Connection Affection

In this age of sound bites and social media, nothing beats connecting via one-on-one conversations and face-to-face meetings. Recently I’ve been on the road visiting laboratories and manufacturers even more than usual. It’s always great to be in the field, learning about laboratory operations, new products and what’s coming down the pike. And these trips are a vivid reminder of just how relationship based our industry is—there are so many friendships among laboratory operators, dentists and manufacturer representatives.

However, with thousands of LMT readers, we can’t do that with everyone which is another reason why we love conducting surveys. They give us a chance to learn more about you and your business, your challenges and what’s important to you.

While we publish numerous survey reports every year, now it’s time for the big one: the State...