Dr. April Baier, DMD, an associate dentist practicing in Chicago, has won a six day, five-night trip to Germany, courtesy of VITA North America. Baier was one of hundreds at the CDS Midwinter Meeting in Chicago, who entered to win. Baier has been using VITA products since dental school and stopped by the VITA booth… • Read the rest
VITA North America has recently released a new online continuing education (CE) course focused on staining and glazing characterization. The online course will teach viewers how to characterize restorations using new and improved staining systems. The audience will learn color modification, characterization and how porcelain placement and esthetic effects will help optimize a restoration. The… • Read the rest
VITA PARTNERS WITH CASTABLE CERAMICS TO DONATE FREE DENTURE TEETH On April 11 and 12, more than one thousand community volunteers, including 300 dentists, donated their time, resources and skill to provide free dental care to local Anchorage, Alaska residents who have been unable to receive dental treatment. VITA partnered with customer Castable Ceramics in… • Read the rest
Holly Garvin from Dental Associates in Appleton, WI and Alex Sakovich from Smile Builders in Palatine, IL were each the lucky winners of a brand new iPAD Air from VITA North America during the annual LMT LAB DAY Chicago, held February 21-22, 2014 at the Sheraton Chicago. To enter to win, participants had to complete… • Read the rest
The Ostrow School of Dentistry unveiled its new computer-aided design and manufacturing laboratory to leaders from the dental technology company VITA on February 10. Supported by and named with a generous donation from the company, the VITA CAD/CAM Learning Laboratory provides unprecedented access for Ostrow students and faculty to the state-of-the-art technology for digitally designed,… • Read the rest
On October 19-20, 2013, VITA North America, A VITA Company hosted two CE workshops to help technicians address real world case challenges. Felix Pages, CDT & Dennis Urban, CDT taught the ceramics and removables courses in which attendees learned simplified layering techniques for natural esthetics, proper articulation, setup techniques and much more. Both workshops were… • Read the rest
We’re proud of the dental technology class of 2014 at NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Dental Technology). Special congratulations to new course instructors Ili Milinkovich, RDT and Alex Sinclair, RDT, for advancing the dental laboratory program! And also special thanks to Ken Chizick, CDT, RDT and Sr. Laboratory Manager and Head Technician at University of… • Read the rest
VITA North America presents two exciting full day courses for you to choose from: Success with Removables or Boutique to Production: PFM and CAD/CAM Ceramics for Fast, Easy Esthetic Cases. Miami, FL- October 19, 2013 Seattle, WA-November 2, 2013 Get the Edge to Become CompetitiveAnd Successful in Removables • Today’s removable market and its… • Read the rest
Second-year students attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) recently participated in a hands-on training course on VITA VM13 porcelains. Led by well-known lecturers Jason Lohr, RDT, CDT and Ken Chizick, RDT, CDT, attendees learned how to use a modified 3D Ceramic Build-up and an Advanced 3D Ceramic Build-up Technique. The purpose of the… • Read the rest
(Brooklyn, NY) – VITA North America and renowned instructor and ceramist, Claude Sieber, MDT, teamed up to offer a two-day, hands on workshop that integrates all the visual elements necessary to reproduce a natural tooth using VITA ceramics. Held at the New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, participants were guided through the process… • Read the rest