Tom Bormes covers the science of glass fiber reinforcement and strengthening and how to offer additional services and products like temporaries or provisionals for single-tooth implants. He also offers hands on demonstrations of eFiber and Perma Mesh.

Joe Jennings, CDT, covers the uses of implant-supported milled titanium superstructures, both hybrids and overdentures. Discussion includes the proper information needed to correctly design and fabricate the superstructure, such as matrixes and diagnostic casts; minimal dimensions for design and manufacturing; and equipment used in the fabrication process in conjunction with degrees of accuracy in the final product.

Bruce Keeling, CDT, offers a PowerPoint presentation that covers basic model preparation for implant-supported overdentures, implant verification jig, jaw relations, articulating and setting teeth, fabricating matrices and processing the overdenture, and overdenture case presentations.

Lean Manufacturing is a vital step in improving and re-energizing your laboratory as it competes in the global economy. Stuart Steinbock and Craig Pickett, CDT, present the principles of Lean, relate them to current and common issues in the lab, and help both the large and small lab owner identify areas of improvement. They address how Lean principles can be applied in the model room to improve workflow and ultimately the entire laboratory. Come prepared to re-think how you’ve worked in the past and how you’ll organize for the future.