Dr. Lisa Alvetro is considered an early adopter of 3D printing in orthodontics with years of experience. After 28 years of practice, she considers the integration of a digital workflow and 3D printing into her practice as the most significant advancement in orthodontic treatment and the entire patient experience. Not only is Dr Alvetro in private practice, she shares her digital experience as an evaluator and consultant for various companies. As a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University department of Orthodontics, she shares her passion for 3D printing with the residents and has established their 3D print lab. Her belief that every office should be 3D printing or they will be missing out on something special leads to her enthusiasm in sharing her experience.

Automation in the Orthodontic Practice: How Alvetro Orthodontics’ Model Production Increased to 20X

Form Auto Enables an Orthodontic Practice to 20X Model Production

Five Key Elements to Get Your Dental Team on Board With In-House 3D Printing

Dr. Baer has been one of the earliest adopters of digital dental technologies. He started his digital dental journey with one of the first dental scanners and saw the benefits to an improved clinical workflow and patient comfort compared to traditional dental impressions. He runs a fully digital dental clinic in Lone Tree, Colorado and uses 3d printing each day to provide treatments to his patients. He is always looking for new ways to improve treatment and optimize dental workflows.

In-House 3D Printing of Occlusal Splint for Patient with Scan to Smile with simplified chairside 3D workflows

Parafunctional habits and Premature Tooth Wear

Scan to Splint: Automated and Streamlined In-house Splint Production

Dr. Michael Braian is a worldwide well-known expert in the field of digital dentistry. He has a unique insight because he is a dentist and a dental technician with a Ph.D. in the field of digital dentistry. Dr. Braian has been fully digital since 2011 and he is both technician and a dentist on all of his prosthodontic treatments at his private practice in Malmö, Sweden. He is the founder of SWECADD where he delivers educational courses on digital dentistry and fully integrated digital workflows.

DDS (dentist degree), PhD in Oral Sciences, Visiting Professor in University of Catania (teaches Prosthodontics in Dental school and guided surgery in II level Master course). Affiliation with University of Catania. Global KOL for Zeiss. Global KOL for Teethan. KOL for Dentsply Sirona (cad-cam and imaging). KOL for ModelGuide (guided surgery). KOL for Hsk Italy. KOL for theWand Italy.

Dental technician and laboratory owner specializing in orthodontics since 1998.

In 2010 he began the long and exciting journey in the newly born digital orthodontics and specifically in invisible orthodontics with clear aligners. In 2011 he established SmileLine Allineatori Invisibili thanks to which he now collaborates with more than 160 private and public dental practices throughout Italy including the prestigious Policlinico Hospital in Bari. In 2015 he bought his first Form 2 3D printer to start and improve the production of in-house models, today his fleet of 6 3D printers (3 Form 3B and 3 Form 2 printers) allows him to meet the high production needs that SmileLine Allineatori Invisibili requires.

Master Dental Technician, CAD/CAM Specialist, Manager at his own lab specializing in digital workflow solutions.

Dr Lanoiselée is a general practitioner in a group practice in Nozay (France). He graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry in Nantes (France) in 2008. He has always maintained a link with the faculty since his graduation, whether for clinical supervision of students or for theoretical instruction at the graduate level. He is a lecturer for the University Diploma in Aesthetic Dentistry at the University of Nantes, for the Master 1 in Biology and Health, as well as for the higher education certificates.

He has obtained several certificates in prosthesis (fixed, as well as partial and complete removable), and is a former teaching hospital assistant lecturer at the care, research and teaching center of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Nantes for the prosthesis department. He has been a user of CAD/CAM systems since 2009 and regularly speaks at conferences on topics related to aesthetic dentistry and digital workflow.

Dr. Jep Paschal is a proud husband, father of three, a solo practitioner, a technologist, and an orthodontic futurist. He has had the privilege of lecturing all over the world helping the Orthodontists to improve the orthodontics. Dr. Paschal currently practices orthodontics in two locations, Madison and Lake Oconee, Georgia, USA. His practice is focused on delivering high quality orthodontics with both digital and conventional techniques while improving the patient convenience and experience with emerging technologies. He is the Chief Clinical Officer of Braces On Demand and part of the Board of Directors for the AAO Foundation for 8 years.

Dr. Alejandro Pineda graduated from University of the Republic (UDELAR Uruguay) in 2004. Doctor of dentistry. Director of “Lhasa – Digital Dental Clinic”, Montevideo Uruguay, since 2010. Digital dentistry expert. President of SUOD – (Uruguayan Society of Digital Dentistry). Actually, focused in development, training and diffusion of In-house Digitally Simplified Dental Systems, 3D Printing of Permanent Restorations and Digitally Guided Dentistry for all specialties. Developer at Dental Cloning and Natural Teeth Library. He is the founder and director of inQ Academy, an educational center focused on delivering courses focused on digital workflows.

See Dr. Pineda's Clinical Case: Same-Day Conservative Esthetic Rehabilitation for the Maxillary Anterior Sector With Permanent Crown Resin

Watch the webinar: Masterclass Gratuito Restauraciones Permanentes Impresas: Protocolos Digitales y Casos Clínicos (Content in Spanish)

Studied dentistry at European University Madrid. Postgraduate program in Orthodontics and dentofacial Orthopedics. Specialist in Computer aided dentistry. Orthodontics, Smile design, appliance designs, aligners, indirect bonding, nasoalveolar molding in cleft palate patients. KOL Formlabs Dental, DSD, Nemotec, Operation Smile. Member SEDO/SEDA, EAO, AAO, iAOI. Multidisciplinary private dental practice. Clínica Ramírez. Canary Islands.

Tres flujos de trabajo con impresión 3D para Odontología Restauradora

Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, IDr. Pablo Ramírez is the 5th Generation of dentists in the Ramirez family. He received his academic training at the European University of Madrid (UEM), after completing his undergraduate studies, he took the Master of Implantology and Oral Rehabilitation at the same university. In 2005 he moved to New York, where he studied at NYU the full-time program of Prosthodontics and Dental Aesthetics, and later Periodontics and Implantology, completing his surgical and prosthetic training, with an aesthetic and minimally invasive approach. Currently he works at his practice, a Private Clinic in Las Palmas de Gran Canarias (Ramirez Clinic), where the clinic has a philosophy based on patient care, interdisciplinary approach and digital dentistry.

3D Printing Technology in an Ortho-Restorative Practice - A DSD & Formlabs  Dental Webinar 

Dr. Rafi Romano is a specialist in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, earned at The Dental Faculty, Hebrew University, Hadassah Jerusalem.  He maintains a private practice in Tel Aviv, Israel, limited to orthodontics, with an emphasis on adult and esthetic orthodontics, using state-of-the-art technologies. He is an AAO Ambassador representing the Israel Orthodontic Society. He is the editor of five books: Lingual Orthodontics, (Decker, 1998), The Art of the Smile (Quintessence, 2005), The Art of Treatment Planning (Quintessence 2009), The Art of Detailing (Quintessence 2011) and Lingual & Esthetic Orthodontics (Quintessence, 2013). Dr. Romano is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry – IJED. He is the former Editor-in-chief of “Orthodontics: The Art and Practice of Dentofacial Enhancement,” Quintessence publishing (formerly, “World Journal of Orthodontics” –WJO) and former editor of the Journal of the Israeli Orthodontic Society, He is an Advisory Board Member for Align Technologies and lectures worldwide on esthetic orthodontics and adult multidisciplinary orthodontic treatment and conducts courses in lingual orthodontics around the globe.