Lab On Wheels Delivers One-Hour Restorations

When Tom Jacobs says he offers personal service, he means it. In addition to his home-based laboratory in Hendersonville, NC, Jacobs brings his services right to his clients' doorsteps via his mobile laboratory—a completely self-contained lab in a 2007 Dodge 2500 Sprinter van.

Through MobileLab Technologies, Jacobs offers one-hour porcelain veneers and full-contour crowns fabricated using the Sirona inLab® CAD/CAM system. "I can take the van anywhere and within one hour of handing me the impression, my dentist-client and his patient have a finished, stained and glazed restoration," says Jacobs.

Here's how the service works: during a patient's consultation, the dentist calls Jacobs to schedule an appointment—typically within two to three days. At the appointment, Jacobs has the opportunity to consult with the dentist and patient and then takes the impression back to the van while the patient waits...