Laboratory

Built for body and bench: ergonomic considerations in the lab

Phillip Townend discusses why it is essential to consider ergonomic factors to microscopy in the dental laboratory. Dental laboratory technicians…

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Power your CAD design with fast AI-supported workflows

Introducing Dental System 2025, CAD software featuring AI-driven bite alignment, smarter error notifications that reduce interruptions, and optimised case setup…

AI & technology

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Fighting focus: how I balance my boxing career and dentistry

Amateur boxer Mia Hull explains how she balances life between the ring and the dental lab, and what it has…

Dentistry

Technology for same-day 3D-printed zirconia restorations developed

Permanent crowns, bridges and veneers can now be 3D printed in zirconia at patients’ chairside within the same day. Researchers…

AI & technology

Case report: prosthesis restoration for aesthetics and strength

Zirkonzahn presents a restoration case using new zirconia for primary structures with extremely high flexural strength. A male patient presented…

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Colour perception in dental technology: why colour is created in the mind

Sascha Hein gets to the bottom of a widespread misconception: neither light nor objects are actually coloured – colour only…

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Lecture about the digital workflow for full dentures

Zirkonzahn’s lecture tour will take place in Birmingham, Cardiff and Southampton from 29 September to 1 October 2025. Zirkonzahn (South…

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Lecture on the digital workflow for full dentures

Zirkonzahn’s lecture tour on full dentures will take place in Birmingham, Cardiff and Southampton from 29 September to 1 October…

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‘Celebrate your wins’: advice from an award-winning dental technician

Deepa Bharakhda, winner of the Dental Technician award at the Dentistry Awards 2025, discusses her career so far and what…

Laboratory

Pressure beneath the surface: protecting mental health in the lab

Ashley Byrne explains why dental technicians’ mental health is suffering and how they can seek support to improve it. Let’s…

Columnists

Lab excellence elevated: unlocking success with Straumann Un!q

Join Frederick Karman on 14 August at 7pm as he explains how Straumann Un!q can successfully be used to elevate…

Laboratory

Fixing the dental technology workforce crisis

David Smith discusses the dental technician shortage and how to rebuild a skilled, future-ready workforce. I recently delivered a presentation…

Laboratory

How to take photos for dental laboratory marketing

Eleanor Pittard shares best practices for the photos to take and ads to use them in to promote your dental…

Business

My vision as president of the Dental Technologists Association

Joanne Stevenson shares what she hopes to accomplish as the new Dental Technologists Association (DTA) president and how she aims…

Dentistry

Setting new standards for inspection instruments 

Vision Engineering details how its new OPTA Stereo Microscope is the ideal inspection instrument to improve workflows as well as…

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What is the GDC not telling dental technicians?

Laboratory’s Matt Everatt explores what the General Dental Council’s (GDC) response to his Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request means…

Dentistry

Tooth layers: essential features and their impact on dental restorations

Siba Alhosin outlines the essential tooth layers and how understanding them improves aesthetic restorations and material selection. The planet we…

Laboratory

How does the profession feel about dental technology regulation?

Laboratory recently carried out a survey to find out how the profession feels about the way it is regulated and…

Dentistry

Skilled worker visa shutdown: a devastating blow to UK dental labs

Ashley Byrne explains how closing the skilled worker visa route for dental technicians, hygienists and dental nurses will impact UK…

Columnists