Scan Design Manufacture - Chairside 3D Printing & Milling
- Gorton Chen
- Oct 1
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 13
This fast-paced, practical workshop is designed for dentists and teams who own or are investing in an intraoral scanner and want a simple, reliable path to in-house manufacture. We’ll show you how to turn your scans into finished appliances and restorations using MSLA/DLP printing and chairside milling — covering splints, mouthguards, whitening trays, onlays/inlays, and single-unit crowns/bridges (provisional and definitive, material-dependent). You’ll learn when to print vs mill, how to keep costs down, and how to get consistent, patient-ready results without fuss.
Across the day you’ll follow the full scan → design → manufacture → finish workflow. With hands-on practice in file prep, printer settings, CAM/nesting, burs and toolpaths, post-processing, crystallisation/sintering, and chairside finishing/polishing, you’ll leave confident to produce everyday appliances and restorations in-house, on time and on budget.
What You Will Learn
MSLA vs DLP: strengths, limits, and where each fits clinically
When to print vs mill: a simple decision guide (fit, finish, strength, turnaround, cost)
Chairside applications: occlusal splints, mouthguards, whitening trays, onlays/inlays, and crowns/bridges (provisional and material-approved definitive)
Printing workflow: file preparation, supports, orientation, printer setup
Post-processing: wash, cure, and finishing best practice for biocompatible resins
Materials for printing: indication-specific selection, mechanical properties, and record-keeping
Milling workflow: block/disc selection (PMMA, hybrid composite, glass-ceramic, zirconia), CAM basics, nesting, sprues, and bur sets
Furnace steps: crystallisation/speed-sintering, stain-and-glaze, polish
Cementation & bonding: prep design, isolation, and surface treatment by material
Hybrid workflows: print the provisional today, mill the definitive when appropriate
Troubleshooting: failed prints, warping, chipping, margin fractures, fit issues
Maintenance & calibration: daily/weekly checks for printers, mills, furnaces, and handpieces
Time & cost: simple chairside calculators to budget minutes and dollars per case
Where and When
Dates:
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Time: 08:30 – 17:00H
Location: Osseo Group HQ, F47 2 Slough Avenue, Silverwater NSW
CPD: 8 Credits
Our speaker
Stuart is a registered dental practitioner and the Technical Director of Osseo Group, where he has led innovation and operations for more than 15 years. Known for his clear, analytical approach, he cuts through noise when troubleshooting and keeps solutions practical.
A fluent C developer, Stuart is a hands-on contributor to product and software development. He works closely with Shining 3D as a development ambassador and supports R&D with MEYER Optoelectronic Corp—regularly joining engineering meetings, visiting the factory and feeding back on real-world usability, workflow optimisation and technical refinement.
His skills span advanced manufacturing and CAD with Autodesk Fusion: additive manufacturing, CNC plasma and fibre-laser cutting, TIG and laser welding. He helped design core functional modules for the iDentalLab and DentalJMS production systems, and supported one of Australia’s earliest adoptions of additive manufacturing for chrome frameworks—lifting precision, consistency and digital integration.
Beyond dentistry, Stuart applies embedded systems and automation (ESP32 and RPi) to streamline workshop processes. That same technical depth shapes Osseo Group’s product strategy, marketing and digital infrastructure, keeping solutions robust and grounded in day-to-day use.
With deep experience across clinical, manufacturing and commercial domains, Stuart focuses on making digital tools that are practical, reliable and cost-sensible—so they work in the surgery and the lab, not just on paper.
