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 During the recent IDS meeting in Cologne, Germany, Modern Dental Assistant took a few moments to sit down with Angela (Guanzini) Severance, RDA, CDD, the founder of NinjaDentistry.com and member of the Modern Dental Assistant Editorial Advisory Board.

From IDS 2015: One dental assistant's perspective on the show and dental assisting around the world

  3Shape was started by two ambitious graduate students, then in their 20s. In less than a decade, it has facilitated major digital breakthroughs that benefit various major industries.

3Shape provides digital solutions for the dental industry

 3Shape, a global leader in 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, presented the 3Shape X1™, its new four-in-one CBCT scanner at the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany.

3Shape adds CBCT scanner to its product portfolio of digital dentistry solutions

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.

 It should come as no surprise that the dental lab industry has-and continues to-grow and evolve. From George Washington’s ivory dentures (despite what you heard on the elementary school playground, they were not wooden) to porcelain-fused to metal crowns to today’s all-digital, full-arch cases, the way we do things has constantly grown. Even within the modern CAD/CAM systems, progress continues.

From traditional to now: Taking your lab from the past into the future

 Heraeus Kulzer recently launched the Pala Digital Denture System, a new and advanced system with technology engineered to allow time savings and digital precision to benefit dental practices and dental laboratories. 

Heraeus Kulzer offers new digital denture solution [VIDEO]

Carestream Dental has partnered with exocad, an OEM dental CAD/CAM software solutions provider, to offer systems integration with the CS Solutions product portfolio.

Carestream Dental partners with exocad

 Core3dcentres® and VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG have announced that Core3dcentres has been recognized as the only Authorized Milling Center for VITA ENAMIC® across North America.

Core3dcentres now authorized to mill VITA ENAMIC [VIDEO]

 Roland DGA Corporation has announced a new wet milling dental machine, the DWX-4W, to be exhibited at key dental conferences worldwide beginning in February 2015.

Roland DGA announces new wet milling dental machine

 Completing a 7-unit lower anterior bridge using CAD/CAM scanning equipment requires a variety of detailed steps. Fortunately, today’s modern CAD/CAM systems, such as Sirona’s inLab system, can help speed up and simplify scanning, designing and milling.

Step-by-step with Sirona inLab: Great detail work with one workflow [VIDEO]

A dentist and a lab technician show how to work together to repair a previously failed case.