Abstract: A dental method and associated apparatus is disclosed in which a navigation body, comprising a plurality of navigation elements, is scanned using a scanner. Relative locations of the navigation elements are determined and, based on the relative locations, a scanner coordinate system is determined. A dental model is also scanned using the scanner to obtain three-dimensional virtual image data of the dental model and the scanner coordinate system is associated with the image data. A three-dimensional virtual image of the dental model is positioned, based on the three-dimensional virtual image data, within a three-dimensional virtual scene.