QDT has always served dental technicians with the best of the best work being done in the field. But technical artistry is only half of the equation, which is why QDT 2025 focuses on the whole picture of interdisciplinary dentistry, highlighting how clinician and technician work together to achieve predictable and esthetic outcomes. This year's issue is stacked with several articles on FP1 prostheses and the digital workflows and procedures required for their planning and delivery, as well as multiple articles on minimally invasive laminate veneers and other topics relevant to daily practice, such as the fabrication of digital complete dentures, shade matching zirconia crowns, and managing the single central incisor. Throughout the issue, the latest technologies and their capabilities are emphasized, truly reflecting this era of digital dentistry while always relying on the foundation of manual skills and artistry, which can never fully be replaced by digital tools. With such a stellar group of contributing authors, this may just be the best issue of QDT yet.

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Vincent Fehmer, MDT, received his dental technical education and degree in Stuttgart, Germany, before completing fellowships in Great Britain and the United States in Oral Design-certified dental technical laboratories. After working several years in such a laboratory in Berlin, he received his MDT degree and became the chief dental technician at the Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics in Zurich, Switzerland. Since 2015, he has been a dental technician at the Clinic for Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials in Geneva, Switzerland. He also runs his own laboratory in Lausanne. Mr Fehmer is a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology, an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), and a member of the Oral Design group as well as the European Association of Dental Technology (EADT) and the German Society of Esthetic Dentistry (DGÄZ). He is a sought-after international speaker and has received many honors for his work, including the Kenneth Rudd Award from the American Prosthodontic Society. He has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals within the field of fixed prosthodontics and digital dental technology, contributed to many books, and recently coauthored the book Fixed Restorations: A Clinical Guide to the Selection of Materials and Fabrication Technology with Irena Sailer and Bjarni Pjetursson. Mr Fehmer also serves as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, editor-in-chief of Quintessence of Dental Technology, and Section Editor for the International Journal of Prosthodontics.

Authors include:
Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Markus B. Blatz, Emil Bobev, Romain Ceinos, Florin Cofar, Julian Conejo, Eric Van Dooren, Jonathan Esquivel, Oscar Gonzalez-Martin, Meiken Hayashi, Naoki Hayashi, Alexis Ioannidis, Hans Joit, Eric D. Kukucka, Juan Legaz, Fabio Levratto, Sergio Losas, Amélie Mainjot, Ramon Gomez Meda, Yuki Momma, Flore Moradei, David Norré, Panagiotis Ntovas, Andrea Patrizi, Stavros Pelekanos, Javier Pérez, Jean Richelme, Vassiliki Rizou, Telmo Santos, Kimiyo Sawyer, Nelson RFA Silva, Naif Sinada, Tanya Spyropoulou, Venceslav Stankov, Hiro Tokutomi, Christina I. Wang"