Train Your Team to Manage the Digital Lab From Scan to Production
Give your team structured, expert-led training in scanning, treatment planning, 3D printing, fabrication, lab operations, and the resources behind them.
Presented by Gustavo Sanchez
12 Modules | 25 Hours | 8 CE Credits | 12-Month Access
Academy of Digital Lab Coordinator
Price range: $800.00 through $880.00
The Academy of Digital Lab Coordinator is a complete, video-driven, online educational program for anyone interested in understanding the inner workings of a digitally-focused, progressive orthodontic practice!
Description
Course Length/Learning Time: 25 hours
The Academy of Digital Lab Coordinator is a complete, video-driven, online educational program for team members interested in understanding the inner workings of a digitally-focused, progressive orthodontic practice! Authored by seasoned ortho practice consultant Gustavo Sanchez, along with the consulting team at Straight Consulting, this program has been meticulously developed to give digital team members a detailed guide to building and running a modern orthodontic lab that serves the demands of Millennial and Gen Z patients. The course begins by tracing the origin of digital technology in orthodontics, then covers every facet of the operation, including: intraoral scanning, software platforms, 3D printing, fabrication, packaging, equipment maintenance, outsourcing solutions, vendor relations, practice communication, and marketing.
Whether your office relies exclusively on third-party aligners from Invisalign or Spark, embraces newer bracket solutions from KLOwen or LightForce, or wants to chart its own course with in-house aligners and custom brackets using platforms like uLab, ArchForm, or Braces on Demand… this course is for you. If you’re a lab tech or even a digital tech, a clinical assistant, or the doctor in a new start-up, and you want to unlock the potential impact a Digital Coordinator can have on your practice, register now for the DC Academy!
If you’re a lab tech, digital tech, clinical assistant, or even the doctor in a new start-up, and you want to unlock the potential impact the Digital Coordinator can have on your practice, register now for the DC Academy.
Additional information
| Member Status | AAO Member, NZAO Member, Non Member |
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Managing a Digital Lab Takes More Than Knowing the Technology
Knowing how to use a scanner, navigate software, or operate a 3D printer is only part of the job. Managing a digital lab means understanding how those technologies connect across planning, production, organization, resources, and communication.
The Academy of Digital Lab Coordinators trains your team to understand how individual technologies and tasks connect across the complete digital lab operation.
Using the Technology
Coordinating the Digital Lab
What It Takes to Manage the Digital Lab
The Academy follows the digital lab process from initial scan through production, ongoing operations, and continued improvement.
Capture
Build a strong foundation with scanning hardware, patient preparation, scanning techniques, and the fundamentals of scan quality and accuracy.
Plan
Learn how to navigate software platforms, case setup, case submission, and treatment-planning workflows.
Produce
Understand the processes behind 3D printing and fabrication, including printer setup, production, post-processing, quality, and lab safety.
Manage
Keep the lab organized with training on work tracking, equipment maintenance, inventory, ordering, packaging, shipping, and other essential resources.
Coordinate
Learn how vendor relationships, outsourcing decisions, and communication across the lab, clinical team, and doctor contribute to a connected operation.
Improve
Explore ways to evaluate digital processes, measure progress, and create an action plan for continued development.
What This Training Can Help Your Team Manage
Keep Work Moving
Better understand how each stage connects from initial scan through production and completion.
Keep the Lab Organized
Build stronger systems for maintaining the equipment, inventory, and resources behind daily lab operations.
Connect the Team
Support better coordination between the digital lab, clinical team, doctor, vendors, and outside resources.
Keep Improving
Recognize bottlenecks and identify opportunities to strengthen how the digital lab operates.
Learn From Real-World Digital Lab Experience
Meet Gustavo Sanchez
Gustavo Sanchez has served as both a digital lab manager and office manager within a fully integrated digital operation. He later worked as a Clinical Education Specialist with uLab Systems, training and supporting teams across the country.
Today, Gustavo brings that firsthand experience to his work as a consultant, national speaker, and instructor for the Academy of Digital Lab Coordinators.
