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Today’s aesthetic dentistry invests in a broad range of knowledge coming from many sciences and arts. The great contribution of modern technology in the field of materials and machinery, combined with today's most advanced manufacturing techniques is the key to satisfy the aesthetic and functional demands of patients. The need for optimum results in the areas of aesthetics, function and biocompatibility, necessitates more and more the use of all-ceramic restorations, implants, and their combination. However knowledge, talent, technique, artistic ability and perception of the dental technician remain the biggest and perhaps the most important factor to create impeccable work. The dental technician must have the ability to assess every single time all the factors, in order to select a suitable patient therapy, and also to modify his technique wherever it is necessary for the design and execution, so that the best result can be obtained. In this presentation we will described step by step the daily laboratory process, and the way that art and technology in combination with artistic ability, manage to fulfill with great success excellent accuracy for the requirements of each individual case. Methods and handling for analysis and design will be described in order to understand and be able to select the proper solution for the optimal result.
Nondas Vlachopoulos was born in Toronto, Canada. He graduated from the school of dental technology in 1985. He then acquired a BSc Hons from the School of Dental Technology of the Technological Educational Institution of Athens (1989).
In 1990, he established his own dental laboratory "AestheticLab" in Athens. Since 2001, he has been Opinion Leader for Noritake Dental, Ivoclar Vivadent and MPF Brush Co. in Greece.
He is an editorial reviewer at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry (jCD) and international member of European Academy of Digital Dentistry (EADD). He specializes in aesthetic all-ceramic and implant restorations. His laboratory collaborates with the Department of Prosthodontics of the Eastman Institute of Oral Health of the University of Rochester, USA.
Since September 2015, he is cooperating to the practical education of the Postgraduate program leading to a Master of Science Degree in dental Biomaterials/Materials of Dental Technology. The program is operated by The Department of Dental Technology of the Technological Institution of Athens in conjunction with the Dental School of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. Nondas Vlachopoulos is leading many educational hands-on courses in Greece and worldwide (USA, South America, Europe, Asia and Middle East).
He is invited to lecture on dental aesthetics at international meetings and congresses. He has published articles in Greek and international Dental Technology journals.