Jorge Alegre, CDT is the Founder of Digital Dental Hub and Co-Founder of Dental Kronicles. As a Certified Dental Technician with extensive experience in digital dentistry, he specializes in full-arch restorations, CAD/CAM technologies, additive manufacturing, and digital workflows. Jorge has worked closely with dental laboratories and clinicians to implement digital techniques that improve efficiency, accuracy, and clinical outcomes. He is an experienced educator who provides hands-on training and continuing education programs focused on digital removable and implant prosthodontics. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Jorge is dedicated to advancing digital dentistry through education and collaboration.
Join us for an immersive two-day hands-on educational program designed for clinicians, laboratory technicians, and dental professionals seeking to integrate digital workflows into full-arch implant rehabilitation. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the digital treatment process, from implant treatment planning through the fabrication, post-processing, and esthetic characterization of 3D printed restorations.
Participants will gain a thorough understanding of digital implant planning principles, additive manufacturing workflows, material selection, restoration fabrication, and post-processing protocols. Through a combination of lecture, live demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, attendees will develop practical skills that improve efficiency, accuracy, predictability, and esthetic outcomes in digital restorative dentistry.
The program emphasizes evidence-based techniques and repeatable workflows that can be incorporated into everyday clinical and laboratory practice.
Friday, October 23, 2026 9am-4pm
Day 1: Materials Science & Digital Treatment Planning
The first day begins with an overview of the material science behind photopolymer resins used in digital dentistry. Participants will review indications, material properties, printing considerations, and clinical applications for surgical guides, provisional restorations, dentures, and definitive restorations.
The afternoon session transitions into hands-on digital treatment planning. Participants will learn prosthetically driven implant planning principles, digital implant positioning, and the complete workflow for designing surgical guides and provisional restorations for full-arch implant therapy.
Topics Include
- Fundamentals of photopolymer materials used in digital dentistry
- Material selection for surgical guides, provisional restorations, dentures, and definitive restorations
- Printing parameters and workflow optimization
- Digital implant treatment planning principles
- Prosthetically driven implant positioning
- Surgical guide design and fabrication workflow
- Digital design of provisional implant restorations
Saturday, October 24, 2026 9am-2pm
Day 2: 3D Printing, Post-Processing & Esthetic Characterization
The second day is dedicated to hands-on fabrication and finishing procedures that transform printed restorations into clinically ready prostheses.
Participants will complete the post-processing workflow for a variety of printed dental applications while learning proper cleaning, curing, finishing, polishing, staining, and glazing techniques that enhance esthetics, function, and long-term durability.
Hands-on exercises emphasize predictable and efficient workflows that improve consistency and clinical outcomes while reinforcing best practices for digital restorative dentistry.
Hands-On Experience Includes
- Preparing printed restorations for post-processing
- Cleaning and post-processing protocols
- Proper post-curing procedures
- Finishing and polishing techniques
- Surface characterization, staining, and glazing
- Characterization of full-arch restorations and dentures
- Clinical and laboratory workflow optimization strategies
- Best practices for achieving predictable digital restorative outcomes
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the principles of digital workflows used in full-arch implant rehabilitation, from treatment planning through final restoration fabrication.
- Differentiate the indications, material properties, and clinical applications of photopolymer materials used for surgical guides, provisional restorations, dentures, and definitive restorations.
- Apply prosthetically driven digital implant planning principles to develop accurate and predictable implant treatment plans.
- Design surgical guides and provisional implant restorations using digital planning and CAD software.
- Demonstrate appropriate 3D printing, post-processing, cleaning, and post-curing protocols to optimize the accuracy and performance of printed dental appliances.
- Perform finishing, polishing, staining, and glazing procedures that enhance the esthetics, function, and longevity of printed restorations.
- Evaluate digital workflows to improve efficiency, predictability, and consistency in the fabrication of implant-supported prosthetic restorations.
- Integrate digital design, additive manufacturing, and restorative protocols into a comprehensive workflow for full-arch implant rehabilitation.
Educational Format
Didactic Lecture, Hands-On Exercise & Live 3D Workflow Demonstrations
Intended Audience
- Dentists (General & Specialists)
- Dental Laboratory Technicians
- Dental Assistants and Clinical Team Members involved in digital implant workflows
Educational Philosophy
This course is designed to provide participants with an evidence-based understanding of contemporary digital workflows used in full-arch implant rehabilitation. Emphasis is placed on developing practical skills that improve clinical accuracy, streamline laboratory and clinical workflows, and enhance restorative outcomes through the effective application of digital technologies and additive manufacturing.
Participant Supply Requirements
Participants are required to bring their own laptop computer for the hands-on digital treatment planning and design exercises. Detailed software requirements and installation instructions will be provided prior to the course. Attendees are responsible for ensuring their laptops are fully charged and meet the minimum system requirements to participate in all hands-on activities.
Continuing Education Issuance
12 CE Hours
690 – Implants
