Top Trending Topics at LAB DAY
Posted Apr 05, 2012 in Post-Show Coverage
At LMT's LAB DAY 2012--the largest international gathering of the dental laboratory community in North America--about 1,140 manufacturer and supplier representatives greeted over 3,100 attendees from 47 states and 49 countries.
LAB DAY has become the place for product launches and breaking news. On the following pages, LMT Editors bring you the full scoop straight from the show floor and various industry events around Chicago. But first, here's an overview of the hot topics that inspired dialogue and debate during our profession's biggest weekend of the year:
BUSINESS GETTING BETTER.
If the mood among laboratory owners and managers could be summed up in two words, it would be "cautiously optimistic." Some, encouraged by a recent upswing in business--however slight--were hopeful we had turned an economic corner.
In fact, during live polling at a Vident/Nobel Biocare panel discussion, 73% of attendees expected sales to be "up...