Labor—Not Material Costs—is Key Factor Driving Selling Price of Chinese Crowns

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Jun 13, 2012


Claus Dampmann, General Manager, ProLab Solutions, Inc. provides a counter viewpoint to those who have concerns about the materials being used in China.



Dear LMT:


I'd like to comment on the April and May Letters to the Editor regarding material usage and disclosure documentation for restorations being produced by offshore laboratories and specifically those in China.


As the general manager of ProLab Solutions, Inc., which outsources work to China, I am very supportive of full disclosure as it relates to offshore restorations and would like to provide a counter viewpoint to those who have concerns about the materials being used in China:


• Major—but not all—outsourcing labs in China are FDA registered and use only FDA-approved or CE-marked materials.


• These FDA-compliant labs provide full disclosure of the materials and lot numbers used in each case by including a document that indicates material composition...

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    Brian O. Carson · Owner/Dental Technician · Fayetteville, NC

    Please allow me to “clarify” that I’m not against outsourcing or going off shore, however when going off shore one needs to understand “who” they are supporting.
    All that I glean from this is the author justifying sending his work to China. China currently holds the highest...[More]

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