Digital Dentures for Dental Laboratories - Part 1

In today's ever-changing market there is a demand by dentists for a digital workflow for removable prosthetics.  Dental laboratories are also looking for a way to increase technician productivity and reduce hands-on labor. 

Digital Dentures is one way to accomplish these two objectives.  By utilizing digital techniques, we can help the dentist to reduce patient appointments for the fabrication of the denture as well as post-operative adjustments that eat up their profits.  For the Dental Laboratory, you will reduce the overall time it takes to produce a denture, as well as decreasing the time for resets and tooth mould changes that eat up your profits.  You will also have a digital record of the patient and their prosthesis in case of loss or breakage, giving you the possibility of additional revenue with very little labor-hours spent.

Digital Denture for Dental Laboratory – Session 1

This webinar will cover the hardware and software requirements for the dental lab to be able to accept Digital Denture cases utilizing the Ivoclar Digital workflows.  We will also cover Order-form creation, scanning, and design for Direct to Try-in and Immediate Dentures workflows used in the Ivoclar Digital Denture Professional System for producing Digital Dentures.

Note: Advised to watch Introduction to Digital Dentures Webinar (Wednesday, April 15th from 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST – New York Time Zone)

CE Credits: 1.5 Hours

About Patrick Coon:
Pat has over 35 years of experience in the dental field.   He completed the U.S. Air Force’s dental laboratory training course at Shepherd Air Force Base (AFB) in Wichita Falls, TX in 1988.  He has worked in all areas and capacities in the dental laboratory. His last assignment before retirement was as manager of the Air Forces second largest base dental laboratory managing 14 technicians.  After retirement from the Air Force, Pat continued working for the federal government as the senior technician and trainer at Keesler AFB, training new technicians arriving from technical training school as well as dentists in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry I (AEGD I) residency program.  He received his A.A.S. Degree in Dental laboratory Technology from the Community College of the Air Force in 2000 and his CDT certifications in 2004 (Crown and Bridge) and in 2006 (Orthodontics).  Pat left federal service in June 2013 to join Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. as a Technical Consultant and International Center for Dental Education teaching staff where his duties include assisting customers with technical issues, conducting courses, and performing in-depth product testing in support of research & development of materials, equipment, and processes for Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.