Digital Dentistry Solutions for Modern Dental Practices

Scan it, and we handle the rest — STL files from any major scanner into an in-house CAD/CAM and 3D-printing workflow, finished to seat. A free scanner if your operatory is not digital yet.

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Going digital is not a project you have to take on alone. Send a scan and it moves straight into design; if your practice is still on impressions, we take those too — and can place a scanner in your operatory at no cost. This page is the overview; each capability has its own detailed page under digital dentistry services.

Why a digital workflow changes how your practice runs

  • No impression to ship and pour

    A scan file goes straight into the CAD/CAM workflow, removing the distortion, shipping delay and pour errors of a conventional impression.

  • Faster case turnaround

    The case starts designing the moment the file arrives — there is no transit time before the lab can begin.

  • Better fit and marginal accuracy

    Restorations are designed and milled against clean data, which tightens margins and reduces the remakes that come from a poor impression.

  • Case documentation that stays with the account

    Scans, designs and shade records are kept digitally, so the next case starts from what worked on the last.

  • Built for complex planning

    Digital smile design and full-arch implant planning are only possible on a digital foundation — the scan is the starting point for the hardest cases.

From scan to delivery

How a digital case moves

Four steps from the file leaving your operatory to a finished restoration seating in the chair.

  1. Submit your scan file

    You

    Export an STL from your intraoral scanner and upload it — iTero, 3Shape, Medit and other major systems are supported. Conventional impressions are accepted and digitized too.

  2. Digital case review and design

    Lab

    We check the scan on arrival, flag anything that will not produce a seatable case, and design the restoration in CAD against your data.

  3. CAD/CAM milling or 3D printing

    Lab

    The design is milled or printed in-house — restorations, models, and surgical guides — then finished at the bench.

  4. Quality inspection and dispatch

    Lab

    Margins, contacts and occlusion are verified under magnification, and the case ships with a turnaround confirmed at intake.

Capabilities

Our digital dentistry capabilities

Everything from the scan to the finished case is handled in-house, so the workflow is not split across vendors.

  • Compatible with all major intraoral scanners — iTero, 3Shape, Medit and CEREC
  • In-house CAD/CAM design and milling
  • High-resolution dental 3D printing for models, surgical guides and prosthetics
  • Digital smile design and virtual wax-ups
  • Full-arch digital planning for implant and hybrid cases

Explore the detail: digital dentistry services, CAD/CAM milling, dental 3D printing, and digital smile design.

Digital dentistry FAQ

Questions Dentists Ask About Going Digital

Prepared and opposing arch STLs, a buccal bite, the prescription, shade and photos where esthetics matter. Open STL exports from iTero, 3Shape, Medit, and CEREC all drop into the same CAD/CAM path — the submission checklist is on digital protocols.

Digital protocols

Partner practices can receive a 3Shape TRIOS 6 for the length of the partnership, and we set up export so the first scan arrives usable. Until then, ship conventional impressions — we digitize them into the same workflow while you transition.

iTero, 3Shape, Medit, and CEREC are all routine. Proprietary portals and open STL exports both work; if you are unsure how your system shares cases, tell us the scanner and we will confirm the cleanest route.

When the margin, bite, or scan-body capture is not readable on screen — processing cannot invent data the scan never recorded. We review intake before milling and call you to re-scan or add records rather than building to a bad file.

CAD/CAM milling

Partner Offer

A Free Intraoral Scanner for Partner Practices

Partner with Universal Dental Lab and we place a 3Shape TRIOS 6 Wireless in your operatory — free for the length of our partnership. Scan the prep, send it in seconds, and skip impressions entirely.

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