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June 9, 2025

The future of digital dentistry: an interview with Beth Collington, president of exocad America

Beth Collington

• Beth joined exocad in 2024 as Managing Director of exocad America and started her role as President on April 1, 2024.

• Prior to joining exocad, Beth was Director of Digital Materials at Zahn Dental and she supported the initiatives of the Global Prosthetics Solutions group. Additionally, she managed the education, sales training, and technical support teams. Beth began her career at Dentsply International, where she held various roles in sales and business development.

• She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Temple University in Philadelphia.

• She dedicates much of her time to the dental industry as an avid supporter, volunteer, published author and mentor.

Beth is a passionate advocate and participant in the digital dentistry industry. She joined exocad in 2024 as Managing Director of exocad America and started her role as President on April 1, 2024. Beth is thrilled to lead the dynamic team in North America and to support exocad on its mission to expand the possibilities of digital dentistry with open and hardware-neutral software solutions.

Her expertise includes CAD/CAM applications, subtractive and additive manufacturing. She enjoys researching new technologies and materials applicable to the dental space for development and management. She joined the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology Board of Trustees in 2020 and began serving as Chair on January 1, 2025; additionally, she volunteers on the JDT/Communications Advisory Board. In her free hours, she enjoys working with horses and being on her farm in New Jersey, USA.

How do you see exocad’s role in shaping the future of digital dentistry?

exocad is a game changer for laboratories and dentists. Implementation of exocad’s software solutions can really drive opportunities for our customers, not only on the clinical side, but also on the laboratory side. We are committed to enhancing learning opportunities; exocad recently moved into our new office space in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and we’re building out a brand-new education “excellence Center.” Our goal is to support our reseller network to implement our vision and support our customers across North America.

What are the latest updates from exocad, and what is the company’s vision for the future of dentistry?

We have launched an early access program for AI Design, where labs can generate AI crowns from within the software. It takes approximately two minutes to create a design and is a great tool to speed up the work in the lab. This functions completely within your pre-established exocad workflow. You are in the driver’s seat and maintain creative control. Our second new AI service offering is TruSmile Photo and TruSmile Video, which are photo-realistic in-face visualizations that provide a very emotional experience for patients. They can accurately visualize their expected appearance post-treatment. These are two major highlights, both launched as early access programs and currently available in the US and the EU.

“exocad is a game changer for laboratories and dentists.”

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