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Digital hybrids for dentists and technicians
Connect full-arch planning, design and fabrication.
With Dr. Kent Howell and Dr. Nate Farley
Course information
Bring the practice and laboratory into one workflow.
Follow a hybrid restoration from initial records to the finished prosthesis, with EXOCAD design demonstrations connecting the clinical and laboratory stages.
Explore a pre-photogrammetry workflow: try-ins, thimble and wrapped-bar frameworks, individual crowns and pink-composite finishing. Photogrammetry is not covered in this course.
Course duration14h 45m
Video curriculum27 videos
Teaching languageEnglish instruction
Subtitle supportMultilingual options
Streaming qualityFull HD video
Course accessLifetime access
CertificateIncluded after completion
Who this course is for
For the team behind a full-arch restoration.
A shared design and fabrication pathway for dentists and dental technicians.
Dental technicians
Study framework and tooth design, production and finishing within a full-arch case.
Practice–laboratory teams
Develop a shared understanding of the handoffs between design, verification and delivery.
From records to restoration
Understand the whole case, not just the CAD file.
Every design decision feeds into the next clinical or laboratory step.
Work through the sequence from the starting arch and provisional to the try-in, framework and final restoration. The course pairs planning discussions with recorded design and finishing demonstrations.
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Plan together. Design deliberately. Finish with a clear sequence.
What you’ll learn
Follow the hybrid through four practical stages.
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Plan the construction
Consider how the restoration’s design and material choices affect the overall workflow.
02
Create the try-in
Connect records and scanning with digital design, printing and clinical evaluation.
03
Develop the framework
Compare thimble and wrapped-bar approaches, then follow their design and production.
04
Complete the restoration
Bring the final teeth, crown cementation and gingival finishing together before insertion.
Design meets fabrication
From a verified try-in to a finished hybrid.
See how the framework, individual teeth and gingival contours are developed as parts of the same restoration.
- EXOCAD design
- Try-in production
- Framework fabrication
- Pink-composite finishing
Course curriculum
27 videos in a clear sequence.
Open a chapter to review the exact lesson titles and available runtimes.
Chapter 01Some Basics5 lessonsViewHide+
Planning, materials and case examples.
- Introduction to Edentulous Options
- Design Considerations
- Materials — Part 1
- Materials — Part 2
- Case Presentations
Chapter 02Digital Hybrids: Records to Try-in7 lessonsViewHide+
Starting records, scanning and try-in production.
- Starting with an Edentulous Arch
- Starting with an Interim Hybrid
- Designing the Try-in
- Scanning
- Live Try-in Design — Part 1
- Live Try-in Design — Part 2
- Printing the Try-in
Chapter 03Digital Hybrids: Designing the Final9 lessonsViewHide+
Frameworks, crowns and wrapped-bar teeth.
- Thimble Framework
- Wrapped Bar Framework
- Live Wrapped Bar Design
- Milling the Framework
- Removing and Finishing the Framework
- Designing Individual Crowns
- Milling the Crowns
- Designing the Wrapped Bar Teeth
- Live Wrapped Teeth Design
Chapter 04Finishing the Hybrid6 lessonsViewHide+
Final try-in, cementation, gingival finishing and insertion.
- Final Try-in
- Cementing Crowns
- Pink Composite
- Final Insert
- Adding Pink Composite — Part 1
- Adding Pink Composite — Part 2
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Two prosthodontists. A shared digital workflow.
Dr. Kent Howell and Dr. Nate Farley trained together in prosthodontics at The Ohio State University. They bring complementary clinical and laboratory perspectives to digital restorative dentistry.
Dr. Kent Howell
Prosthodontist · Digital dentistry educator
Dr. Howell’s work connects full-arch restorative care with in-house CAD/CAM. His teaching brings the clinical planning perspective into the design and fabrication sequence.
Dr. Nate Farley
Prosthodontist · Digital dentistry educator
Dr. Farley teaches digital workflows across restorative design and laboratory production. Together with Dr. Howell, he developed DigitalDDS as a resource for dentists learning to integrate digital tools.
Your learning experience
Study each stage. Revisit the handoffs.
Four curriculum sections connect the clinical and laboratory sides of a hybrid restoration.
Follow the CAD decisions
Watch recorded try-in, framework and tooth-design exercises.
Keep lessons available offline
Download available videos and course materials for convenient review.
Return to the relevant stage
Revisit a design or finishing lesson as your understanding develops.
Study on your preferred screen
Watch on desktop, tablet or mobile; practical CAD work requires your own software setup.
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