Towards the dental laboratory 4.0 Digital technology breaks new ground and brings new possibilities, which can be exploited only if the dental technician is able to play his new role. The dental laboratory sector, which has always been associated with manual ability and skills of the single technicians, is undergoing a total change in recent years, thanks to the new digital technologies. Digitalisation, virtualisation and CAD/CAM systems are the new instruments, and the new language of the dental technician. At the start of this fourth industrial revolution, great opportunities can be seized for those who can perceive and manage the change.   Download the catalogue The opportunities offered by digital technologies Technology neither creates, nor destroys professionalism. It adds value to it. First of all, it is important to understand that the digital age adds great value to the role of the dental technician, who is not a mere user of preset systems, but an autonomous operator specialised in the use of digital tools.