5 Trends on the Dentist's Mind

By Maribeth Marsico

Posted Mar 24, 2015 in LMT Surveys

A surge of digital technologies, the corporatization of dentistry and omnipresent insurance woes are just a few of the challenges impacting your dentist-clients. As part of our State of the Industry 2015 survey coverage, LMT polled 80 dentists from around the country to get their perspectives on these trends and more. Here’s what they had to say.


They’re hesitant about digital impressions
Although 41% of laboratories are equipped to accept digital impressions, dentists have been slower to adopt the technology: labs receive digital impressions from only 6% of their clients. While many dentists acknowledge that digital impressions are likely the future, those who aren’t ready to adopt the technology most often point to the high cost and what they say is a questionable return on investment.    


“I believe there are benefits to digital impression systems, but like all of the amazing opportunities in digital dentistry...

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About The Author

  • Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · Cheshire, CT

    A 30-year veteran of the editorial department, Maribeth loves getting to the heart of the story. She especially enjoys creating and analyzing reader surveys and staying in touch with our readers.

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