Ana Cavaco

In-Clinic & Workflow:

• Streamlined daily laboratory workflows by implementing internal operating protocols, while collaborating closely chairside with dentists and occasionally adapting provisional prostheses directly for patients

Technical & Digital Workflow:

• Executed highly aesthetic wax-ups, crowns, bridges, and veneers using Shofu ceramics—handling the manual finishing/painting of outsourced restorations and digital CAD design focused exclusively on beetverhogings (bite elevations) in Exocad.

Crowns & Bridges (Fixed Prosthesis)

• Executed full laboratory workflows for fixed restorations, from model preparation and semi-adjustable articulation to precision laser welding and Noritake/E.max ceramic application.
• Managed digital CAD structures using Exocad, operated Bego and Anycubic 3D printing systems, and fabricated highly aesthetic diagnostic wax-ups and provisional restorations on teeth or implants.

• Handled the complete technical process for partial and comprehensive dentures, including ceroplasty, additions, repairs, articulation wax, and final acrylicization using plaster walls.
• Executed high-precision finishing and polishing for total and partial prostheses, transferred hybrid assemblies to implant bars, and fabricated thermoformable plates for retention, bruxism, and whitening.

Fixed Prosthesis (Hybrids) Removable Prosthesis

• Focused on the technical fabrication and processing of hybrid restorations, including precision replacement and finishing of implant bars.
• Executed accurate ceroplasty and final acrylicization to ensure high-quality, stable results for complex fixed-removable cases.
• Managed general laboratory workflows for removable appliances, performing ceroplasty and reliable acrylicization for total and partial dentures.
• Handled daily appliance maintenance and urgent laboratory requests, including high-precision repairs and tooth additions.

• Specialized in the fabrication and meticulous manual finishing of structures for metal-ceramics
• Handled the technical preparation of frameworks, including the accurate application of opaque materials prior to ceramic layering.

• Fabricated precise wax-ups and high-quality structures for metal-ceramic restorations, supporting both tooth-borne and implant-supported cases.
• Handled the critical initial laboratory phases, including the technical preparation and sectioning of plaster working models.

• Executed detailed ceroplastics for partial removable prostheses.

• Anatomical Wax-up Specialization: Specialized in creating precise aesthetic and functional wax-ups for treatment visualization and mock-ups.

• Developed strong all-around technical capabilities by actively working across both fixed and removable prosthesis departments, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of diverse laboratory workflows