DIGITAL DENTISTRY LEARNING HUB

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Annual Session is the must-attend event for orthodontic professionals, showcasing the latest innovations and technologies set to transform the industry. The AAO 2025 is set to take place at the Philadelphia Convention Center, hosted Friday April 25-Sunday April 27, 2025.

Traditional orthodontic wire bending relies heavily on the clinician’s manual dexterity and expertise. Using tools like pliers, orthodontists shape archwires and appliances to guide teeth into proper alignment.

Whether you’re a seasoned implantologist or an expanding dental practice, investing in photogrammetry technology will elevate your treatment outcomes and streamline your workflow, ensuring your patients receive the best care possible.

Staining and glazing are essential steps in creating lifelike, esthetic dental crowns that blend seamlessly with a patient’s natural dentition. These finishing techniques enhance the crown's color, translucency, and surface texture, ensuring both durability and esthetics.

Many orthodontic & GP practices are turning to in-office 3D printing to streamline workflows and reduce turnaround times on their patient's appliances. But, the next wave of the future happening right now: direct-print aligners (also known as same-day aligners). 

Many say: becoming a dentist means becoming a lifelong learner. As methodologies and technologies in the dental world are ever-evolving, it's important to stay at the cusp with annual CE learning and training to remain competitive in your local market. 

As we head into 2025, the field of dentistry is poised for remarkable innovations that will reshape patient care, enhance clinical precision, and improve workflow efficiencies. From advanced imaging to AI-powered diagnostics, new dental technologies are streamlining processes, creating new treatment possibilities, and driving patient satisfaction.

So you're thinking about making the investment in advanced dental equipment—such as CBCT, 3D printers, intraoral scanners, milling machines, photogrammetry units, wire bending robots, and other cutting-edge tools? Making the investment in new technologies can be a stepping stone for your practice, but it also can be a significant financial commitment for any dental practice.

Who is Dan?

I am Dan Krapf, outside sales representative for Voxel Dental in the Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and North Carolina region. I have had the honor and privilege of helping dental offices grow the dental implant and imaging technology side of their business for 23 years. Dentists consider me a friend, trusted advisor, troubleshooter, and educator. I look forward to making an even bigger impact on their practices with Voxel Dental given the expanded technologies I now have to offer them: CBCT, Intraoral Scanners, 3D Printers, Chair Side Milling, and Photogrammetry.

No matter how you keep up with your annual CE, whether hands-on courses, online webinars or dental conferences and association meetings, you're going to hear about the digital transformation happening in dentistry.

Digital dentistry has transformed how dental professionals deliver patient care, streamlining workflows, improving accuracy, and enhancing patient experiences.

Voxel Dental is at the forefront of this revolution. Starting in 2016, our Founder James Bonham, recognized that the future of dentistry would revolve around digital technologies. Since Voxel's inception, our goal has always been to be your digital dental workflow partner in devices support and consultation, from intraoral scanners to 3D printing.

With over 80 years of combined dental experience, our services range from lab service consultation, additive manufacturing, and intraoral scanning to CBCT, pan/ceph imaging, robotics, lab products, sales and support.

We wrote this ultimate guide to digital dentistry to help dentists at any stage of their journey. We'll cover everything from intraoral scanning to 3D printing, giving dental professionals no matter of specialty a comprehensive overview of how digital tools can elevate your practices.