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March 21, 2012

Dental Technologies Inc. (DTI), one of the largest networks of dental laboratories in North America, today announced the appointment of Lee Culp, CDT, to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dental Technologies Inc. (DTI), one of the largest networks of dental laboratories in North America, today announced the appointment of Lee Culp, CDT, to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

March 21, 2012

Nobel Biocare is pleased to announce that their state-of-the-art CAD/CAM dental manufacturing facility has been chosen to be featured in an upcoming episode of "How It's Made" this Friday, April 2, at 9 p.m. EST on the Science Channel. The segment was filmed at the company's Mahwah, NJ facility and will focus on how a dental crown is designed and then individually manufactured.

March 21, 2012

Vident Director for Professional Development, Dr. Martin Mendelson, recently accepted a recognition award from the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (FDLT). Vident was the first manufacturer to pledge money to support the Foundation and has been an ardent supporter from its inception. The mission of the FDLT is to advance the profession of dental laboratory technology by addressing industry-driven needs and providing solutions that are relevant and accessible to dental technicians and other members of the dental team.

March 21, 2012

Solidscape Inc., the leading provider of high-precision rapid prototyping printers, has announced that its D76®+ printer for producing waxups is an official member of the Lava™ Partner Network for digital dentistry. For small-and medium-sized labs, this is a step towards a more integrated digital workflow that will achieve greater efficiency while maintaining consistent quality all the way through to the final waxup.

March 21, 2012

The decision to start up your own business is never an easy one, especially in troubling economic times like now. But for Joe Dennison and Jon Rogers, CDT, their recent decision to open the doors of Classic Dental Studio was assisted by being shown the door, and a pathway to a new business.

March 21, 2012

Campuses include Kansas City, Miami, Denver, Austin, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Boston, Portland, Huntington Beach, Columbia Vident has announced its 2010 education initiative, known as VITA University, with a schedule bringing lectures on the business of operating a dental laboratory paired with a full day of hands-on technical workshops with a who's-who faculty of renowned instructors.

March 21, 2012

3dO Medical IT www/3do.ca has successfully completed installation and setup of 3dO Ortho Studio 3do.ca/ortholab and Solutionix dental scanner for Ferraro Ortho Laboratories of Newmarket, Ontario.  3dO Ortho Solution is a unique combination of open system 3d scanning hardware, software, and Web services which enables Ferraro Ortho Laboratory to offer digital orthodontic services to its clients. This installation is the first complete local open architecture service for orthodontists in North America.

March 21, 2012

Brad Jones, an acknowledged master of "smile design,"  will conduct a three-day, hands-on Aesthetic Anterior Advanced Layering Using IPS e.max course at his Professional Dental Arts studio in Boise, Idaho, July 15-17, 2010. Following on the heels of a successful seminar this March, Jones will be demonstrating a unique cut-back and layering technique that generates predictable, high-level esthetics and will help, "Take your lab to the next level," he said.

March 21, 2012

Implants continue to gain momentum as the treatment of choice for a range of dental situations, so being ready to efficiently and cost effectively handle those cases grows ever more important to a lab’s financial success. While those cases can be complex, there are many simple steps that can be taken to make implants a key profit center for a lab. It starts with organization

March 21, 2012

Dental Technologies, Inc. (DTI), a network of high-quality, full-service dental laboratories located throughout North America, announced the appointment of Jeffrey Zellmer to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).     Mr. Zellmer has more than 25 years of financial executive experience, including five years as CFO of publicly-traded Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Most recently, he was Vice President of Finance for Lam Research Corporation, a publicly-traded technology company.  

March 21, 2012

“I’m really excited and honored that the American Prosthodontic Society (APS) elected me to their Executive Council,” said Robert Kreyer, CDT on hearing the election results Friday, February 26 at this year’s annual APS meeting held during the Chicago Midwinter meeting. Kreyer, owner of Kreyer Dental Prosthetics in Larkspur, Calif. and well-known continuing education provider, is one of a growing number of technicians who have joined the only international dental society that recognizes dental technologists as equal voting members.

March 21, 2012

CADCAM developer Delcam has established a dedicated Website for its Healthcare Division as part of the greater focus on this increasingly important part of its business.  The new Website, www.delcam-healthcare.com, shows how companies across the medical, dental, and associated industries have been able to apply Delcam’s software to give a higher quality service to their patients.  It incorporates five mini-sites describing Delcam’s solutions in five key areas; dental restorations, custom orthotic insoles, medical implants, orthopaedic footwear, and maxillofacial pro

March 21, 2012

The need to keep all our tools and machines powered up is among the downsides to this extremely connected high-tech age in which we live. Sure, the fight for power outlet access is somewhat mitigated by the ever growing number of cordless, battery-powered devices, but all of them must eventually come in for a charge. To make matters worse, they all seem to have different charging cords with proprietary connectors. So while we are free to work and play unconnected and away from the wall, when it’s time to refuel, quite often a tangle of cords awaits us at the outlet.

March 21, 2012

Henry Schein Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, has made the following recent announcements in their laboratory division, Zahn Dental:

March 21, 2012

John Just named Laserdenta Director of Tech Support/Service Laserdenta Inc. President Brian F. Binnie announced the appointment of John Just, CDT, as Director of Technical Support and Services at the Laserdenta Inc. North American Education and Technical Center in Brea, Calif. John brings both I.T. knowledge as a Micro Soft Beta Tester, but also the years of knowledge and experience he has had as a Dental Technician and Laboratory Owner.