Implant Market Continues to Thrive

The implant market has been strong for the past decade—and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, 86% of respondents to LMT’s 2017 Implant Survey* say their implant business has improved in the past three years, and 61% rate the state of their current implant business as either “good” or “booming.”

“Implants have become more and more vital to our bottom line,” says Jim Thacker, Vice President, Utah Valley Dental Lab, CDL, Provo, UT. “While profits on C&B have been squeezed, implants have remained a constant and increasing source of business.” 

In addition, 59% say the profitability of their implant services has increased since 2014. This boost stems from reduced outsourcing fees by handling scanning and design in house, more competitive milling service fees, adding chairside implant services and focusing on cases with higher profit margins. 

“We’ve...