 delivers a complete picture and in-depth coverage of the innovations transforming the US dental lab industry and the technologies and materials making a difference in lab workflows, clinical capabilities, and patient outcomes. 

 helps dental laboratory technicians, managers, and owners understand the available products and services and how to select the best options for their businesses and the practices they work with.

Kristen Mott is the associate editor for Dental Products Report and Digital Esthetics.

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From new 3D printers to advancements in the digital workflow, Lab Day Chicago proved the lab industry is booming.

What You Missed at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2018

The expansion will give bring in a variety of new distribution partners.

Planmeca expands distribution of CAD/CAM portfolio

The offering includes a new desktop scanner, DTX design software and increased workflow flexibility.

Nobel Biocare expands CAD/CAM offering

This efficient and compact firing unit is designed to meet the needs of chairside milling dentists. 

VITA North America introduces SMART.FIRE for chairside restorations

The new unit reportedly enables technicians to handle the entire lab workflow with Dentsply Sirona products and solutions. 

Dentsply Sirona announces Lab Strategic Business Unit

Dr. Carlos Boudet is a 1980 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia VCU School of Dentistry in Richmond, Virginia. He is on the board of the Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic in Palm Beach County, Florida, a nonprofit organization that offers continuing education for dentists, and he has led several CAD/CAM courses. He is a diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.  Dr. Boudet's articles have been published in several popular dental magazines. He can be contacted through his website at www.boudetdds.com.

One dentist shares how chairside CAD/CAM dentistry can lead to more precise restorations. 

How CAD/CAM dentistry makes me a better dentist

Considering digital dentures? Here are 5 ways to get started.

5 ways to get involved with digital dentures

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

In the new year, labs can expect advances in technology, materials and the lab business itself.

13 things for labs to look forward to in 2018

Louis Malcmacher, DDS, MAGD is a practicing general dentist and an internationally known lecturer and author. Dr. Malcmacher is president of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE). You can contact him at 800-952-0521 or drlouis@FacialEsthetics.org , or visit FacialEsthetics.org.