Custom Automated Prosthetics http://www.cap-us.com/blog A conversation about the transition of the digital lab Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 CAP Teams Up With The Supportful Foundation http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2012/05/cap-teams-up-with-the-supportful-foundation/ http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2012/05/cap-teams-up-with-the-supportful-foundation/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:41 +0000 arandazzo http://www.cap-us.com/blog/?p=1073 By Ashley Randazzo, May 16th, 2012

CAP is pleased to announce our contribution to The Supportful Foundation, a charitable organization which promotes healthy living by facilitating programs and services which aim to support the well-being of individuals and their communities.


The Supportful Foundation has recently instituted the “Dental-ful” program, which subsidizes costs for dentists who perform corrective and preventative procedures. This program effectively decreases the cost of dentistry for qualified,  underprivileged patients by granting access to free and reduced cost crowns, bridges, dentures, etc. This program allows these individuals to receive the treatments they require without looming monetary difficulty. The Supportful Foundation states that, “The removal of the financial burden of laboratory costs creates a synergistic relationship of care between the dentist and the laboratory for the benefit of the disadvantaged person.”


CAP is truly inspired by these altruistic efforts and thus has contributed CAP FZ | Full Contour Zirconia discs to support this worthy cause. The CAP team is proud to be a part of an organization which seeks to unite dentists and laboratories in compassionate contribution to those who need it most.


CAP applauds these charitable endeavors and looks forward to working with this wonderful organization again in the future.

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Well folks, we did it, we pulled off the launch of the Digital Study Club on April 25th. Let me say on behalf of the entire CAP team that it was a tremendous pleasure connecting with you all! We would like to extend our sincerest appreciation for your participation. We hope that you found this first venture as enlightening and worthwhile as we did.


This Digital Study Club meeting was geared toward scanner systems, specifically 3Shape and Exocod. The pros and cons of each system were discussed and in-depth interpretations regarding performance and reliability were given by accomplished technicians.


To start, we had a brief introduction by Rob Nazzal, CEO of CAP. Rob conveyed his excitement to be at the beginning of this educational journey with such prominent members of the dental lab community. Rob expressed his hope that these meetings will serve as a foundation for open, honest interaction between dental techs wishing to convey their insights, and who desire differing perspectives on the world of digital dentistry. It was emphasized that these meetings are not CAP fueled, but rather are of the dental lab community, and thus will ebb and flow with the interests of its members.


As we enjoyed some light dinner we listened to our first presenter, Mr. Justin Halupowski of Classic Dental Arts. Justin discussed his experiences and opinions about the 3Shape scanner and communicated the many benefits of this system.


Next up we had Larry Bodony and his partner John Orfanidis discussing the Exocad system. They were very detailed in their description of Exocad, discussing processes and real-world scenarios.

Each presentation was concluded with a question and answer section. We had some fantastic questions asked, and was even able to hear from Chris Brown of Apex Dental, who was viewing the meeting via webinar, which we are in the process of implementing to make the Digital Study Club meetings more accessible to our friends from afar.


The last portion of the meeting was focused on eMarketing, presented by our own Rob Nazzal. Rob briefly explained how easy and cost effective it can be to implement Internet-based marketing into ones business model. Rob conveyed that access to the web has brought about a “Golden Age” for public relations. With the Internet, there is a tremendous opportunity to connect with those who are actively seeking out specific products and services.


We wrapped up by having each attendee write down three topics that they would like to see presented in future meetings so that we may gear these events towards the interests of the members. Demos were also shown for those that wanted a more visual representation of the presented scanner systems.


Again, many thanks to all of you who took the time to make the first Digital Study Club such a success! We look forward to pushing the limits of digital dentistry and providing educational updates for this rapidly evolving market. We encourage those who were unable to attend this meeting to participate in upcoming events either live or via webinar.

]]> http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2012/05/thanks-to-all-who-attended-the-inaugural-digital-study-club/feed/ 0 Congratulations Andrew Rusinowski, our Lab Day East iPad Winner! http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2012/04/congratulations-andrew-rusinowski-our-lab-day-east-ipad-winner/ http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2012/04/congratulations-andrew-rusinowski-our-lab-day-east-ipad-winner/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:41:56 +0000 arandazzo http://www.cap-us.com/blog/?p=966

CAP is excited to announce the winner of our Lab Day East 2012 giveaway!

Many congratulations go to Andrew Rusinowski of Smile Dent in Somers, New York for submitting his business card at CAPs exhibitor booth during Lab Day East and winning the new iPad 3!

Thanks to all of you who stopped by to visit with the CAP team throughout the exhibition, and who entered to win our big prize.

It was great to be able to connect with so many fellow dental lab community members. We cannot wait to see you all at next years event!

Congratulations again to Andrew. Enjoy that iPad 3!


Cheers!

The CAP Team

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The CAP team was delighted to invite cameras into our state-of-the-art facility to allow a peak into the CAP world of digital dentistry.








You can tour the CAP facility here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WZQMSZu0IY

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The CAP team welcomes you to join us in New York this Saturday, March 31st, 2012 for the much awaited LAB DAY East.

CAP is honored to take part in an event where the dental laboratory community can network, get educated, and research the very latest in digital dentistry.

During LAB DAY East CAP will provide an opportunity for dental lab members to:

  • See the Roland Mill in action


  • Explore 3Shape 2012 software
  • Enter to win the iPad 3!            


Date: Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Time: Clinics will be held between 8am-5pm

Location: Grand Hyatt, 109 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017

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CAP, in conjunction with Lincoln Dental Supply and GC America, invites your participation in our hands-on, informative stain and glaze course demonstrating GC Americas Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF on full contour zirconia. These are versatile, 3-dimensional ceramic pastes, constructed with fluorescent components, which produce optimal color-depth and authentic translucency, creating that lifelike effect that every dental lab strives for.

You may be aware, full contour zirconia is the fastest growing all-ceramic restoration in the U.S. In addition, many labs have found significant challenges when attempting to make lifelike restorations. This program will demonstrate the necessary processes to achieve great looking full contour zirconia.

This seminar is designed to enhance your ability to create the most beautiful restorations:

  • Get hands-on experience
  • Learn the techniques to achieve unrivaled esthetics
  • Get time saving tips and tricks
  • Achieve consistent, superior results in minimal production time

**This is a hands-on course and requires that to bring your personal tools for use.

Space for this course is limited so please RSVP by Monday, March 19th.

Location: Crowne Plaza 36 Valley Rd. Clark, NJ 07066

Date and Time: Thursday, March 22nd from 3pm-6pm.

Registration Fee: $99 for first time attendees. Existing customers receive 40% off ticket price with promotional code. Please contact us at 1-877-977-7889 for discount code.

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The CAP team is delighted to invite you to join us for the LAB DAY Chicago trade show, February 24th-25th, at booth #100, to view, get educated on, and explore some of the most ground-breaking dental lab products currently available. CAP will be hosting various events throughout the exhibition, all within our private hospitality suite. These events include:


Private Demos-hosted hourly in between exhibition times

CAP will be hosting daily demonstrations of our Roland Dental Mill and 3Shape scanners to allow for a more exclusive look at the very latest in digital dentistry.






Roland Mixer-4pm-7pm

Beginning at 4pm beginning Friday, February 24th, CAP will present our Roland Mixer. Effectively bringing  together current and future Roland Dental Mill users in an intimate environment to discuss and connect on their experiences with this innovative technology. The Roland Mixer will present an excellent opportunity to acquire a more in-depth insight into Roland Mill application, and network with those individuals already enjoying Roland Mills many advantages.






Cocktail Hour-5pm-7pm

To wrap up LAB DAY,  CAP will be holding a relaxed and fun-filled cocktail hour, Saturday the 25th, between

5pm-7pm, giving you access to experts who are eager to answer any questions you may have regarding CAP

products and services. Refreshments and hors’ doreuvres will be available for your enjoyment.






So please come, network, make merry and take this opportunity to mingle with fellow dental professionals. We look forward to seeing you there.


Cheers!

The CAP Team

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]]> http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2012/01/cap-video-approval-process/feed/ 0 CAP FZ receives the 2011 JDT WOW Award http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2011/10/cap-fz-receives-the-2011-jdt-wow-award/ http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2011/10/cap-fz-receives-the-2011-jdt-wow-award/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:40:15 +0000 Rob Nazzal http://www.cap-us.com/blog/?p=558

Image courtesy of Journal of Dental Technology

We are honored to receive the 2011 JDT WOW Award for our CAP FZ full zirconia crowns and bridges.  It is very exciting to be nominated by our customers, and ultimately selected by the industry-leading panel of lab owners and technicians who chose us for this award.

CAP FZ continues to be our fastest growing product that is standing out among its competitors.   I would like to thank those of you who gave us feedback to help us develop CAP FZ into an award winning product!

Click here to see the article in JDT about CAP’s WOW! award.

]]> http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2011/10/cap-fz-receives-the-2011-jdt-wow-award/feed/ 0 Announcing CAP Academy http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2011/09/announcing-cap-academy/ http://www.cap-us.com/blog/2011/09/announcing-cap-academy/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:41:10 +0000 Rob Nazzal http://www.cap-us.com/blog/?p=550 Free video education for CAD/CAM Systems

It is with great pleasure that we have launched CAP Academy (capacademy.com) – the first totally free website dedicated to digital dental laboratory CAD education. Over the last couple of years we have spent thousands of hours providing technical support for lab techs that are working to digitize there operations. CAP Academy was developed solely as a resource tool for laboratories worldwide that want to make the move to digital. Spending time in our site will help make you more efficient and knowledgeable in the new world of dental lab CAD.

Our plan is to educational videos for more systems in the coming months. So visit us often and please let us know what additional content you would like to see by going to our Ask a Question page. Please feel free to share the link with a friend: www.capacademy.com

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