The chairside 3D printing playbook: evidence meets everyday dentistry

Join Gülce Çakmak on 3 September at 7pm as she discusses how evidence meets everyday dentistry with the chairside 3D printing playbook.

This webinar bridges emerging chairside 3D printing technology with evidence-based dental practice.

It will explore current research, clinical workflows, and applications in fixed restorations to help clinicians make confident, informed decisions in their own practice.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the current evidence base for 3D-printed fixed restorations and recognise the limitations of current printable materials for fixed restorations
• Identify practical applications for chairside printing in fixed prosthodontics, such as provisional crowns and bridges, try-ins, and definitive restorations where indicated
• Evaluate how scanning, design software, and printing materials integrate into an efficient chairside workflow for fixed restorative cases
• Apply evidence-based criteria to determine when chairside printing is appropriate for fixed restorations versus conventional or lab-based fabrication
• Gain practical tips and troubleshooting strategies for successful chairside printing outcomes, from scanning through post-processing and clinical seating.

The speaker

Gülce Çakmak (associate professor) is head of the Digital Dental Technologies Laboratory at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and senior research associate at the University of Bern (ZMK Bern), Switzerland.

She holds a DDS from Ankara University and a PhD from Gazi University, with research fellowships at Ohio State University, UNAM (ITI Scholarship), and the University of Bern (Buser Foundation Scholarship).

An ITI fellow, she holds several leadership roles, including member of the ITI Research Council and Leadership Development Committee, ITI Study Club director, co-director of the Charité Berlin ITI Scholarship Center, member of the Academy of Osseointegration’s Research Grant Submission Committee, Digital Dentistry Society ambassador for Turkey, and associate editor of the Digital Dentistry Journal. She has authored over 170 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 34, 4,100+ citations) and is an internationally invited speaker and active member of ITI, AO, and EAO.

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You can sign up for the webinar here.