Lakeland Dental Technologies: Streamlining Workflow, Improving Efficiency
Posted Jan 01, 2013 in Technical
In February 2012, Lakeland Dental Technologies in Grand Rapids, MN, became one of the first labs, excluding beta testers, to install the complete Jensen Digital Solution which includes the Jensen STII Scanner, Lava™ Design 7 Software, Jensen Mill and DEKEMA Austromat baSiC® Sintering Furnace.
The 13-person, full service, family-owned lab has had a CAD/CAM system since 2005 so some of its all-ceramic work was done digitally but most of its processes were still conventional. Initially, Eric Sjodin, Vice President and Head of the C&B department, had planned to purchase only a new scanner (specifically the Lava STI), continue using his existing CAD/CAM system and keep outsourcing the more complex cases to a Lava Milling Center as a way to increase capacity and streamline workflow. However, when he compared the cost of purchasing the scanner and outsourcing versus buying Jensen's Digital Solution, he quickly changed his mind.
The complete system was only $16,000...
