The Express Dental Laboratory staff (from l. to r.): Rendon Chambers, Kurt Nashert, Bach Tran, Tra' Chambers, Ogelin Pierre, Vincent Locke and Rob Sparks.
Tra’ Chambers loads up the SUVs for a mobile appointment at a dental office. Because many doctors are unaccustomed to the sound of the mill, Chambers runs an extension cord and data cable from the offices to his SUV and mills the crowns right in the cargo area. — tagged Tra' Chambers
Chambers takes an intraoral scan at a dental office. The lab receives digital impressions for about 35% of its cases.
Tra’ Chambers had no actual laboratory experience when he opened Express Dental Laboratory in Norman, OK in December 2012. Harnessing the efficiency of CAD/CAM technology, the lab touts a two- to three-day turnaround (or same-day for its mobile...
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