Labs & Profiles

When Hurricane Helene ravaged Image Dental Arts, the team at Drake Precision Dental Lab generously opened its doors and offered Image’s staff a safe harbor after the storm.

Bellevue, WA; 66 employeesOwners: Kaila and Megan Nakanishi

When my mother-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, it was a very difficult time for our family. Nakanishi Dental Laboratory Co-Owners Megan and Kaila Nakanishi, along with the rest of the leadership team, were incredibly compassionate...

Lino Lakes, MN; 72 employeesOwners: Randi and Scott James

A third-generation, family-run business, Renstrom Dental Studio in Lino Lakes, MN, is built on values that prioritize people above all else. From the moment you walk through the doors, it’s clear this isn’t just a workplace; it’s...

Portland, OR; 15 employeesOwner: Brianne Lequerica-Munday

When I first joined Cosmetic Dental Specialties in Portland, OR, in 2021, I was used to being just a cog in a wheel. That’s not the case at Cosmetic: Owner Brianne Lequerica-Munday emphasizes quality work as well as growth and a healthy...

Operating a dental practice had always been in the back of Lab Owner Nick Oganov’s mind. After all, he had been a practicing dentist in the former Soviet Union before arriving in the U.S. as a refugee along with his wife and son, George, and finding work as a dental technician. He opened his own...

The patient had one implant placed in the restorative space for teeth #25 and #26. Even though his other teeth were not completely uniform in color, the esthetic expectation was fairly high and he didn’t want a noticeable difference in shade. The doctor requested a one-piece, screw-retained...

One of my top accounts had an edentulous patient with a unique request: complete implant-retained dentures with no palate and every tooth made out of a silver-colored alloy to “match his personality.” I have been a technician since 1970 and this was a first for me; challenge accepted.

The...

The patient had an eight-unit PFM bridge on teeth #21-28 and complained about bulky incisal edges and chipped ceramics. Due to a medical issue, implants weren’t an option so we went with a removable solution: a milled titanium substructure with bi-lateral ball attachments and monolithic zirconia...

This year, our laboratory was privileged to work on an exceptionally unique and challenging case. It stands out as our favorite due to its complexity and the profound impact it had on the life of the patient: a 45-year-old male who suffered severe dental trauma in an accident.

He had lost several teeth...

~ Sean Chun, Owner, JC Dental Arts Studio, Carlsbad, CA

This was a challenging but interesting single central implant case. The patient injured tooth #9 while playing sports as a child; eventually it fell out and he was missing a tooth for several years. My dentist-client, Dr. David Geen, and I...

Not every laboratory gets to fabricate restorations for some of the biggest names in the NFL, but American Dental Designs (ADD) has been quarterbacking cases since 2021 when its client, Dudhat Dental Group, was named the official dental office of the Philadelphia Eagles.

“Since Dudhat needed a...

Pro-skater-turned-dental-technician Frankie Hill divides his time between working in the lab and designing skateboards for his company Hill Skateboards.

Lab Owners Beth Wiand and Tom Wiand, CDT, reimagined a former bank building, renovating it into their lab’s sleek, modern new home. Here's a look inside the new space: