Dr. Schafer, Russell
DDS
Dr. Russell Schafer, DDS
Dr. Russell Schafer is a general dentist who practices in New Orleans, LA and focuses on removable prosthodontics. He is the owner and dentist at NOLA Dentures and General Dentistry and has fix quite a few mouths using removable dentures. He has a love of the subject and enjoys teaching fellow dentists about dentures. Dr. Schafer also enjoys doing digital design and printing and is fluent with blue sky bio, meshmixer, and many other CAD programs. Also Dr. Schafer currently owns four 3D printers: Moonray S, NextDent 5100, Arfona R.Pod, and a Prusa i3.
Dr. Schafer is a native New Orleanian and is an engineer turned dentist. He got his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University in 2007 and his Masters of Mechanical Engineering from Rice in 2008. He worked in the petroleum industry before going onto dental school. He is a graduate of LSU Dental School 2013. He and his wife, Alison, a house with a Doberman named Lucas and a cat named Charming.
Additional Resources for Dr. Schafer
Online Course
BlueSkyPlan Training - Maximizing BlueSkyPlan for
Your Practice
On Demand | 7hrs of CE , AGD CODE: 690 Implants | Released October 2024 | Dr. Russell Schafer
In this course, students will learn how to use Blue Sky Plan as well as basic ways to implement 3D printing in their offices.
A one hour long power point lecture is given by Dr. Russell Schafer that shows how he does design in his office as well as he does the basics of 3d printing.
After this, Dr. Schafer has 20 separate modules that cover:
1) How to build, articulate, and manipulate models in Blue Sky Plan
2) How to design crowns and bridges using both AI and Blue Sky Plan Libraries
3) How to design dentures and immediate dentures in Blue Sky Plan
4) How to create a surgical guide as well as how to create implant crowns with Blue Sky Plan.
Each individual module is between 15 to 90 minutes long depending on the topic and also has the corresponding STL files to follow along with Dr. Schafer.
Online Course
Denture Magic: 3 Step Dentures
Online | On Demand | Dr. Russell Schafer
This 90-minute online course is designed to turn the normally frustrating and unpredictable process of denture creation into a simple, streamlined, and more profitable aspect of your practice, all while delivering better outcomes for your patients. Also Dr. Schafer includes the files to 3d Print your own denture trays to do your own 3 Step dentures as well as has a video to show how to use Blue Sky Plan to design dentures.
Opening the Bite in Blue Sky Plan
Bite Rims in Blue Sky Plan
Some Ti Base Crowns
Quick Crown #7