SPEAKER: Mauritz Slabbert

TOPIC: Digital Diversity: Aesthetic and Functional Applications for Immediate and Conventional Dentures

Mauritz Slabbert is the owner of Procast Dental Laboratory in Silverdale, Auckland. He qualified as a Dental Technician at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 1994.

Mauritz started his career in Cape Town and has been practicing as a Dental Technician for the past 26 years. After migrating to New Zealand in the late nineties he completed the New Zealand Dental Technology Registration Examination at the University of Otago.

Mauritz established his laboratory in 2005 focusing on implant restorations and removable prosthodontics. The Digital journey started in 1998 with scanning and designing Procera restorations and has continued with incorporating the latest in digital technology in his laboratory. The latest technology to join the team are the Pm7 Milling machine, 3shape E3 scanner and Asiga Max printer.

He is a lecturer and presenter on Digital Design of Removable Prosthodontics and is actively involved with implant study groups.

When not at work Mauritz is a keen kite surfer and enters crazy running events like the 100km Tarawera ultra marathon.