creating optimal results where it counts. Also:...

  • AvaDent
  • Friday10:00am - 11:00am
    3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    3:00pm - 4:00pm
    AvaDent Digital Dentures Solutions: Insourcing, Outsourcing, or Both?

    Soldier Field · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • AvaDent

    • Jan Slor · Dental Industry Consultant at Dental Consultancy · Nampa, ID

    Jan Slor guides you through all available AvaDent digital denture product solutions for the laboratory, covering the outsourcing service model through GDS and the AvaDent in-lab milling product options.

  • Friday8:00am - 9:00am
    Saturday8:00am - 9:00am
    How AvaDent Helped Me Grow My Lab Business

    Soldier Field · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    Kurtis Helm, CDT, Owner of Helm Dental Lab in Wylie, TX, tells his “before-and-after-AvaDent” story and explains how you, too, can grow your lab business starting now.

  • Friday9:00am - 10:00am
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    The Future of Digital Dentures--Where Are We Headed?

    Soldier Field · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    Tim Thompson gives a comprehensive overview of state-of the-art digital removable prosthetics. He offers a quick look at the historical development of the technology and how it has all come together to...

  • Friday11:00am - 12:00pm
    4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Why Retreading Hybrids Requires a New Business Model for the Dental Lab

    Soldier Field · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    Dr. Thomas Balshi and Stephen Balshi give a comprehensive overview of how simple it is to retread a fixed hybrid using new AvaDent Teeth Forever digital retread prosthetics. They also explain how...

  • Axsys Dental Solutions
  •
    Friday3:45pm - 4:45pm
    4:45pm - 5:45pm
    Elements of Effective Custom Abutment Design

    Skyway Meeting Room 261 · East Tower, Blue Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Geoffrey W. Sheen, CDT, DDS, MS, reviews custom abutment preparation theory, including tooth anatomy, root form, emergence profile, resistance form, retention form, margin design and geometry, influence...

  • B&D Dental Technologies (Origin)
  • Friday10:00am - 10:50am
    2:00pm - 2:50pm
    Saturday10:00am - 10:50am
    2:00pm - 2:50pm
    Advanced Zirconia Custom Shading

    Columbus Hall KL · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    Vince Tauro, MDT, covers the coloring method for pre-sintered zirconia full contour crowns. He shows how to reduce the white L value and how to create translucent effects with the proper use of the eight...

  • Friday8:00am - 8:50am
    10:00am - 10:50am
    1:00pm - 1:50pm
    2:00pm - 2:50pm
    Saturday8:00am - 8:50am
    10:00am - 10:50am
    1:00pm - 1:50pm
    2:00pm - 2:50pm
    Custom Abutment & Bar Milling with Origin Haas OM2A

    Columbus Hall KL · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    Tap into the tremendous growth potential of milling custom abutments and bars in-house. Erik Shegrud teaches the advanced capabilities of the Haas OM2A mill, a reliable and accurate mill capable of processing...

  • Friday8:00am - 8:50am
    9:00am - 9:50am
    11:00am - 11:50am
    1:00pm - 1:50pm
    2:00pm - 2:50pm
    Saturday8:00am - 8:50am
    9:00am - 9:50am
    11:00am - 11:50am
    1:00pm - 1:50pm
    2:00pm - 2:50pm
    New Horizons for Ultra-Translucent Zirconia with Origin BEYOND™

    Columbus Hall KL · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    Vince Tauro, MDT, explores the two options for achieving superior esthetics and consistent shades with BEYOND zirconia. The first option uses white discs and Origin coloring liquids and the second option...

  • Friday8:00am - 8:50am
    9:00am - 9:50am
    10:00am - 10:50am
    12:00pm - 12:50pm
    1:00pm - 1:50pm
    3:00pm - 3:50pm
    Saturday8:00am - 8:50am
    9:00am - 9:50am
    10:00am - 10:50am
    12:00pm - 12:50pm
    1:00pm - 1:50pm
    3:00pm - 3:50pm
    Produce Highly Esthetic Full Contour Crowns with a Patented, Multi-Chroma, Multi-Translucent Zirconia with One Simple Dip

    Columbus Hall KL · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    The Origin BEYOND White Multi discs combine the ultra-translucency of the Origin BEYOND in the occlusal with the strength of Origin LIVE in the gingival to eliminate chips at the margins. Mitch Stowe demonstrates...

  • BEGO USA
  • Saturday2:30pm - 4:00pm
    Implant Reconstructions: Digital and Non-Digital Workflows for Economic and Esthetic Success

    Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1.5 Scientific credits · Alexander Wuensche, CDT, helps organize your workflow for simple and full arch fixed and hybrid complex implant reconstruction cases in a mostly digital environment. Explore treatment planning and design...

  • Saturday7:00am - 8:00am
    OSHA Compliance and Training Course for Healthcare

    Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Regulatory Standards credit · Join Martin Schmid, CDT, as he shows you the importance of standard precautions for laboratory safety. Understand the role of regulatory and risk management issues that are present in the lab and identify...

  • Saturday11:30am - 12:30pm
    Press to Traditional and SLM Material--Profit from PFMs Again!

    Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Today’s press-to-metal materials and digital metals offer an efficient way to increase consistency and manage the most labor-intensive process in the lab: PFM ceramic application. Jörg Muller,...

  • Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    Special Address to IWC Labs on Wironium Workflow with Varseo

    Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    Updates on BEGO Varseo 3D Printing and New Digital Workflow exclusively for Wironium Certified Labs. Special Event for BEGO IWC clients; by invitation only. 

  • Saturday8:30am - 9:30am
    State-of-the-Art RPD Materials and Techniques for Digital and Non-Digital Manufacturing

    Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · RPDs are growing and projected to grow long into the future. Martin Schmid, CDT, demonstrates state-of-the-art hands-on and digital designing options, wax and printed patterns, and fast cast techniques...

  • Saturday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    What Every Lab Really Needs to Know about 3D Printing

    Water Tower · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · 3D printing is emerging as one of the fastest and most accurate prototyping technologies for the laboratory. Al Fillastre, CDT, helps navigate the considerations that can make huge improvements in the...

  • Biodenta North America
  • Friday9:00am - 10:00am
    FDA Compliance Primer for Today's Dental Laboratories

    Columbian · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Regulatory Standards credit · The ease with which laboratories can now manufacture or produce products that are considered non-exempt medical devices is getting the attention of regulatory agencies. Chris Brown, BSEE, provides information...

  • Friday10:00am - 11:00am
    Stop Outsourcing, Start Milling Custom Abutments In-House

    Columbian · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific · The DentaSwiss PreFAB-4 system enables labs of all sizes to bring profits back home by milling custom abutments in-house. William Gross, BS, covers applications of the system integrated with digital implant...

  • Business Development Associates
  • Saturday10:15am - 11:15am
    What Is Your Lab Really Worth: Lab Valuation 101!

    Skyway Meeting Room 261 · East Tower, Blue Level Level

    Chuck Yenkner, MA, introduces you to the issues/concepts involved in valuing your business and answers the question “what is my business worth?” Learn what you can do to maximize value and...

  • CAP
  • Friday9:00am - 10:00am
    Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    3D Printing Procedures & Post Processing

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Jason Bergeron covers the many different types of 3D printing systems available, current 3D printing indications and the benefits of having access to 3D printing in your lab. He also discusses CAM operating...

  • Friday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Saturday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    3Shape Custom Abutment Design

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Carrie Cokely · Technical Services Supervisor, Simplant at Dentsply Sirona · Allenstown, NH

    1 Scientific credit · Carrie Cokely, CDT, leads an in-depth discussion and 3Shape demonstration on designing custom implant abutments. Topics include emergence profile, retention form, crown margin placement and split file management.

  • Friday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    3Shape Implant Studio, Demo

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Carrie Cokely · Technical Services Supervisor, Simplant at Dentsply Sirona · Allenstown, NH

    1 Scientific credit · Carrie Cokely, CDT, offers live demonstrations of 3Shape Implant Studio, planning software for guided implant surgery, and explains the entire workflow. She alternates between maxillary and mandibular...

  • Friday9:00am - 10:00am
    Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    3Shape Scan and Design Table Clinic

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Carrie Cokely · Technical Services Supervisor, Simplant at Dentsply Sirona · Allenstown, NH

    1 Scientific credit · This course includes live demonstrations using the 3Shape software to scan and design various types of restorations. Carrie Cokely, CDT, discusses framework design; single-tooth, screw-retained, implant...

  • Friday10:00am - 11:00am
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    A Close Look at the Ceramill System

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Maurice Whitlock, CDT, demonstrates the complete workflow of both the Ceramill Motion 2 and Miko mills including scan, design, CAM and milling. He also discusses the product features and indications available within the Ceramill System.

  • Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    A Predictable Approach to Micro/Full Labial Layering

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Through education, dedication and understanding of materials, it's possible to achieve a near-perfect match to any crown. Lucas Lammott, DTG, demonstrates what's possible for layering Initial ZR porcelain on zirconia.

  • Friday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Finishing and Coloring Green-State Zirconia

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Pamela Hanneman · Product Development And Education Manager at Open Implants · Arvada, CO

    1 Scientific credit · Focusing on achieving optimal results using full contour zirconia, Pamela Hanneman, CDT, demonstrates best-in-class practices and tooling for finishing green-state zirconia and covers multiple options for green-state coloring.

  • Friday9:00am - 10:00am
    Finishing Full Contour Zirconia, Demo

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Pamela Hanneman · Product Development And Education Manager at Open Implants · Arvada, CO

    1 Scientific credit · Pamela Hanneman, CDT, demonstrates how to make zirconia more lifelike through proper surface texture and final stain and glaze. She also discusses best-in-practice rotary instruments and coloring using...

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Saturday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Fulfilling the Mission of "Helping Labs Thrive"

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Bob Cohen · Executive Director of Product Development and Clinical Education at Henry Schein · Naples, FL

    1 Professional Development credit · CAP has established five categories and related initiatives to help labs thrive, including both business and technical opportunities. Bob Cohen, CDT, covers each category and how CAP can help you become...

  • Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    Getting the Most Out of Sintered Monolithic Zirconia

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Lucas Lammott, DTG, demonstrates how to make full contour zirconia more lifelike through proper surface texture and final stain and glaze, as well as best-in-practice rotary instrument techniques and coloring using Lusterpaste products.

  • Friday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    ICAM5 & Operation of the imes icore 350i

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Jason Bergeron demonstrates all aspects of the imes icore 350i mill, discusses how having a disc changer can increase production to 24-7 and offers in-depth discussions of materials and indications.

  • Friday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Layering Techniques for PFZ

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    • CAP

    • Pamela Hanneman · Product Development And Education Manager at Open Implants · Arvada, CO

    1 Scientific credit · Through education, dedication and understanding materials, it's possible to achieve a near-perfect match to any crown. Pamela Hanneman, CDT, demonstrates what is possible for layering Initial ZR porcelain on zirconia.

  • Friday10:00am - 11:00am
    Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    SUM3D CAM and Roland Mills, Demo

    Comiskey · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Ryan Knight demonstrates the SUM3D and Millbox Dental CAM software specifically tailored to Roland’s new mills: the Roland DWX-51D, a five-axis dry mill, and DWX-4W, a four-axis wet mill.

  • CIMsystem
  • Saturday1:00pm - 3:00pm
    SUM3D Dental: What's New Including Demos of the New MillBox CAM

    Skyway Meeting Room 261 · East Tower, Blue Level Level

    Michael Webb shows what’s new with SUM3D Dental CAM. Also included are demos of the New MillBox CAM Software, making it easier than ever to manufacture restorations.

  • ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
  • Friday1:15pm - 2:15pm
    Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    ClearChoice: A Dynamic Model for the Fully Edentulous Patient

    Picasso · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    Rob Linder discusses how an oral surgeon, prosthodontist and lab tech work together in a ClearChoice center to create a unique approach to treatment. He also gives an overview of the ClearChoice network...

  • Friday2:15pm - 3:15pm
    4:15pm - 5:00pm
    Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    11:00am - 12:00pm
    Meet the Experts: Conversations with ClearChoice

    Picasso · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    Join ClearChoice Laboratory Services managers and technicians from across the ClearChoice network for a social mixer to discuss the top trends driving our industry. 

  • Friday3:15pm - 4:15pm
    Saturday8:00am - 9:00am
    Recipes of Success for Long-Lasting Hybrid Restorations

    Picasso · West Tower, Bronze Level Level

    With the increasing needs for long-lasting, high-quality hybrid restorations, learn firsthand how ClearChoice has maintained its position as a leader in this treatment. ClearChoice’s Scott Adams...

  • DAL DT Technologies
  • Friday9:00am - 10:00am
    Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    CAD/CAM 101

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Thinking about incorporating a scanning system into your laboratory or office? Adrienne Slevin introduces you to the ins and outs of CAD design using exocad. In this interactive session, Slevin designs...

  • Friday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    DAL DT Technologies Partner Program

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Alex Thomas explains the DT Partner Program and how it can help your lab succeed. Learn about the support, training and continuing education on materials and equipment, and meet a current DT partner who...

  • Friday3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Everything You Need to Know About Improving Your Digital Strategy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly About Getting Started

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Greg Harris looks into the digital successes and failures of laboratories and discusses what systems would be best for your sized laboratory.

  • Friday10:00am - 11:00am
    Expand Your Business and Improve Your Life with exocad

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Larry Bodony shows how purchasing an exocad-based system can provide flexibility to expand your laboratory and how exocad provides tools to help you expand your business, reduce risk and put you in control of your own future.

  • Saturday3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Medit Identica Scanners Featuring the New High Speed Identica Hybrid: Which Scanning System Best Fits Your Lab?

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Glenn Kennedy covers the features and technical advantages of Medit scanners, including the Identica Light, Identica Blue and the new Identica Hybrid, which can scan a full-arch model in just 16 seconds...

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    New DT CAMx2 High Performance Dental CAM Technology for Milling and Grinding

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Soroosh Eghbali shows exocam, the easy-to-use exocad nesting module. He also offers an introduction to DT CAMx2 CAM technology which improves calculation time and nesting productivity to reduce labor and mistakes.

  • Friday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Saturday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Trends in Zirconia--2-Hour Speed Sintering and Advanced Esthetic individualization Technology with cubeX2 and BioZx2 Translucent, High-Strength Zirconia

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Uwe Greitens shows the newest technique to create esthetic individualization and characterization of full contour crowns and bridges milled from pre-shaded or translucent, high-strength zirconia discs....

  • Saturday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    What's New from exocad

    Lakeshore Meeting Suite: Randolph · East Tower, Bronze Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Learn what’s new with exocad from Tillmann Steinbrecher as he covers the new available features of exocad Dental CAD and what to expect in the coming months.

  • Dental Wings
  • Saturday10:00am - 12:00pm
    Dental Wings coDiagnostiX for Daily Use

    Plaza Ballroom A · East Tower, Green Level Level

    Dr. Timothy Hart discusses the effective and profitable application of the coDiagnostiX and DWOS Synergy digital workflows in the day-to-day operation of a restorative dental office. 

  • Friday1:30pm - 2:00pm
    Dental Wings coDiagnostiX™ - Synergy

    Plaza Ballroom A · East Tower, Green Level Level

    With Steven Touchie. 

  • Friday9:00am - 9:30am
    Saturday3:00pm - 3:30pm
    Dental Wings DWOS 6: Introduction to New Features and Improvements

    Plaza Ballroom A · East Tower, Green Level Level

    With Steven Touchie. 

  • Friday11:00am - 11:30am
    3:00pm - 3:30pm
    Saturday1:30pm - 2:00pm
    Introducing the Dental Wings DWIO Intraoral Scanner - Live Demo

    Plaza Ballroom A · East Tower, Green Level Level

    With Steven Touchie. 

  • Saturday8:30am - 10:00am
    Transforming Creativity: Dental Wings Innovation Showcase

    Plaza Ballroom A · East Tower, Green Level Level

    Steven Touchie covers how the latest Dental Wings intraoral scanner DWIO and laser mill DWLM are integrated into the DWOS ecosystem to create seamless connectivity with your dentists and maximum productivity for your lab.

  • Dentsply Sirona
  • Friday2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    3:00pm - 4:00pm
    ATLANTIS Conus Abutment: From Implant Design to the Latest in Overdenture Therapy

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Innovations in implant therapy are moving at a rapid pace. Dr. Lars Bouma discusses the role of implant design, biomechanics and abutment options for achieving optimal results. He also reviews the benefits...

  • Saturday9:00am - 10:00am
    ATLANTIS Conus Concepts in Implant Dentistry: Opportunities for Clinicians and Technicians

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · With Dr. George Romanos. Details to come. 

  • Friday4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Saturday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    ATLANTIS Custom Base Solution

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    With Dr. Lyndon Cooper. Details to come.

  • Saturday8:00am - 9:00am
    CAD Artistry: A Glance Towards the Future--Integration Between Function and New Materials

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Javier Vasquez discusses how Sirona’s inLab Software, integrated with SICAT Function, can be used to create advanced new restoration possibilities. New High-Impact Polymers create possibilities for...

  • Saturday12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Esthetic Ceramic Considerations on Veneered Zirconia Substructures

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Carlos Montaner presents methods and esthetic applications of ceramic veneered onto zirconia substructures using the PFZ and Cercon Ceram Kiss veneering systems. He discusses both systems in detail, including...

  • Friday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Saturday8:00am - 9:00am
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Flexible Dentures Made Easy--Lucitone® FRS®

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Dr. Stephen Wagner shows you how to provide esthetic, flexible and comfortable frameworks. With the use of Lucitone FRS and the Success® Injection System, you can satisfy every need with a monomer-free...

  • Friday1:00pm - 3:00pm
    From Disconnect to Connect: Hands-On with the Digital Workflow

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Scientific credits · Frank Acosta, CDT, takes you through the process of working through the digital workflow. From scanning with the Omnicam DI to accepting cases through Sirona Connect, learn to simplify your workflow with digital impressions.

  • Friday10:00am - 12:00pm
    Full Mouth Rehab Digital Workflow

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Scientific credits · Sean Han, CDT, takes you through a full mouth rehab digital workflow. Learn the whole process from scanning and designing with inLab SW 15 to using proper implant components and see how a complex case is simplified.

  • Friday7:00am - 7:00pm
    Saturday7:00am - 7:00pm
    Innovative Solutions from Sirona

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    Attendees explore Sirona and its latest offerings that provide added flexibility and financial success in your lab.

  • Saturday2:30pm - 3:30pm
    Integration For the Future: Digital Impressions/CBCT/Surgical Guides

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Chad Rogers explains how digital impressions and cone beam can improve your lab's profitability and relationship with local doctors.

  • Friday3:00pm - 4:00pm
    Maintaining Consistent, Profitable Results in an Expanding Lab

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Inconsistency is the number one reason dentists switch laboratories and maintaining consistency can be a game changer. Join Amy Packer as she shares her success story of how choosing the right product...

  • Saturday9:30am - 10:30am
    No Limits: The Variety of Implant Possibilities with inLab SW 15

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Jay Black, CDT, shows you how inLab SW 15 gives you the freedom to design a wide variety of implant cases, including single abutments, screw-retained crowns, screw-retained bridges, virtual seating and...

  • Saturday10:00am - 11:00am
    Shade-Accurate Results with Zirconia

    Columbus Hall CD · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Have you maximized the full potential of creating zirconia restorations in your lab? Frank Acosta discusses how adopting shaded zirconia into your workflow can increase profitability and throughput with...

  • Saturday4:00pm - 6:00pm
    Sirona's Big Bar Party - inLab Owners only

    Big Bar · East Tower, Blue Level Level

    inLab Cape required for entry. 

  • Saturday11:00am - 12:00pm
    Streamlining Workflows with Model-Free Dentistry: Digital Impressions and Triple-Tray Scanning

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Tra' Chambers shows how your lab can become more profitable by nearly eliminating the need to make models by using digital impressions and triple-tray scanning with inLab SW 15.

  • Friday3:30pm - 5:30pm
    The Power of inLab: Hands-On with Advanced Design Techniques

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    2 Scientific credits · Jay Black, CDT, shows how to design custom abutments, screw-retained crowns, surgical guides and virtual seat techniques.

  • Saturday1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Upgrading Your Lab to Full Mouth Implant Reconstructions

    Columbus Hall AB · East Tower, Gold Level Level

    1 Scientific credit · Sean Han, CDT, presents the real solution to his full mouth rehabilitation cases. He reveals how his sales increased dramatically within a short period with the introduction of inLab SW 15 in his laboratory...

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