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Ryan Hamm is the former Editorial Director for Dental Products Report and Digital Esthetics.

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 Perhaps no topic continues to occupy the dental lab world more than trying to successfully navigate the digital revolution. Core3dcentres is a company trying to help labs make that transition smoothly and well. We spoke with Mark Ferguson, the Dental Solutions Integrator at Core3d, about how outsourcing can help labs of all sizes, how labs can go digital even if they don’t have the finances or human power, and how Core3d can help lab techs make the digital leap.  

Helping every lab go digital

The dentist doesn’t have time. Dentists are busy people-and adding the time to get a fully esthetic anterior crown to their list of job responsibilities just isn’t realistic for many of them. “There will always be a need for a quality crown,” explains Tra Chambers of Express Dental Laboratory. “Chairside crowns done in 90-minute appointments will never have the same esthetics or quality as a crown created by a professional ceramist over a 40-hour timeframe.”  

The List: Top 5 reasons you shouldn't be afraid of chairside CAD/CAM

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

 For Dr. Laura Sengbusch, delivering outstanding care to the residents of her small community in Southern Wisconsin is the most important aspect of her job.  

How going digital has helped this practice provide patients with the very best care [VIDEO]

 Want your lab to move forward and reach new heights of success? ETI Digital Technology wants to help.

Finding a partner to help your lab reach its potential

 Chuck Tagliarino, CDT, is the Technical Vice President of Operations at Sun Dental Labs, located in Clearwater, Fla. He oversees the technical information, equipment design and materials for Sun Dental Labs.

How Sun Dental Labs' Suntech zirconia provides customers with a new world of all-ceramic options

01. Core3dcentres bills itself as a “facilitator of digital relationships” for the dental industry. What do you think Core3dcentres’ role is in the dental lab marketplace? I think Core3dcentres’ Global Mission Statement says it best-“We believe in excellence in dentistry and patient care. By personalizing digital technology, we provide a complete production solution, making the benefits available to everyone, resulting in a partnership for success.”

10 Questions: Core3dcentres' Emily Bradley on education and finding the right outsourcing partner

 Sirona Dental, Inc has announced a special incentive for all commercial dental laboratories that complete an in-house demonstration of Sirona’s full line of inLab® CAD/CAM solutions.

Sirona offering free Keurig system to labs that complete an in-house demonstration of the inLab system

Aurident, Inc. now offers the Optimet DS 6000 3D scanner, which reportedly provides several features and benefits for the dental laboratory.

Aurident now offering Optimet DS 6000 3D benchtop scanner

The Planmeca PlanScan, driven by E4D Technologies, is described as an innovative, technologically advanced, ultra-fast intraoral CAD/CAM system for restorative dentistry.

3 reasons to apply Planmeca PlanScan in your practice

Stratasys Ltd. has introduced two new wax 3D printers, which they say are the highest precision wax printers available to the dental industry.