
February 2020
Browse all the articles from the February 2020 issue of LMT magazine below or click below to read the digital edition.
6 Tips for Attracting, Hiring & Retaining Millennial Technicians
Megan Nakanishi, Director of Operations, Nakanishi Dental Lab, shares her insight into the millennial workforce.
Megan Nakanishi
VP Business Ops / Owner at Nakanishi Dental Laboratory, Inc. CDL, DAMAS · Bellevue, WA
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A Decade Later, NADL Survey Shows Shift in Regulation Views
The NADL recently conducted a survey to take the pulse on issues such as lab certification and point of origin disclosure. Here are key takeaways from their results.
State of the Industry 2020
Series · 8 articles
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Digital Technology Transforming Orthodontic Laboratories
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to our State of the Orthodontic Market survey report that their current workload is either "good" or "booming."
State of the Industry 2020
Series · 8 articles
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Hindsight 2020: Reflections on Five Decades in Dentistry
Industry veteran Tom Bormes reminisces about his years in the industry, including the technological advances and changing dynamics he has witnessed.
Tom Bormes
Retired at . · Santa Maria, CA
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How to Fabricate a 3D-Printed Digital Denture
Mark Williamson, CDT, DTG, explains how he prints a complete denture using the Asiga Max printer system from Whip Mix.
Mark Williamson
Clinical Lab Manager at Bay Lakes Center for Complex Dentistry · Green Bay, WI
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Killing the 'Zombies' in Your Lab or, How to Learn from Others' Mistakes
I’ve heard a lot of keynote presentations during my 35-year career at LMT and sometimes a speaker will really resonate and keep my wheels turning long after I’ve returned home. Diana Kander is one of those speakers. A best-selling author of The Curiosity Muscle and All in Startup: Launching...
Kelly Fessel Carr
Associate Publisher / Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · Newtown, CT
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Knight Dental Lab: Cutting-Edge Manufacturing Concept Improves Processes, Products
Taking a fundamentally different approach to production by eliminating batch processing and traditional departments, this Florida laboratory has improved efficiency, cost-per-unit, production times and more.
Kim Molinaro
Managing Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · West Hartford, CT
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Josh Throndson
Jiahong Dental Technology Co., Ltd.
Laboratory Regulation Update: State Efforts Continue
Washington state recently succeeded in its legislative effort while Oregon is just beginning its journey. Here’s where things stand in those states.
State of the Industry 2020
Series · 8 articles
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Starting Up, All Over Again Right Decision for Industry Veteran
When an acquisition went sour, Greg Sederlin jumped ship to form a start-up lab
with his partner, growing it from two to 11 people in just one year.
Kim Molinaro
Managing Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · West Hartford, CT
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The Changing Landscape: Large Lab Optimism, DSO Domination and Other Key Trends
Every five years, LMT’s State of the Industry Survey Report brings you an in-depth analysis of emerging trends as well as changes that have occurred during the survey’s 35-year history.
State of the Industry 2020
Series · 8 articles
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Top Challenges in the Laboratory and How to Tackle Them
Here are 13 of the top challenges along with strategies for managing them.
State of the Industry 2020
Series · 8 articles
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