CAD/CAM international magazine of digital dentistry

I 43 meetings _ CAPP I CAD/CAM 4_2012 cessful annual series there, a conference was organised for Asian dentists for the first time this year. Besides a three-day scientific pro- gramme, it offered a theatre presentation on chairside CAD/CAM-fabricated restorations, as well as a parallel session that aimed to provide dental technicians in the region with an overview of the latest digital technology and guidelines for its use in dental labs. In addition, renowned orthodontist Dr Khaled Abouseada held a work- shop on using ClearPath, a US-developed invisi- ble aligner orthodontic therapy manufactured and distributed by ClearPath Orthodontics in Saudi Arabia, with dental CAD/CAM. Prof. Seung-Pyo Lee and Shin-Eun Nam from South Korea won the poster presentation com- petition with their new method of measuring interdental space using 3-D virtual models. They competed against fellow researchers from South Korea and Malaysia, who presented latest find- ingsondigitalrestorationusingimplantprosthe- ses, among other things. “We should all be open to learning about the newest technologies,” Dr Kuan Chee Keong, President of the Singapore Dental Association (SDA), remarked. “CAD/CAM technology is in- evitable and it is a very good idea to hold such a conference here.” Keong added that his association will continue to support CAPP’s efforts in Singapore in the years to come. The SDA has worked with the com- pany over the last 12 months to raise awareness of the event among local dentists, who repre- sented more than 40 per cent of the conference attendees. The event also received support by Dental Tribune’s flagship publication DT Asia Pacific, as well as its CAD/CAM international magazine of digital dentistry. CAPP recently partnered with the interna- tional dental publisher, agreeing to manage it's operations in the Middle East and Africa._