April 2009

In the face of the ongoing credit crunch and sluggish cash flows, some small businesses are turning to bartering--the age-old exchange of goods and services--but with a modern twist.

Here's how it works for a laboratory: you join a barter exchange website and provide restorative services to dentists...

PDA Dental Laboratory has experienced a 500% growth in five years; Owner Troy Gasser shares his strategies for success.

The cost of labor can constitute as much as 50% of production costs in some laboratories, making it a key factor in determining the success of the business. One of the fairest and most effective ways management can reduce labor-to-sales ratios and remakes, as well as increase productivity is to implement...

LMT's exclusive survey - First Quarter Business Results

Many laboratories create esthetic restorations, but some owners and their teams are lucky enough to work in facilities that are as beautiful as the work they create. In this second installment of LMT's Laboratory Showcase series, we debunk the myth that bigger is better, profiling two labs whose ergonomic...

Despite a particularly beautiful Spring day in New York City, 750 laboratory product buyers from all over the east coast came indoors for LMT LAB DAY EAST

Many laboratories create esthetic restorations, but some owners and their teams are lucky enough to work in facilities that are as beautiful as the work they create. In this second installment of LMT's Laboratory Showcase series, we debunk the myth that bigger is better, profiling two labs whose ergonomic...

Lincoln Dental Supply's partner laboratories test products for quality and performance before they're added to the company's lineup.

There's a lot of scrambling for new business, competition is evermore intense and, as old-school technologies phase out, you're being squeezed out of your comfort zone.