DGSHAPE Clinics and Tech Lab
at LMT® LAB DAY® Chicago
LMT® LAB DAY® Chicago represents a unique opportunity for passionate dental professionals to come together to share new ideas and innovations. Roland's DGSHAPE team will be at the forefront of the discussion with our free-to-attend Continuing Education Clinics that will focus on appliances, dentures, maximizing milling efficiency and other current needs in the modern laboratory environment.
Join us at LMT® LAB DAY® Chicago to gain CE credits, discover new ideas, and to talk to a Roland/DGSHAPE representative about our latest machines and solutions.
Roland's DGSHAPE Free Continuing Education Clinic Schedule | February 20-22
Thursday, February 20 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM |
CLINICS Choose from three 1-hour continuing education sessions |
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Friday, February 21 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
CLINICS Choose from five 1-hour continuing education sessions |
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Saturday, February 22 |
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LMT® LAB DAY®
2020 Clinics
February 20-22
LMT® LAB DAY® Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Columbus KL, Gold Level, East Tower
Continuing Education Clinics
You are invited to any or all of our Continuing Education Clinics where you’ll discover ways to maximize efficiency in your CAM workflow, milling and cost analysis, how to successfully mill larger cases and dentures, and other trending topics.
Open to all LMT® LAB DAY® attendees at no charge, they present an opportunity to gain CE credits. RSVP is required to save a seat.
LMT® LAB DAY® Chicago 2020 Clinic Sessions
Thursday, February 20
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | hyperDENT: Using CAM to Optimize Milling Efficiency and Quality |
Mark Fisher |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Tooling for Production: Profitability, Repeatability and Success | Greg Everett |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM | exocad CAD Tips & Tricks for Today's Digital Laboratory | Daniel Portal |
Friday, February 21
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | CAD/CAM Strategies for Hybrid Cases and Substructures |
Sander Polanco |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | 3Shape: Digital Denture Design— a Reality for Your Laboratory | Carl Horrocks |
| 11:30 - 12:30 PM | MillBox CAM Software: Milling Dentures and Large Cases for Success | Michael Webb |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Aesthetic Full Arch Zirconia Restorations with Your DWX Mill | Joe Santos |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Metal-Free RPD Success with Your DWX Mill | Bob Belouin |
hyperDENT: Using CAM to Optimize
Milling Efficiency and Quality
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Discover how to utilize high-performance CAM solutions to improve quality, speed, and efficiency with hyperDENT CAM software expert, Mark Fisher. As the production hub for thousands of laboratories around the world, Mark will share how hyperDENT CAM software allows your lab to be more efficient and deliver high-quality milling results.
What you’ll learn:
- The latest CAM software trends
- Factors that yield higher-quality milling results
- hyperDENT CAM software efficiency, material management and workflow implementation
Mark Fisher
Engineering Manager,
Follow-Me! Technology Group
Mark has implemented advanced CAM solutions at US-based implant manufacturing facilities and high-production milling centers that use industrial CNC equipment. This experience has been beneficial to individually-owned labs and milling centers as the Engineering Manager for FOLLOW-ME! Technology North America, a US-based subsidiary of German-based FOLLOW-ME! Technology Group - developer of hyperDENT CAM software.
Tooling for Production: Profitability, Repeatability and Success
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Join Greg Everett from Sierra Dental Tool for a detailed presentation that provides instant value for your DWX-based CAD/CAM operations. The session will cover the main manufacturing principals that every laboratory owner and CAD/CAM manager needs to know to ensure accurate and predictable results, optimal tool yields, and cost savings.
What you’ll learn:
- Tooling production yields and maintenance
- Tooling and CAM capabilities
- Tooling costs during production
Greg Everett
Vice President, Operations, Sierra Dental Tool
With over 10 years dental lab and CAD/CAM operations experience, Greg has gained intimate knowledge of every production method, including removeable and fixed restorations. Specializing in milling tooling, CAM software, and production, he works with value added resellers and end users to implement tooling strategies that produce the highest quality restorations.
exocad: CAD Tips & Tricks for Today's Digital Laboratory
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 2:30 – 3:30 PM
During this tips and tricks session, Daniel Portal will cover the fundamentals of setting-up exocad cases for success— detailing specifications for basic and advanced set-ups. Daniel will also address current trends in today’s digital laboratory, including full-arch case guidance.
What you’ll learn:
- exocad set-up fundamentals
- Specifications for basic and advanced set-ups
- Full-arch restoration tips and tricks
Daniel Portal
Digital Dental Trainer/Consultant
Starting in dental CAD design over a decade ago, Daniel has served as trainer and consultant at exocad, providing global training for lab professionals. As a member of the Digital Dental Craftsmen Group of advanced training professionals, he instructs digital dental technicians who want to expand their production capabilities.
CAD/CAM Strategies for Hybrid Cases and Substructures
Friday, February 21, 2020, 8:30 – 9:30 AM
Optimizing the milling process has become a key issue when looking to achieve higher productivity and quality— you’ll need the right machining strategy for producing contemporary materials in a multidisciplinary dental office or FMR laboratory. This session offers an overview of contemporary appliance and prostheses development for FMR rehabilitation cases with SUM3D and DWX milling machines.
What you’ll learn:
- Lean processes and workflow in today’s laboratories
- Machining strategies and why their important
- Materials and types of restorations for appliances and prosthesis
Sander Polanco, BS, MDT, DTG, DDC
Owner of FMR Prosthetic Center
Sander is the owner of FMR Prosthetic Center in New York, Professor at CUNY New York City College of Technology, and one of the few technicians fabricating telescopic implant bridges in the US. He is a specialist in implant and removable prosthetics and an expert in developing high-end prostheses for implant treatments.
3Shape: Digital Denture Design– a Reality for Your Laboratory
Friday, February 21, 2020, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Following the recent launch of the Denture Design Module for 3Shape’s Design Studio, Carl presents new tools for efficient and accurate denture design. During the session, Carl will design a full upper and lower denture case, illustrating how to mark parameters, establish dimensions and work with various strategies for creating fully functional dentures for digital manufacturing.
What you’ll learn:
- Scanning an edentulous model for denture design with
3Shape E4 scanner - Setting up occlusion for a denture case in Dental Designer
- Guided workflow for functional upper and lower digital dentures
Carl Horrocks
Business Development Manager Lab at 3Shape
Continuing a family tradition of lab work, Carl has been in labs from a very early age and has seen the implementation of dental CAD/CAM technology in all its forms and facets. Carl manages the North America lab segment for 3Shape— one of the leaders in dental digital imaging and CAD design.
MillBox CAM Software: Milling Dentures and
Large Cases for Success
Friday, February 21, 2020, 11:30 – 12:30 PM
Michael Webb guides you through the proper setup of large cases, such as dentures and full arch ‘All-on-X’. Receive detailed instruction on what type of tooling and strategies should be used in the development of cases in terms of height, stock/material selection, and retentive surfaces and features. Setups for implant channels and interfaces will also be discussed.
What you’ll learn:
- Correct setup of large cases, such as dentures and full arches
- The ideal tooling and strategies for the development of cases
- Setups for implant channels and interfaces
Michael Webb
President, CIMsystem
For the past seven years, Michael has led the American division of Italy-based CIMsystem. As President of the American division of the company, he has developed solutions that fulfill the needs of current CAD/CAM users, while also addressing emerging demands in a fast-paced digital dental environment.
Aesthetic Full Arch Zirconia Restorations with Your DWX Mill
Friday, February 21, 2020, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
During Joe’s session, participants will get first-hand insight into what it takes to design a full arch restoration that meets the patient’s needs, material demands and correct manufacturing methods. Joe will walk participants through cases by executing live CAD design and CAM setup. In the form a ‘cooking show’, Joe will present the audience with finished restorations.
What you’ll learn:
- Full arch restoration walkthrough
- Optimizing full arch restoration to meet need, material and method
- See how it’s done with a live CAD design and CAM setup
Joe Santos
Digital Dental Technician,
Virtual Axis Dental Design
Considered to be an industry leader in design of digital implant full arch restorations, Joe Santos has a passion for digital technology and highly functional aesthetics. He designs and manufactures cases for edentulous patients from his digital laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona and loves to share his tips and tricks.
Metal-Free RPD Success with Your DWX Mill
Friday, February 21, 2020, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Bob will explain the features and benefits of milling metal-free RPDs, and the production steps you need to take to produce metal-free RPDs. The different material options and indications, digital design criteria, and creating a removable digital workflow will also be covered in the workshop.
What you’ll learn:
- Features and benefits of milling metal-free RPDs
- Metal-free RPD production steps
- Different materials, digital design criteria and other workflow discussions
Bob Belouin
Owner of Biogenic Dental Corporation
Bob Belouin has been instrumental in the implementation of new technologies such as digital design, 3D printing and CAD CAM milling. These new advancements have helped Biogenic expand their product line and better service the restorative needs of the dental community.
Roland
Tech Lab
Saturday, February 22, 2020
LMT® LAB DAY® Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Columbus KL, Gold Level, East Tower
Drinks and light snacks will be served.
Walk-ins are welcome,
but appointments are highly encouraged.
Book a Meeting with a Roland Expert
If you own a DWX milling machine, use this unique opportunity to talk one-on-one with a Roland expert about your devices, workflows, software, technical support, and other related topics.
These 30-minute appointments offer a chance to get your questions answered and to gather essential info about working with DGSHAPE technology.
We will have DWX-52DCi, DWX-42W, and DWX-52D milling machines in the room to reference your workflows and support questions— please note that these appointments are not for purchasing inquiries and DGSHAPE representatives will be available to answer all your product questions.