We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: removable prosthetic labs and departments are thriving, thanks largely to the aging baby boomer population, limited number of skilled technicians and patient demand for economical restorations. In fact, about 80% of respondents to LMT’s 2022 Removable Prosthetic Survey rate their current complete denture and partial denture businesses as “good” or “booming” and more than 50% say business has improved in the past five years. (See charts below.)
“After the Covid shutdown in March and April 2020, we had our best production months ever and demand for dentures has stayed high since then, although August, when children return to school, was slow as always,” says Diane Hughes, Owner, Oak Tree Dental Lab, Worthington, OH.
Tony DeAngelis, CDT, Owner, Depot Dental Lab in Wooddale, IL, echoes her sentiments. “Business is currently wonderful and has been for some...
