We've confirmed the dates for the Astra Atlantis Live event in Belfast.
We are proud to again be supporting Astra Tech on their Atlantis Live! evening events.
Steve will be presenting the new developments using the Astra Atlantis system alongside Dr Tim Doswell, who will be demonstrating the use of Atlantis in some challenging cases. Tim is one of the UK's most experienced users of the Atlantis abutments system.
Together they will be on hand to explain the clinical and laboratory benefits of these fantastic abutments.
As well as covering the already established benefits of the Atlantis abutment system, they will be presenting new ways to use the options that Atlantis provides and also highlight some of the new products and services that Atlantis will be rolling out this year!
The Venues and Dates is:-
The Radisson Blu Hotel
The Gasworks, 3 Cromac Place, Ormeau Road, Belfast.
BT7 2JB
19th July 2012
For more information you can download the Atlantis Live 2012 flyer here or book by emailing lydia.farrow@astratech.com
The evening is complimentary, you'll be well fed and there will also provide 2 hours CPD.
For more details on the current benefits of the Astra Atlantis system you can visit our dedicated Atlantis abutments Page
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Milled chrome cobalt copings for Dental Wings!
Finally, we can talk about one of our latest projects!
After investing in the Dental Wings Scanning System we soon became very frustrated at the lack of a UK milling centre that could produce chrome copings for ceramic bonding. So, we decided to actively do something about it.
What we eventually found was an excellent team, who not only produced the best milled units of any company we had sent our test files to (Europe included) they also had the attitude we love.
Nothing is a problem for these guys, if there's an issue they rewrite their own software or even produce new a modified machine to give the results required.
They build their own 6 axis milling capability machines, every single element, which allows complete control over the final outcome. If something doesn't work for the specific item it was designed to make they redesign and rebuild it, and these are not small machines!
To see them in action reminds me of so many of the best laboratories I have visited and the great technicians I've met, true problem solvers, capable of approaching those problems from new angles and having the ability to do whatever it takes to get the perfect result.
Keeping this a secret has been very difficult, especially as it has taken so much of our time and effort, plus the team have been really excited about sharing the results.
Here are some images taken yesterday while we were running last minute tests at their workshop.
The technical team at the milling company are a fantastic group of very sharp problem solvers, who after working out the potential issues are ready to commit to a completely new milling centre, dedicated solely to dental products right here in the UK.
This means that we can now produce CAD/CAM frameworks right here in the UK with the Dental Wings system.
How does all this help you ?
Astra Atlantis:
This means that we can design the framework and have it in production before we have recieved the abutment from Atlantis!
Both abutment and coping or framework can the be received by the lab on the same day. No longer will there be any need to wait for the abutment to come back only to have to scan again and then design a framework, losing valuable time to work on the final case in the laboratory.
To begin with the service will be open to all users of the Dental Wings system who would like chrome cobalt PFM copings and frameworks.
Here are some examples of just how fantastic the milling quality is!
And, YES, these are straight off the machine!
If you would like more information on the service then please email:
info@ambridgeceramics.com or call us on 01765 607347 and ask for Mark or Steve
We will be scanning and milling live at the show!
Not only will this service be launching at the Dentistry Show, we'll also be milling cases while you are there!
If you would like to register your interest in PFM chrome copings produced from the Dental Wings Scanners then simply email us and we'll arrange a meeting at The Dentistry Show.
Or,
If you have single unit case in mind and you'd like to test the quality and fit, then why not bring it with you to the show and leave with coping milled on the day?
We can't wait to share this with you,
See you at The Dentistry show!
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After investing in the Dental Wings Scanning System we soon became very frustrated at the lack of a UK milling centre that could produce chrome copings for ceramic bonding. So, we decided to actively do something about it.
After much internet searching and attending many engineering trade shows we found what we hoped would be the perfect milling partner, a partner that could produce what a modern dental laboratory needed.
What we eventually found was an excellent team, who not only produced the best milled units of any company we had sent our test files to (Europe included) they also had the attitude we love.
Nothing is a problem for these guys, if there's an issue they rewrite their own software or even produce new a modified machine to give the results required.
They build their own 6 axis milling capability machines, every single element, which allows complete control over the final outcome. If something doesn't work for the specific item it was designed to make they redesign and rebuild it, and these are not small machines!
To see them in action reminds me of so many of the best laboratories I have visited and the great technicians I've met, true problem solvers, capable of approaching those problems from new angles and having the ability to do whatever it takes to get the perfect result.
Keeping this a secret has been very difficult, especially as it has taken so much of our time and effort, plus the team have been really excited about sharing the results.
Here are some images taken yesterday while we were running last minute tests at their workshop.
The technical team at the milling company are a fantastic group of very sharp problem solvers, who after working out the potential issues are ready to commit to a completely new milling centre, dedicated solely to dental products right here in the UK.
Hopefully, in the near future they will be willing to introduce other products to meet the requests of their client laboratories.
This means that we can now produce CAD/CAM frameworks right here in the UK with the Dental Wings system.
How does all this help you ?
Astra Atlantis:
As you will no doubt be aware, one of the major advantages of the Atlantis abutment and Dental Wings partnership is the ability to have an Atlantis Core file returned to us while the abutment is being milled.
This means that we can design the framework and have it in production before we have recieved the abutment from Atlantis!
Both abutment and coping or framework can the be received by the lab on the same day. No longer will there be any need to wait for the abutment to come back only to have to scan again and then design a framework, losing valuable time to work on the final case in the laboratory.
To begin with the service will be open to all users of the Dental Wings system who would like chrome cobalt PFM copings and frameworks.
Here are some examples of just how fantastic the milling quality is!
And, YES, these are straight off the machine!
If you would like more information on the service then please email:
info@ambridgeceramics.com or call us on 01765 607347 and ask for Mark or Steve
We will be scanning and milling live at the show!
Not only will this service be launching at the Dentistry Show, we'll also be milling cases while you are there!
If you would like to register your interest in PFM chrome copings produced from the Dental Wings Scanners then simply email us and we'll arrange a meeting at The Dentistry Show.
Or,
If you have single unit case in mind and you'd like to test the quality and fit, then why not bring it with you to the show and leave with coping milled on the day?
Just bring your prep to us at stand J45 and we'll scan and mill the coping while you are at the show.
We already know the quality is exceptional, but the best way to convey this is for you to see one produced live to fit on your prep at The Dentistry Show.
If you prefer, you can send us an STL file direct from your Dental Wings scanner, but we will have to create some parameters on your machine first. This is the part of the process that has taken some time to perfect.
We believe that this is a very exciting time for CADCAM in the UK and we're delighted to have helped make this new service a reality for Dental Wings users.
We already know the quality is exceptional, but the best way to convey this is for you to see one produced live to fit on your prep at The Dentistry Show.
If you prefer, you can send us an STL file direct from your Dental Wings scanner, but we will have to create some parameters on your machine first. This is the part of the process that has taken some time to perfect.
We believe that this is a very exciting time for CADCAM in the UK and we're delighted to have helped make this new service a reality for Dental Wings users.
We can't wait to share this with you,
See you at The Dentistry show!
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Location:Low Mill Rd,Ripon,United Kingdom
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Our latest Newsletter is out!
Thanks to CAD CAM we can now offer a fantastic full zirconia crown for posterior restorations.
No alloy to pay, aesthetic and chip proof!
Also, why not come say hi at The Dentistry Show 2012?
We've taken a stand and will be there for the whole event!
Read more here - Dentistry Show 2012 - http://eepurl.com/iu5sE
Thanks to CAD CAM we can now offer a fantastic full zirconia crown for posterior restorations.
No alloy to pay, aesthetic and chip proof!
Also, why not come say hi at The Dentistry Show 2012?
We've taken a stand and will be there for the whole event!
Read more here - Dentistry Show 2012 - http://eepurl.com/iu5sE
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Bonfire Night!
We're proud to be supporting the Rotary Club or Ripon Rowels by sponsoring the bonfire at Ripon Racecourse on the 4th November.
Gates open at 6pm
Entertainment includes:-
Ripon Grammar School Big Band Sound
Children's entertainment
Bonfire at 7pm
Fireworks at 7.30pm
We look forward to seeing friends and colleagues on the night.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Astra Atlantis emergence profiles
We're back on the road again with Astra Tech and the Atlantis Live! roadshow 2011.
Something we are hearing from people is that Atlantis can't do 'fluted' emergence profiles?
But it can!
I think that where most of the problems come in is that the Atlantis system is treated as a hands off system by many new users, this is not the way to get the very best from the Atlantis system.
By Hands off I mean that many technicians are not checking the 2D design email, let alone opening the 3D viewer or Editor interface, and are instead completely trusting the whole design to a technician in the Atlantis production centre.
By doing so the technician misses the opportunity to have the kind of input that tailors the abutment designs to match their surgeons specific preferences, the very service that makes the relationship between surgeons and their technicians so important.
Astra Tech have provided a fantastic suite of viewer and editor tools to allow the technician to completely customise their abutment design.
We have complete control of exactly how the final Atlantis abutment will look, which is exactly the same as any other custom abutment we would make in the laboratory.
The trick is simply knowing how to use the tools properly.
If you look at the images below you will see how we have completely dictated the profile of the abutments emergence and just how much compensation we have made to the position of the abutment itself.
Astra Atlantis provide the very best CAD/CAM custom abutment solutions for multiple implant platforms that we have ever used!
To pick up the tips and tricks for getting the best out of Astra Atlantis, come and see us on the roadshow
Monday, 19 September 2011
Astra Atlantis Live! 2011
Astra Atlantis Live! UK 2011
We are proud to be supporting Astra Tech on their Atlantis Live! evening events. Steve will be presenting on the Astra Atlantis roadshow alongside Dr Tim Doswell, one of the UK's most experienced users of the Atlantis abutments system.
Together they will be on hand to explain the clinical and laboratory benefits of these fantastic abutments.
As well as covering the already established benefits of the Atlantis abutment system, they will be presenting new ways to use the options that Atlantis provides and also highlight some of the new products and services that Atlantis will be rolling out this year!
The Venues and Dates are:-
Plymouth 6th October
Cardiff 20th October
Novotel Cardiff Centre
Schooner Way, Atlantis Wharf, Cardiff. CF10 4RT
Novotel Cardiff Centre
Schooner Way, Atlantis Wharf, Cardiff. CF10 4RT
Liverpool 17th November
Newcastle 24th November
Live Webinar 1st December
For more information you can download the Atlantis Live 2011 flyer here or book by emailing lydia.farrow@astratech.com
For more details on the current benefits of the Astra Atlantis system you can visit our dedicated Atlantis abutments Page
For more information you can download the Atlantis Live 2011 flyer here or book by emailing lydia.farrow@astratech.com
These evenings are complimentary and will also provide 1.5 hours CPD.
For more details on the current benefits of the Astra Atlantis system you can visit our dedicated Atlantis abutments Page
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Latest Newsletter
It's been a busy 12 months
Since our last update we have gone fully digital, meaning we can now go direct from an oral scan to the final restoration without ever having poured a model !
Along with this we have talked extensively for AstraTech, The ADi, BIDST and The Dentistry Show on CAD/CAM technology and the benefits it can bring to surgeons and their patients.
This edition of our newsletter is loaded with CAD/CAM content simply because it has opened up so many unique advantages to our clients and at the same time saved money, a true win/win situation.
To compliment all our existing CAD/CAM solutions we have recently invested in the Straumann iTero lab software (for the aqcusition of digital impressions direct from the practice) and Dental Wings (to allow us access to most of the very finest CAD design and open platform milling centres around the world) This latest acquisition is in addition to all our existing digital systems, meaning we can accept digital files from any oral scanner available in the UK and have any type of CAD/CAM restoration made.
In short this has meant that we can offer the very best restorations to our surgeons which has also saved them thousands of pounds in needless extra componentry and expensive alloy, regardless of the systems they use.
Astra Atlantis
As with all the other CAD/CAM solutions we have introduced for our clients, Astra Atlantis has provided a fantastic option for restoring implant cases AND saved money on every case. From the end of Q3 we will also be able to provide this fantastic solution on Camlog implants!
As one of the first Laboratories in the UK to use Atlantis we were in an excellent position to make the switch over to producing these implant abutments using the new Dental Wings system as soon as it went live in the UK earlier this year. This has given our technicians much more control over the design of these fantastic abutments, which will ensure you always get the best custom solution for your implant restorations.
We are now one of, if not the biggest single laboratory producer of these abutments, which is testament to the dedication and skill of our technical team who tailor this system to fit each of our clients needs exactly. Our depth of knowledge with this system and the feedback from the very successful Atlantis Live! 2010 tour has also meant that we have been asked to lecture for Astra Tech again this year at their UK Symposium.
Audi Quattro Rooms London
This years Astra Tech Symposium will be held at the Audi Quattro Rooms London on the 16th September 2011 and will cover the latest developments in the Astra Tech system including the new TX profile implants & Astra Atlantis update (Crown abutment, 3D editor demo, Camlog interface & core file) which will highlight all the possibilities of these fantastic systems, especially when used in combination!
For more details CLICK HERE or contact your local Astra Tech representative
Dentistry Show 2012
We've booked a stand for 2nd and 3rd March at The Dentistry Show 2012. After talking at last years show we were so impressed with what was on offer that we decided to jump in and have a presence at next year's show!
Come along and see first hand what the lab has to offer you as a surgical partner, including the latest on CAD/CAM restorations, Smile Design planning and implant support on complex implant restorations.
Gearing up for the Great North Run
Many of you will already know Marc Tocher as one of our longest serving and highly skilled ceramists but many will be unaware that he is also a keen runner who has previously competed in many events, including the local Leeds Abbey Dash.
Marc has decided to complete The Great North Run in aid of Cancer Research UK. Anyone who's run will know this is a hard slog and well worth supporting him in his efforts.
We'd like to thank many of our surgical partners who have already donated and offered support to Marc. If you would like to donate or offer words of encouragement, all this can be done by visiting Marc's Just Giving Page
A note from our Directors
So, we've obviously been busy and investing in the latest technology but this is not for personal kudos. It's to ensure we offer the very best to our clients, so that hopefully you can rest assured that you are always getting the best products, support, advice and up to date information on the latest trends available in restorative dentistry.
Ambridge Ceramics is committed to creating dental solutions that improve the experienece of both the patient and the surgeon. We value our surgical and laboratory partners, without your help and support we simply wouldn't be here.
We want to get even better at what we do though, and to do this we need to hear from loyal customers like you! How are we doing? what do you like and what could we do better? Follow us on Twitter at @ambridgeceramic and let us know what you think about our products and service.
Your feedback makes us better.
Thank-you for your continued support
Mark Ambridge & Angela Kelly
Since our last update we have gone fully digital, meaning we can now go direct from an oral scan to the final restoration without ever having poured a model !
Along with this we have talked extensively for AstraTech, The ADi, BIDST and The Dentistry Show on CAD/CAM technology and the benefits it can bring to surgeons and their patients.
This edition of our newsletter is loaded with CAD/CAM content simply because it has opened up so many unique advantages to our clients and at the same time saved money, a true win/win situation.
To compliment all our existing CAD/CAM solutions we have recently invested in the Straumann iTero lab software (for the aqcusition of digital impressions direct from the practice) and Dental Wings (to allow us access to most of the very finest CAD design and open platform milling centres around the world) This latest acquisition is in addition to all our existing digital systems, meaning we can accept digital files from any oral scanner available in the UK and have any type of CAD/CAM restoration made.
In short this has meant that we can offer the very best restorations to our surgeons which has also saved them thousands of pounds in needless extra componentry and expensive alloy, regardless of the systems they use.
Astra Atlantis
As with all the other CAD/CAM solutions we have introduced for our clients, Astra Atlantis has provided a fantastic option for restoring implant cases AND saved money on every case. From the end of Q3 we will also be able to provide this fantastic solution on Camlog implants!
As one of the first Laboratories in the UK to use Atlantis we were in an excellent position to make the switch over to producing these implant abutments using the new Dental Wings system as soon as it went live in the UK earlier this year. This has given our technicians much more control over the design of these fantastic abutments, which will ensure you always get the best custom solution for your implant restorations.
We are now one of, if not the biggest single laboratory producer of these abutments, which is testament to the dedication and skill of our technical team who tailor this system to fit each of our clients needs exactly. Our depth of knowledge with this system and the feedback from the very successful Atlantis Live! 2010 tour has also meant that we have been asked to lecture for Astra Tech again this year at their UK Symposium.
Dates for the diary
Audi Quattro Rooms London
This years Astra Tech Symposium will be held at the Audi Quattro Rooms London on the 16th September 2011 and will cover the latest developments in the Astra Tech system including the new TX profile implants & Astra Atlantis update (Crown abutment, 3D editor demo, Camlog interface & core file) which will highlight all the possibilities of these fantastic systems, especially when used in combination!
For more details CLICK HERE or contact your local Astra Tech representative
Dentistry Show 2012
We've booked a stand for 2nd and 3rd March at The Dentistry Show 2012. After talking at last years show we were so impressed with what was on offer that we decided to jump in and have a presence at next year's show!
Come along and see first hand what the lab has to offer you as a surgical partner, including the latest on CAD/CAM restorations, Smile Design planning and implant support on complex implant restorations.
Gearing up for the Great North Run
Many of you will already know Marc Tocher as one of our longest serving and highly skilled ceramists but many will be unaware that he is also a keen runner who has previously competed in many events, including the local Leeds Abbey Dash.
Marc has decided to complete The Great North Run in aid of Cancer Research UK. Anyone who's run will know this is a hard slog and well worth supporting him in his efforts.
We'd like to thank many of our surgical partners who have already donated and offered support to Marc. If you would like to donate or offer words of encouragement, all this can be done by visiting Marc's Just Giving Page
A note from our Directors
So, we've obviously been busy and investing in the latest technology but this is not for personal kudos. It's to ensure we offer the very best to our clients, so that hopefully you can rest assured that you are always getting the best products, support, advice and up to date information on the latest trends available in restorative dentistry.
Ambridge Ceramics is committed to creating dental solutions that improve the experienece of both the patient and the surgeon. We value our surgical and laboratory partners, without your help and support we simply wouldn't be here.
We want to get even better at what we do though, and to do this we need to hear from loyal customers like you! How are we doing? what do you like and what could we do better? Follow us on Twitter at @ambridgeceramic and let us know what you think about our products and service.
Your feedback makes us better.
Thank-you for your continued support
Mark Ambridge & Angela Kelly
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