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Dental 3D Printing - The PHD Course

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Dental 3D Printing - The PHD Course


Dental 3D Printing - The PHD Course : the Most Important Course of the Year

 

3D Printing: Hardware and Design - the PHD Course is our flagship program.
Whether you are equipping your first digital workflow or optimising an existing setup, 2026 is seeing the digital convergeance and is the year to act.

The most complete Dental 3D printing education available in Australia — an intensive, two-day immersion into every aspect of intelligent dentistry.
This is where theory becomes practice, and where your clinical capability takes a genuine leap forward.

  •  Essential to Dental Practice in 2026
    Everything you need to know about dental 3D printing in Australia with exclusive information on the latest product launches and developments in Q3 and Q4 2026.

  • Unique Clinical Perspectives
    The country's top four 3D printing educators — all in one room for a one-off, high authority learning opportunity.
    Practical frameworks applicable from day one in your practice with personal insights from each presenter.

  •  Full day Lecture and optional Hands-On Learning
    Full day comprehensive lectures with optional half-day Hands-On courses with your choice of direct access to the full range of dental 3D printers and digital equipment available in Australia.





What You Will Learn - the PHD course prospectus

If you're thinking about or have recently invested in a dental 3D printer - this course is the only course you will need.
A practical curriculum built around the real-world opportunities and challenges of dental 3D printing in Australian practices today. *Subject to change

    • 3D printing 2026 : Clinical Indications: What Actually Matters and Safety
      Cut through the noise and understand what truly impacts clinical outcomes.
      - Dr Andrew Ip and Dr Tom Shao
    • 3D printed restoration workflows
      Real life workflow and comparison of different 3D printing solutions for your clinic.
      - Dr Andrew Ip and Dr Sonny Lee
    • All-on-X in a Day and Guided implants
      Designing & printing Immediate Provisionals with Confidence.  Transforming full-arch workflows into predictable, scalable systems. 3D printed guides.
      - Dr Tom Shao

    • Comparing ecosystems and Q & A on the Future of Digital Dentistry
      From scan to production - evaluating pathways from data capture to final output. What works best clinically.
      - Panel Discussion

    • Predictable 3D Printed restorations
      An evolution in workflow, thought process and material science of chairside inlays, onlays and restorations.
      - Dr Sonny Lee and Dr Andrew Ip
    • Transformative DSD with 3D printed mock-up
      3D printing for High Conversion Consults. Use printed mock-ups and Digital Smile Design to boost case acceptance and patient confidence in your treatment.
      - Dr Sonny Lee

    • Guided Surgery In-house
      Comprehensively planned and simple designed 3D printed implant guides.
      - Dr Tom Shao

    • 3D printing - integral to AI, automation and Acclusion*
      The important role of 3D printing in dental practice AI systems and centralised patient data.
      - Dr Eugene Lee

    • Workshop: Dr Sonny Lee
      From Mock-up to Provisionals: 3D Smile Design for DSD try-in; injection moulding and 3D printed. Veneers.

    • Workshop: Dr Andrew Ip
      3D Printing on a shoestring - cost-efficient hardware, software and workflows to achieve immediate ROI.

    • Workshop: Dr Tom Shao
      All-on X and the perfect combination with 3D printing and restorative detailed workflows.

    • Workshop: Dr Eugene Lee
      The easiest occlusal splint you will ever print- the workflow behind the Simple, Safe and Scalable Primeprint Solution.

     

    Participants leave with a clear implementation roadmap, and the confidence to invest wisely and suitably, in 3D printing technology.


     

    Meet Your Educators

      The PHD Course is led by four of Australia's most respected voices in dental 3D printing — clinicians who have built and refined real-world digital workflows with insight and experience.

    Dr Sonny Lee

    Australian Digital Dentistry Academy (ADDA)
    MOD International Faculty

    Dr Sonny Lee has spent twenty years at the intersection of clinical dentistry and digital technology — running a fully integrated practice, in-house lab, and charity clinic.
    With deep expertise in CEREC, Exocad, advanced 3D printing, chairside printing, and full-arch implant workflows, he operates at the leading edge of what's clinically possible today.
    He has trained 250+ clinicians across Australia through ADDA — built on a single mission: the transformation of how dentistry is taught, practised, and experienced.



     

    Dr Tom Shao

    The Shao Digital Institute

    Dr Tom Shao is one of Australia's leading voices in digital dentistry, with expertise in veneers, implants, and full-arch reconstruction at Vogue Dental Studios Gold Coast.
    He is recognised for pushing the boundaries of chairside 3D printing and digital workflows — having developed and delivered one of the most advanced, clinically focused education programs in the country since 2021.
    As a Key Opinion Leader and keynote speaker for multiple global dental technology conferences, Dr Shao sits at the forefront of research, development, and clinical adoption — collaborating directly with industry leaders to refine next-generation dental hardware, software and AI-driven design systems.
    His expertise lies in building start-to-finish centralised digital workflows that enable clinicians to deliver faster, more predictable, and higher-quality outcomes — particularly in complex implant and full-arch cases. Dr Shao represents the new standard of dentistry: fully digital, clinically precise, and outcome-driven.



    Dr Andrew Ip

    Zero to Hero 3D Printing Course
    Bread and Butter Digital Mastery Course

    Dr Andrew Ip is a Sydney-based private general dentist with a special interest in 3D printing which originally started as a hobby but has now formed a major part of his clinical work.
    He has owned and operated over 40 different 3D printers which has given him substantial experience in dealing with the various manufacturers, software and hardware.
    He is a Key Opinion Leader for multiple 3D printing related companies/services.
    He has travelled across Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States to spread his passion for 3D printing (and cats).
    He is considered a pioneer in the use of 3D printed definitive restorations.

     

     

    Dr Eugene Lee

    PiMP Practical Introduction to Mastering Primeprint course
    Primeprint Users Group

    Dr Eugene Lee is a clinician and educator who moves through the world with the intent of a polymath. His work is defined by the belief that clinical dentistry, digital innovation, and the humanities do not exist in isolation, but rather inform and elevate one another.
    As a practice owner (TLC Dentists Richmond and Waverton) and industry Key Opinion Leader with Dentsply-Sirona, Eugene has built a reputation working with the international engineers of advanced digital workflows. His clinics serve as recognized reference sites for emerging technologies, allowing him to define how tools like AI, centralised accessible data in DScore, CEREC, and Primeprint 3D printing are most effectively integrated into daily practice.
    With a background as a multiple tech startup founder, he brings a builder’s mindset to every project—whether he is designing an occlusal splint, or writing articles. He is the author of Teach Your AI a Poem, a philosophical workbook exploring how human values can shape emergent Artificial Intelligence into a "Companion Mind."
    A frequent lecturer for the Australian Dental Association and the Australian Society of Dental AI, his mission is to bridge the gap between complex technology and compassionate care, ensuring that innovation always primarily serves humanity and the individual.

     

     

     

    Course Dates & Location


    Schedule

    Day 1
    Friday, 16th October 2026
    8:30am – 5:00pm

    Day 2
    Saturday, 17th October 2026
    8:30am – 5:00pm

     

    Location
    The Fullerton Hotel, No 1. Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia

     

    Course Registration

     

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