--- title: Functional Occlusion in the Digital Age, An Encore Webinar description: This webinar will take the mystery of what articulators do, how to understand them, how to implement their use in the lab, and how to incorporate them into the digital work flow. image: https://info.whipmix.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/2018/Functional%20Occlusion-DA-Webinar.jpg --- [![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") # [Functional Occlusion in the Digital Age, An Encore Webinar](https://info.whipmix.com/functional-occlusion-in-the-digital-age) ![Al Fillastre, CDT](https://info.whipmix.com/hs-fs/file-300802960-jpeg/Head_Shots/Al-Fillastre-CDT.jpeg) By [Al Fillastre, CDT](https://info.whipmix.com/author/al-fillastre-cdt) - April 15, 2021 - [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Ffunctional-occlusion-in-the-digital-age&t=Functional%20Occlusion%20in%20the%20Digital%20Age,%20An%20Encore%20Webinar) - [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Ffunctional-occlusion-in-the-digital-age&text=:%20This%20webinar%20will%20take%20the%20mystery%20of%20what%20articulators%20do,%20how%20to%20understand%20them,%20how%20to%20implement%20their%20use%20in%20the%20lab,%20and%20how%20to%20incorporate%20them%20into%20the%20digital%20work%20flow.) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Ffunctional-occlusion-in-the-digital-age&title=Functional%20Occlusion%20in%20the%20Digital%20Age,%20An%20Encore%20Webinar&summary=This%20webinar%20will%20take%20the%20mystery%20of%20what%20articulators%20do,%20how%20to%20understand%20them,%20how%20to%20implement%20their%20use%20in%20the%20lab,%20and%20how%20to%20incorporate%20them%20into%20the%20digital%20work%20flow.) - [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Ffunctional-occlusion-in-the-digital-age) Welcome to Part 1! This 2 part series webinar by occlusion expert Al Fillastre, CDT will cover . . .  1. What articulators do 2. How to easily understand when and how to implement their use in the lab 3. How to incorporate them into the digital workflow   While digital technology has brought many amazing advances in accuracy and control into the production of dental prosthetics, it has also brought with it an inappropriate dependence on the technology. Many technicians are losing sight of proper occlusion, function, and the very important role articulators play in defining and refining proper occlusal function. This is of particular importance when producing larger cases in general, particularly those that include the anterior teeth. Enjoy BOTH parts of this very informative webinar series. Click on the webinar you want to watch below. [Part 1](https://info.whipmix.com/webinar-functional-occlusion-digital-age) [Part 2](https://info.whipmix.com/webinar-functional-occlusion-in-the-digital-age-part-2)   [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/111220/ccb98408-4d7d-4691-9f70-e8b569f9f3d2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/111220/ccb98408-4d7d-4691-9f70-e8b569f9f3d2) ## Leave a comment ![Al Fillastre, CDT](https://info.whipmix.com/hs-fs/file-300802960-jpeg/Head_Shots/Al-Fillastre-CDT.jpeg) Written by [Al Fillastre, CDT](https://info.whipmix.com/author/al-fillastre-cdt) Al Fillastre, C.D.T., received his B.S. degree from Stetson University in 1975, then worked in a variety of commercial laboratories, before returning to Lakeland in 1979 where he began working in his own laboratory alongside his father, Dr. Alvin J. Fillastre. Since then, Al has become an accomplished technician in all disciplines within the Crown & Bridge laboratory. Al has lectured extensively to technicians and dentists alike on quality, excellence, communication, and technical skills. He also provides digital support to numerous labs in both design and production. Al presently owns and operates Ceram-O-Arts Dental Laboratory in Lakeland, Florida. 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