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  • The President of America's Biggest Dental Show on Why Expos Are Getting Harder
    2026/08/21

    The Chicago Midwinter Meeting president on why dental expos are getting harder and how AI and 3D printing are reshaping dentistry.

    In this episode of Digital Dentistry Decoded, Dr Ahmad Al-Hassiny sits down with Dr Phil Schefke, President of the Chicago Dental Society, for a candid conversation about where the dental industry and its biggest events are heading. They get into why expo attendance is getting harder every year, what is really driving the shift, and why Phil believes any clinician who does not keep pace with AI and 3D printing risks being left behind.

    Phil shares how the CDS runs the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, why companies still choose Chicago to launch new products, and how his own organization has started using AI in the office. The two also dig into 3D printed ceramic crowns, the reimbursement squeeze in the US, the rural dentist shortage, and where dentistry could go over the next 20 years.

    A wide-ranging read on the industry from someone who runs one of the largest dental meetings in the world.

    New to digital 3D printing? Our 3D Printing and Design bundle walks you through bringing it in-house: https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/bundles/3d-printing-and-design-online-course-bundle/

    Read our full Chicago Midwinter Meeting and LMT Lab Day 2026 recap: https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/news/chicago-midwinter-meeting-lmt-lab-day-2026/


    CHAPTERS

    00:00:00 Introduction to Digital Dentistry Decoded

    00:00:57 Guest Introduction - Dr Phil Schefke from the CDS

    00:02:34 Inside the Chicago Midwinter Meeting

    00:07:00 Phil's Role and Path in Organized Dentistry

    00:09:34 The Digital Wave and Industry Trends

    00:12:24 Stay Current or Be Left Behind

    00:13:31 One Lifetime of Change in Dentistry

    00:16:47 Why In-Person Meetings Still Matter

    00:21:07 What Is Driving Falling Expo Attendance

    00:26:52 AI in the Practice and an AI Receptionist

    00:30:38 3D Printing, Pressed CAD and Printed Crowns

    00:32:28 The Reimbursement Squeeze in America

    00:35:15 New Graduates and the Rural Dentist Shortage

    00:38:21 The Next 20 Years of Dentistry

    00:39:55 Why Companies Launch Products in Chicago

    00:43:01 Closing Thoughts and Joining the CDS


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    47 分
  • The Evolution of Cosmetic Dentistry
    2026/07/30

    Cosmetic dentistry has changed more in the last decade than in the twenty years before it, and Dr. Jameel Gardee has lived every step.

    In this episode of Digital Dentistry Decoded, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny sits down with Dr. Jameel Gardee, cosmetic dentist and Smile Design educator at Avant Garde in the UK. Jameel trained under Christian Coachman and has spent more than a decade on digital smile design, so the conversation traces what actually changed as the field moved from film cameras and hand wax-ups to scan-first, guided digital workflows. They dig into the principles that still matter (starting with the face), how Jameel's team leans on support staff and a scan-every-patient philosophy, the rise of dental tourism and overtreatment, and where 3D-printed restoratives fit next to zirconia and e.max. If you want a grounded, honest read on modern cosmetic dentistry, this one earns your time.

    The full course Jameel and the Avant Garde team built with iDD, Aesthetic Smile Design Excellence, is linked below.

    Thank you to SprintRay for sponsoring this Digital Dentistry Decoded Podcast. To learn more about their 3D Printers and to Book a Demo - https://info.sprintray.com/digital-dentistry-decoded-podcast

    Aesthetic Smile Design Excellence course - https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/bundles/aesthetic-smile-design-excellence-course/

    Chapters

    00:00:00 Cold Open

    00:00:35 Introduction to Digital Dentistry Decoded

    00:01:05 Meet Dr Jameel Gardee and Avant Garde

    00:02:10 From Glasgow to Boston University

    00:04:23 Discovering Digital Smile Design

    00:10:16 What Makes Cosmetic Dentistry Different

    00:13:29 Start With the Face

    00:16:18 From Film Cameras to Digital Predictability

    00:20:15 Key Pearls for New Dentists

    00:26:41 Why AI Won't Replace Patient Trust

    00:30:38 The Scan-First Patient Journey

    00:37:44 Dental Tourism and Overtreatment

    00:40:11 Scanners, Zirconia and 3D Printing

    00:50:04 Navigating Fast-Changing Materials

    00:55:16 Final Thoughts



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    57 分
  • How to Improve Cosmetic Dentistry Case Acceptance
    2026/07/15

    Cosmetic dentistry case acceptance is a communication problem, not a sales problem, and Dr. Brian Harris breaks down exactly how he closes cases.In this episode of Digital Dentistry Decoded, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny sits down with Dr. Brian Harris, a Phoenix-based cosmetic dentist with more than 300,000 Instagram followers and 22 years spent placing porcelain veneers. The conversation digs into the patient journey Brian built around video-based virtual consultations, why he says it drives a 92% acceptance rate on cases over $15,000, and how he uses smile test drives and freehand mock-ups so patients feel confident before they ever commit.They also get into where 3D-printed veneers fit alongside porcelain, the three-tier menu of services Brian offers every patient, how he talks about veneer longevity honestly, and the mindset he calls connection before conversion. It is a practical look at the patient communication and smile design habits behind consistent cosmetic dentistry case acceptance.If you offer cosmetic dentistry, which of your services would you turn into a named three-tier menu? Let us know in the comments.CHAPTERS00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:39 Welcome and Guest Introduction00:02:06 Brian Harris's Background and Dental Family00:04:59 Getting Into Cosmetics Through Social Media00:07:38 Advice for Dentists Entering Cosmetic Dentistry00:09:35 Veneer Materials, Ceramics, and Cements00:12:14 The Scanners He Uses in Practice00:13:31 The Virtual Consult Process and Case Acceptance00:19:18 Social Media as a Lead Generation Engine00:22:02 The In-Person Consult and Smile Test Drive00:28:40 How to Present a Mock-Up to Patients00:30:14 Charging for Cosmetic Consultations00:31:45 3D-Printed Veneers, Neer, and Longevity00:37:36 The Three-Tier Menu of Services00:44:33 Patient Questions and Objections00:48:29 Connection Before Conversion------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📲 Let's be social! Follow iDD on the following platforms:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/instituteofdigitaldentistryInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/idigitaldentistry/LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/company/instituteofdigitaldentistryTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@idigitaldentistryX - https://x.com/iDigitalDentist📍Institute of Digital Dentistry At the forefront of digital dentistry education - your digital dentistry journey starts here! https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/📚 Join iDD's Free Academy and get instant access to over 40+ Free digital dentistry courses and eBook PDFs! https://idd.to/freeacademy💻 Check out our online course bundles: https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/bundles/🎙️Listen to our 'Digital Dentistry Decoded with iDD' podcast on your favorite streaming platform now! https://idd.to/podcast#CosmeticDentistry #CaseAcceptance #DigitalDentistry #DentalPodcast #Veneers

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  • Shining 3D's NEW Pod Printer Just Launched
    2026/06/19

    Shining 3D just launched the Ceramix-Nano, a chairside pod printer the size of a Nespresso machine that aims to print permanent resin crowns in minutes.

    In this episode of Digital Dentistry Decoded, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny sits down with Da Chen, R&D manager of the 3D printing division at Shining 3D, to talk through how it works and where it actually fits in clinical practice.

    This is a conversation, not a review. Da Chen explains the thinking behind the printer, including why his team borrowed sizing logic from intraoral scanner development to fit a powerful DLP projector into a 2kg body. He walks through the pneumatic layer separation system Shining 3D calls APS (Adaptive Pneumatic Stereolithography), which is built to keep the machine small while speeding up printing and protecting the restoration as each layer peels.

    You will also hear how the capsule handles mixing automatically, why the curing unit is built into the base of the printer, and how the optional inert gas curing module produces a smoother surface finish. Da Chen shares the print times Shining 3D is quoting (around 8 minutes for a single anterior crown and roughly 9 to 11 minutes for a posterior) and how the full chairside workflow is meant to deliver a finished restoration in a single appointment.

    The discussion stays honest about the hard parts. Da Chen is candid about the current limitations of the first-generation LumiCera resin, particularly translucency, and explains why high ceramic loading makes aesthetics so difficult. He and Dr. Ahmad also dig into the post-processing and washing challenge that, in their view, no one in the industry has fully solved yet.

    There is plenty here on the bigger picture too, including the Shining Flow ecosystem, the AI design and credits model, why the printer runs as an open system with third-party scanners and CAD software like exocad, and Da Chen's honest take on whether resin will ever replace ceramic.

    Da Chen could not share pricing on the episode. We will break down the full cost of the printer, capsules, and credits in a dedicated blog on the iDD website.

    The specifications and performance claims discussed here come from Shining 3D. As always, iDD remains independent, and we will share our own hands-on assessment separately.


    TIMESTAMPS

    0:00 Cold open

    0:41 Welcome and meet Da Chen from Shining 3D R&D

    3:04 Naming the Ceramix-Nano and shrinking a DLP printer

    5:43 Just how small this printer is

    6:52 Why a pod printer, and is resin the future of restorative dentistry?

    8:02 A 20-minute chairside save (a beta tester story)

    9:34 How pod printing works (the pneumatic peeling system)

    12:08 Automatic mixing and built-in curing

    15:23 Post-processing and wear-resistance testing

    16:42 The LumiCera resin and the translucency challenge

    23:12 The Shining Flow concept, AI design, and credits

    30:46 The washing problem no one has solved yet

    41:00 Print times, curing modes, and total chairside time

    45:07 Will resin replace ceramic, and closing thoughts

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    49 分
  • Is Dental 3D Printing Actually Worth It? Formlabs Reveals the Data
    2026/06/04

    Dental 3D printing is growing fast, but only 15% of dental practices are actually using it. Formlabs Dental's Georgio Haddad joins Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny to share the data behind what dentists are really printing, where the technology still falls short, and what it will take for chairside 3D printing to go mainstream.

    Georgio has spent eight years at Formlabs working across product, marketing, sales, and partnerships, and brings a rare ground-level view of where the dental 3D printing market actually sits versus where the hype says it is.

    In this episode, they cover Formlabs' move to open all Form 4B and Form 4BL dental printers out of the box, what the real utilization data shows about how dentists and labs are printing differently, why models still dominate at around 60% of all prints despite barely being talked about, the honest picture on 3D printed restorations and whether dentists are genuinely placing them, the direct print aligner race and whether it is ready for clinical adoption, and what the unlock for mass 3D printing adoption in dental practices actually looks like.

    If you are weighing up a printer purchase or trying to cut through the noise around dental 3D printing, this conversation is a good place to start.

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    ⏱️ Episode Chapters

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:24 - Georgio Haddad and 8 years at Formlabs Dental

    01:10 - Formlabs goes fully open - the strategic shift explained

    02:46 - Why the previous open material mode did not work

    03:47 - 50+ third-party resins now validated on the Form 4B

    05:04 - Open systems as a competitive advantage in the lab market

    06:06 - Which resin manufacturers have joined the platform

    07:33 - Lucitone and Dentsply Sirona validation on the Form 4BL

    10:15 - Is an open platform the future of dental 3D printing?

    12:04 - Customer psychology and the peace-of-mind factor

    13:07 - Lessons from CEREC, TRIOS, and intraoral scanner history

    14:17 - Has material innovation in 3D printing plateaued?

    16:17 - Direct print aligners - the next big frontier?

    19:41 - Are intraoral scanners commoditized?

    21:19 - What is left to innovate in 3D printing?

    23:38 - Direct print aligners - are they ready for clinical adoption?

    25:07 - 3D printing penetration data - 15% of practices, 50%+ of ortho

    26:12 - What will unlock mass adoption in dental clinics?

    28:17 - Formlabs' edge - the world's largest professional desktop 3D printer manufacturer

    32:31 - What are dentists actually printing? The real breakdown

    33:44 - Why utilization rate is the most important metric

    36:25 - Models dominate at 60%, splints second, restorations at the tail

    38:15 - Are 3D printed crowns gaining real clinical acceptance?

    41:57 - Historical parallels - implants, zirconia, and e.max skepticism

    43:00 - What is coming next from Formlabs Dental?

    44:59 - Pod printers - market trend or here to stay?

    50:39 - Closing thoughts and where to find Formlabs Dental

    🔗 Full written blog:

    https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/podcast/s04-e10-formlabs-reveals-the-data/

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    52 分
  • The CAD Problem Killing Chairside 3D Printing Adoption
    2026/05/15

    Chairside 3D printing adoption is stuck. Pac-Dent's Ayush Bagla explains why CAD is the bottleneck, and what his team is doing about it.

    In this episode of Digital Dentistry Decoded, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny sits down with Ayush Bagla, Managing Director at Pac-Dent and former CEO of Ackuretta, to unpack the real numbers behind 3D printing adoption in dentistry. Only 18% of US clinics have a 3D printer. Of those, most are still only printing models. Ayush argues the missing piece is not the hardware. It is the CAD step, and the cost, training, and time it adds to every chairside case.

    The conversation covers the Pac-Dent acquisition of Ackuretta and how the two companies are merging analog and digital workflows. Ayush walks through their Chicago Midwinter launches (the SOL SE printer, the Chroma Flash curing unit, and the new CrownPod pod printer), and he and Ahmad dig into why bulb-based flash curing outperforms LED, whether nitrogen curing still matters, and whether pediatric crowns printed on demand could be the first real chairside printing application that actually scales.

    If you have been wondering why so many dentists own a printer but still only use it for models, or what the next phase of digital dentistry looks like beyond scanners and CAD, this episode is for you.

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Welcome and Why the Dental Industry Feels Different in 2026

    01:28 - The Pac-Dent and Ackuretta Acquisition (Inside the Deal)

    04:38 - Why Industry Consolidation Will Keep Happening

    07:32 - 3D Printing Adoption - The Lab vs Chairside Gap

    08:55 - The Forgotten Metric (Adoption vs Utilization)

    10:30 - Are Printed Crowns Hitting a Strength Ceiling?

    12:28 - Pac-Dent's Chicago Midwinter Launches

    12:50 - SOL SE Printer (Faster, Smarter, Same Platform)

    14:16 - Chroma Flash Curing Unit (Why Bulbs Beat LEDs)

    17:00 - CURIE Plus vs Chroma Flash (Which One for You)

    20:24 - Is Bulb Curing the Future?

    20:59 - The Nitrogen Curing Debate

    26:00 - Splints, Aesthetics, and the Glaze Story

    28:51 - The CrownPod and the Catalyst Workflow

    29:33 - Print Crowns Without a Scanner or CAD Software

    32:23 - Beyond Pediatric - The CrownPod Roadmap

    34:24 - Whitening Trays and Rodin Works

    37:34 - Is Pod Printing the Future of Chairside?

    40:42 - When Will the CrownPod Ship?

    40:55 - The 3D Printer Oversupply Problem

    41:52 - What's Exciting in 3D Printing Right Now

    44:29 - How HeyGears Multi-Material Denture Printing Works

    45:23 - Could PolyJet Ever Go Chairside?

    46:52 - Final Advice for Dentists Adopting Digital in 2026

    48:03 - How to Choose Your First Printer

    50:06 - Outro

    🔗 Full written blog: https://instituteofdigitaldentistry.com/podcast/s04-e09-cad-problem-killing-chairside-3d-printing-adoption/

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  • Bad Bites Suck - Inside the Software Many Lab Are Using
    2026/04/30

    Bite-Finder CEO Björn Zäuner joins Dr. Ahmad to reveal what the data from millions of scans actually shows — and the number is worse than most dentists want to admit.

    Björn built Bite-Finder from the inside out. Starting with his family's dental lab, he identified that occlusion, shade, and contacts were the three leading causes of crown remakes — and set out to solve the bite problem with software. Today, Bite-Finder is integrated directly into exocad and a growing list of scanners, and over 12,000 users worldwide have signed up since its public launch in 2023.

    In this episode, Dr. Ahmad and Björn go deep on why bad bites happen, what the data actually shows across scanner brands, and what labs and dentists can do right now to improve their outcomes. They also cover the xSNAP acquisition, patient-specific articulators, Margin Finder, AI-powered scan QC, and the bigger vision of making quality dentistry accessible at scale.

    If you work with an intraoral scanner or run a dental lab, this one is worth your time.



    🕐 CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Introduction and Bjorn's Background in Dental Tech

    05:04 - What Is Bite-Finder? The Elevator Pitch

    06:50 - How Bite-Finder Integrates Into Your Existing Workflow

    10:36 - Why Digital Bites Get More Scrutiny Than Analog Impressions

    12:37 - Dynamic Occlusion and Patient-Specific Jaw Simulation

    21:51 - Open Data, Integrations and the Road Ahead

    27:50 - The Data: What Bite-Finder Sees Across Millions of Scans

    29:17 - The Three Reasons Bite Scans Fail (Scanner, Operator, Patient)

    32:09 - Do Scanner Brands Actually Make a Difference?

    36:42 - xSNAP, Margin Finder and the Evolving Platform

    42:39 - Why AI Prep Analysis Still Isn't Built Into Scanners

    46:34 - Quality at Scale for DSOs and Large Labs

    47:38 - 40 Million Edentulous Americans: The Access Problem

    52:10 - Final Thoughts and How to Try Bite-Finder Free



    🔗 LINKS AND RESOURCES

    Try Bite-Finder free and book a demo: https://bite-finder.com

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  • Quadrant vs Interdisciplinary Digital Dentistry Debate
    2026/04/05

    Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny and Dr. Luken de Arbeloa debate quadrant vs. interdisciplinary digital dentistry - who's right, and when does each approach actually win?

    Ahmad runs a 41-chair family practice in New Zealand where same-day CEREC crowns are a daily workflow. Luken comes from the DSD world, where full-mouth interdisciplinary planning is the foundation. In this episode, they go head-to-head on the two dominant approaches to digital dentistry, comparing workflows, ROI, patient communication, and what it really takes to implement each in a real practice.

    The conversation covers a lot of ground, including how AI is changing single-visit crown design, why the lab bill can drop by 80% when you bring manufacturing in-house, the communication skills dentists don't learn in dental school but can't succeed without, and the mindset shift that separates dentists who go fully digital from those who never get past the scanner.

    If you're trying to figure out which direction to take your digital practice, this debate is one of the most honest and practical conversations you'll find on the topic.

    🎙️ This episode was originally recorded for Dr. Luken de Arbeloa's Quarterback Dentist podcast (DSD) and is reposted here with permission as part of the Digital Dentistry Decoded podcast series.


    00:00 - Preview clip

    00:26 - Introduction and episode overview

    01:50 - Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny background - 41-chair family practice

    03:29 - What digital dentistry actually looks like in daily practice

    09:06 - Patient workflow - which records to take and when

    13:00 - Treatment decisions in a group practice setting

    14:47 - Why speed matters in same-day dentistry (and when it doesn't)

    18:00 - The interdisciplinary approach explained

    21:36 - How dentists evolve from quadrant to full-mouth planning

    24:10 - Patient communication and why case acceptance fails

    27:18 - Pre and post-case acceptance - Luken's framework

    32:11 - Communication as the most critical skill in dentistry

    38:13 - The biggest innovation in same-day dentistry right now

    39:33 - AI in CAD/CAM - how good is it, really?

    41:08 - The two main challenges to implementing one-day dentistry

    44:33 - 3D printing vs milling machines in 2025

    46:06 - Practical advice for dentists who want to start this week

    51:00 - Digital dentistry is a team sport - closing thoughts



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    53 分