In-house 3D Printing for Clinicians with Dr. Rick Ferguson (16 CE)

Discover how to integrate 3D printing, one of dentistry's fastest-growing trends, into your practice affordably and effectively for under $1,500 using free digital software.  This comprehensive course equips dental professionals and their teams with the skills to implement 3D printing technology for producing models, temporaries, custom trays, surgical guides, and more. Attendees will also benefit from exclusive promotions and discounts on 3D printers, resins, and design services, making this course a must for dental professionals looking to enhance their practice with cutting-edge technology cost-effectively.

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Laptops with all relevant programs/software will be provided, as well as all tools and supplies needed. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Participants will learn:

• Fundamentals of digital files and 3D printing and their applications in dentistry
• Introduction to MeshMixer software for digital file manipulation
• Introduction to Medit CAD software for digital scanning and design
• Setup, digital extraction and pouring techniques and digital wax-up procedures using Blue Sky Plan software
• 3D printing for temporary restorations, custom trays, bite rims, night guards, digital orthodontic prints, and denture workflows with hands-on Exocad workshops
• Staining and Glazing techniques with with hands-on Exocad workshops
• 3D printing temporary restorations, custom trays, bite rims, night guards, digital orthodontic prints, and denture workflows through hands-on Exocad workshops
• Step-by-step software training to merge model scans with CBCT data for precise treatment planning and designing surgical guides
• Practical insights into setting up and operating Spintray, Formlabs, Ackuretta, Shining, Phrozen and other 3D printers
• Implementing validated workflows for different types of surgical guides (fully edentulous denture-based, bone reduction, sequential, full arch)
• Tips and techniques for optimizing software and hardware settings

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Instructors:

Rick Ferguson, DMD, DABOI/ID, DICOI

Sander Polanco, CDT

We will provide 16 CE at the completion of the course.

This course is registered:

National Board of Certification for Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC)

ADA CERP

Vizstara Professional is an ADA CERP Recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Vizstara Professional designated this activity for 16 continuing education credits.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp.

PACE Program - Academy of General Dentistry

VIZSTARA PROFESSIONAL

Nationally Approved PACE Program

Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.

Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority of AGD endorsement.

August 1, 2021 to July 31st, 2024 Provider ID# 318174