Digital Dental Lab & Intraoral Scanner Connections
Connect Your Scanner in 3 Steps
1. Register your practice.
2. Choose your scanner platform below and connect to Next Dental Lab.
3. Send your digital case.
Connect Your Intraoral Scanner to Next Dental Lab
Next Dental Lab is a scanner-agnostic digital dental lab for dental professionals. Connect your intraoral scanner using the verified platform instructions below, then send your digital case. If your scanner is not listed, contact our digital team for connection help.
Ready to get started? Register your practice or send a case.
Aoralscan 3 by SHINING 3D®
- Navigate to the “user” icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen
- Make sure you are on the “Connections” tab
- Click on the “+ New” icon
- Search for and select “Nextdentallab.com Florida”
- Click on the check mark to submit the connection request
- Next Dental Lab will approve the connection request and it will be in your list of “targets”
Aoralscan 3 is a product of SHINING3D
Element® by iTero
- Login to your iTero/Align Tech Doctor’s portal
- Navigate to “Add Preferred Lab” and input our lab’s Company ID (49137) to connect your practice with Next Dental Lab directly.
- If any issues appear, please call iTero’s support line directly to set up Next Dental Lab as your “Preferred Lab” – simply give them our Company ID (49137) and they will connect your practice with our lab directly.
iTero Element is a product of Align Technology Inc.
Trios® by 3Shape
- Login to your 3Shape Communicate account
- Navigate to “More” and then select “Settings”
- In the menu, select “Connections” then “Labs” and then “Add”
- Click on “Add Connections”
- Type in our digital department’s email address: digital@nextdentallab.com
- Next Dental Lab will be shown. Click “Connect”
Trios is a product of 3Shape
Cerec Primescan™ by Dentsply Sirona®
- Login to your Sirona Connect Doctor’s Portal and navigate to “Add”
- Now under “My Account,” click on “My Favorite Laboratories”
- Click on “Search Labs”
- Enter Next Dental Lab in the Company Name field
- If you can’t find us you may also search by location – select “United States” and then enter Next Dental Lab’s Florida zip code: “33442”
- Find Next Dental Lab and click on the plus sign in the “Add” column all the way to the right
- Your scans are ready to be sent right away – just choose Next Dental Lab from your drop down menu.
CEREC is a product of Dentsply Sirona
Medit i500/i700 by Medit Link®
- Sign in through your Medit Link account
- Click on “Partners” in the left-hand column
- Select “Search for Partners” at the top
- Click in the search bar and type in our digital department’s email address: digital@nextdentallab.com
- Next Dental Lab will populate. Select our lab to add us as a partner
Medit i500/i700 is a product of Medit
CS3600, 3700, and 3800 by Carestream®
Login to your CS Connect Doctor’s Portal- In the toolbar on the top-right of your screen, click on the “Partners” icon
- In the “Partners” window, click “Add a Partner”
- In the email field, enter the email address for Next Dental Lab: info@nextdentallab.com
- Click “Send” – your invitation will now be sent to Next Dental Lab and a new “Partner” entry will be created in your list of “Partners”.
- Our digital department will accept your invitation and you can.
CS scanners are a product of Carestream Dental
Heron™ IOS by 3DISC®
- Log on to your HeronClinic™ account
- Add Next Dental Lab as your office’s dental lab of choice in the HeronCloud™ interface by clicking on “Connections” and then “Add Connection”
- Select Next Dental Lab when completing the digital Rx
- The case will be sent to us through the Heron portal
Heron™ IOS is a product of 3DISC
Don’t see your scanner? Contact our digital team for connection help. Email info@nextdentallab.com or call 561-285-8828.

