In search of a 3Shape all-on-x instructor

[Smile Designer]

Hello! I was an EFDA for over 25 years. When I first started in the USAF, if I had a no show I would hang out in the lab and ask them if I could help with anything. So started the basics of pouring and trimming models, making suck down bleach trays and polishing nightguards. As a dental assistant, I did plenty of temp crown and bridges. I went to hygiene school, but did not complete the program due to divorce. Tried to get into dental school but was waitlisted. I'm 48 now, and the dentist I work with encouraged me towards digital dental lab. It makes more sense now than having to pay back 1/2 mill at my age. In hygiene school I studied dental anatomy and some dental materials. I've been working with my dentist for about 2 years now, and he has been my main source of instruction. I can design a fixed hybrid bridge, print and do characterization but there are gaps in my education that I'd like to fill. For instance, we don't use smile design software and I don't know if it's necessary or what but when I set the occlusion I wonder if it's being set properly with their VDO. I struggle with the abutments posts and cores emergence profile section and when/how to use the gingiva relief zone. I haven't used the sculpt attachment, plane cut, contacts and smoothing options and don't know when I should. My dentist is rather busy with patients and asking him for help is more of a yelling session to see what I know and to just do it like he says. Yeah, but I want to do this right and expand my skills so that one day I might be able to buy my own 3D equipment and have my own lab. Hopefully someone can guide me.

 

[Dr K]

Hello! I was an EFDA for over 25 years. When I first started in the USAF, if I had a no show I would hang out in the lab and ask them if I could help with anything. So started the basics of pouring and trimming models, making suck down bleach trays and polishing nightguards. As a dental assistant, I did plenty of temp crown and bridges. I went to hygiene school, but did not complete the program due to divorce. Tried to get into dental school but was waitlisted. I'm 48 now, and the dentist I work with encouraged me towards digital dental lab. It makes more sense now than having to pay back 1/2 mill at my age. In hygiene school I studied dental anatomy and some dental materials. I've been working with my dentist for about 2 years now, and he has been my main source of instruction. I can design a fixed hybrid bridge, print and do characterization but there are gaps in my education that I'd like to fill. For instance, we don't use smile design software and I don't know if it's necessary or what but when I set the occlusion I wonder if it's being set properly with their VDO. I struggle with the abutments posts and cores emergence profile section and when/how to use the gingiva relief zone. I haven't used the sculpt attachment, plane cut, contacts and smoothing options and don't know when I should. My dentist is rather busy with patients and asking him for help is more of a yelling session to see what I know and to just do it like he says. Yeah, but I want to do this right and expand my skills so that one day I might be able to buy my own 3D equipment and have my own lab. Hopefully someone can guide me.

Hello. Where are you located? One of the important things that tend to be lost is that everything that can be done digitally is based on the old school stuff. The best way to fabricate anything is to just get the temporary right.

 

[grantoz]

the only places i know that do great education on the big stuff is zirkonzahn but they use their own software that is exocad based however my techs who only used zz software when they went thru college were taught on 3shape they said it wasnt that hard to work out the differences bit like android and apple so Zirkonzahn might be a good start. you may be able to get your dentist to pay for the education and various software some drs will others hell will freeze over