--- title: Whip Mix Blog | James Robinson, CDT description: "Jim is the Institutional Sales Manager for Whip Mix and a retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant serving more than 22 years of active duty. He is a Certified Dental Technician (C.D.T.) with his certification being in Crown and Bridge. Jim has lectured extensively domestically and internationally on Occlusion and Articulation and is a lecturer and hands-on trainer for the Dawson Academy." --- [![whip_mix_logo.png](https://info.whipmix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/whip_mix_logo.png?width=180&name=whip_mix_logo.png "whip_mix_logo.png")](https://whipmix.com/) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/111220/b7ad40d2-a589-4955-901d-95c009e55049.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/111220/b7ad40d2-a589-4955-901d-95c009e55049) ![background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg](https://info.whipmix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg?width=1500&name=background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg "background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg") # The Whip Mix Blog [![](https://info.whipmix.com/hubfs/Denar%20320.jpg) ](https://info.whipmix.com/are-articulators-still-the-gold-standard-in-dentistry) [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fare-articulators-still-the-gold-standard-in-dentistry&t=Are%20Articulators%20Still%20the%20Gold%20Standard%20in%20Dentistry) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fare-articulators-still-the-gold-standard-in-dentistry&text=:%20) [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fare-articulators-still-the-gold-standard-in-dentistry&title=Are%20Articulators%20Still%20the%20Gold%20Standard%20in%20Dentistry?&summary=) [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fare-articulators-still-the-gold-standard-in-dentistry) ##### [Are Articulators Still the Gold Standard in Dentistry?](https://info.whipmix.com/are-articulators-still-the-gold-standard-in-dentistry) - ** - [** By James Robinson, CDT](https://info.whipmix.com/author/james-robinson-cdt) - ** December 02, 2021 With the heavy push for digital dentistry and all things virtual, I have been asked to address the question “Are Articulators... 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