Digital Smile Design Partners With Formlabs Dental

Digital Smile Design (DSD) has created an alliance with Formlabs Dental for the development of robust 3D printing digital workflow solutions and curricula that will bolster efficiency and patient treatment outcomes in dentistry.

Formlabs aims to expand access to digital fabrication so that anyone can make anything. This latest collaboration is said to demonstrate DSD’s continued commitment to joining forces with key organizations that share the same values, a vision for the future of dentistry and a dedication to advancing the profession.

“Only great things will happen when we combine the teams from both sides to continue developing the future of dentistry,” says Dr. Christian Coachman, DSD Founder and CEO. “Among many other things, we share the same key value with Formlabs of inventing solutions to make the life of dental professionals easier.”

Prior to this official partnership, DSD has been a firm supporter of Formlabs Dental for many years. It has been using Formlabs 3D printers since the Form 2, having significant success in the DSD Lab which manufactures products to a client base around the world.

“Digital transformation in dentistry is spreading rapidly and Digital Smile Design company is leading the way with their use of Formlabs 3D printing,” says Guillaume Bailliard, President of Formlabs’ Health care division. “To continue industry adoption, education is critical and we’re thrilled to collaborate with Dr. Christian Coachman and the DSD to develop robust digital workflow solutions and curricula that will bolster efficiency and patient treatment outcomes that 3D printing provides in dentistry.”

DSD says it is enthusiastic for this partnership. “With this new collaboration, we look forward to continuing to make printing technology commonplace in dental clinics and advancing the printing of more advanced appliances, based on new resins,” says  George Cabanas, DSD research and development manager. “All of this will help dentists to provide even better and more precise services for their patients.”

DSD Lab currently has five Form 3B printers and will continue to expand this number. The ease of use of the Form 3B/3B+ printers, the variety of resins and the affordable system price make it a no-brainer for any dental lab to introduce multiple Formlabs printers into their production process, ” Cabanas adds.

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• Watch this episode of The Cool Parts Show in which AM discusses how 3D printing is disrupting how dental devices are made and goes inside a dental lab.
• Learn about Formlabs' educational platform that aims to advance dental 3D printing technology in dentistry settings.
• Formlabs Dental is also partnering with Medit to streamline chairside 3D printing, enabling clinicians to easily 3D print dental components with greater speed and efficiency through a simplified in-office workflow.