Ira T. Bloom, DDS, is the assistant director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. He has lectured on CAD/CAM and esthetic dentistry, and recently coauthored a chapter on digital impressions in the textbook Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology. Previously, Bloom was in private practice for 35 years, focusing on esthetic, CAD/CAM and restorative dentistry.