“How to Adjust to the New Implant/Attachment Market”

Peter H. Kuch CDT, ZTM

Saturday, July 23     10:30-11:45 AM

The advances in CAD/CAM technology and savvy marketing strategies have lured dentists into sending their hybrid frames to be made directly by the large manufactur­ers of this high-end machinery. This opens a new avenue for laboratories to explore restoring theses cases. Dentists may request “CAD/CAM” implant bars or hybrid overdenture frames from their laboratories. We provide technicians with other options that will help them retain profitable implant work in their labs. This seminar will also cover how to fab­ricate a stress-free, semi-precision attachment RPD frame with custom metal housings and lingual arms as separate components from the major connector. 

In this presentation, Peter H. Kuch CDT, ZTM covers a new and exciting but yet simple way to design and fabricate hybrid overdenture cases to help laboratories stay profitable with this type of work.

Mr. Peter H. Kuch, CDT, CEO of XPdent, is a Ger­man trained Master Dental Technician with more than thirty years of experience in the field of dental technology. He settled in the United States in 1971 and opened his laboratory the following year. His experience in implant technol­ogy started in the early years with subperiostal and blade implants.  In 1991 Peter opened a dental supply company under the name of XPdent formerly known as Southern Diversified Industries. Peter has developed and patented such items as the K1 Lingual Bolt attachment and the K2 Lingual Swing Lock attachment. He has lectured throughout the U.S. , Eu­rope and South Africa . Peter’s goal is to make the dental technician’s lives easier by offering simple solutions to the most complex attachment and implant reconstruction.

1.5 hours Scientific Credits

With Appreciation to XPdent Corp.