MicroDental North Carolina: a Model of Digital Efficiency

DTI has 20 laboratories around the U.S., with the flagship laboratory—and centralized milling center for all its labs—located in Dublin, CA. During the past two years, the Dublin facility has transitioned to 80% digital, downsized and increased the productivity of the remaining technicians by 89%.

And now, DTI has taken its commitment to digital dentistry one step further: Under the direction of DTI Chief Technology Officer Lee Culp, MicroDental North Carolina opened in March with the goal of being a completely digital laboratory. In addition to establishing a DTI presence in the southeast, the new 5,000-sq-ft facility will entirely rely on the efficiency of technology and Culp aims to have each technician designing or finishing, staining and glazing 50 or more full contour units per day.

"In Dublin, we've seen the efficiency levels that can be gained by switching to digital technology," says Culp. "MicroDental North Carolina is our testing ground to...