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DENTAL TECHNOLOGY, JULY-SEPTEMBER 2022

EXOCAD TO HOST GLOBAL CAD/CAM
CONFERENCE “INSIGHTS 2022” IN

PALMA DE MALLORCA

The biennial gathering to feature top-tier speakers and dental industry
exhibition
exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental CAD/CAM
software provider, announced that Insights 2022, the third edition of the com-
pany’s global community event for dental labs and dentists, will be held in
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, October 3-4, under the motto “Learn. Connect.
Enjoy.” Held every two years, Insights 2022 will include a full, two-day program
of lectures from top-tier dental speakers, break-out learning sessions, a compre-
hensive partner exhibition and an evening event.
The agenda for Insights 2022 includes a diverse program of dynamic lectures
by international speakers, software sessions with exocad's team of application
specialists that will present highlights of the latest Rijeka 3.1 software releases,
and presentations by 11 international companies on the latest CAD/CAM
trends. Up to 800 dental technicians and dentists from Europe, North and
South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia are expected to attend the exclusive
event.
“Connection is one of our top priorities at exocad: connecting with our com-
munity, connecting through technology, and connecting to learn and educate
about the latest advancements in digital dentistry,” said Tillmann Steinbrecher,
CEO exocad. “Insights is our main event to strengthen those connections, offer
a platform for exchange and a vision of the future.”
Tickets and all additional information are available at
exocad.com/insights2022.

IMPRESSION-TAKING MATERIALS: THEN AND NOW

Dentists have been using impression materials to
capture the detail of patient's mouths for restorative
work since the early 1700s.
Here’s a brief history of the impression materials
THE profession has relied on over the last century-
and-a-half:
• Mid 1700s - earliest known use of impression
materials in Prussia - wax softened in hot water,
which was then molded to the teeth and then
poured in plaster to make a cast for a partial denture
• 1800s - Plaster of Paris continued to dominate. Impression box or tray from The Anatomy, Physiology and
• Early 1900s - Impression Compound, which is Pathology of The Human Teeth by Paul Goddard, 1844
wax with a talc filler and a lubricant that softens
when heated ethers, and polysulfides Digital Impressions
• 1930s - dentists began using flexible impression • 1960s - reversible hydrocolloid impression
materials - Hydrocolloid materials gained popularity • 1980s - Dentists began using Polyvinyl
• 1940s - alginate materials were introduced • 1970s - a new generation of elastomeric impres- Siloxanes (PVS)
• 1950s - elastomeric impression materials were sion materials was introduced, offering more vis- Today, of course, we have the option of taking
introduced, featuring silicon-based materials, poly- cosity and elasticity. digital impressions.

BPS CERTIFICATION IN CHENNAI

Vijai Dental, Chennai in Association with Ivoclar Conducted a "Certified BPS candidates in all aspects of BPS principles. Mr. Nandha Kumar C.D.T., was
Laboratory" workshop at CADET Chennai from 20th to 22nd July 2022. Mr. helping the participants during the acrylisation process. This certification
Matthues Boxhoorn C.D.T., Senior Manager, Global Education, Technical, process made the participants more confident about executing the BPS
Liechtenstein was present, guiding and evaluating the whole technical process Protocol. These certified labs are officially entitled to use the BPS brand logos
of the Bio Functional Prosthetic System. Dr. Lingeshwar priorly trained these in their dentures processed by the BPS Principles and Ivoclar Systems.