June/July 2022

While many technicians have life-long careers in dental technology, Karl Wagner, Owner of Wagner Dental Lab in Danbury, CT, may eclipse them all: he’s been at the bench for 75 years and has no plans to retire anytime soon.

Inspired by the impact dentistry makes on patients' lives, Steve Shin decided to become a dentist.

Technicians transform what’s broken, worn and unesthetic into something beautiful and functional; in essence, dental technicians help make patients happy and whole again. Having the ability to restore the patient’s smile is what drives so many members of our community and is at the very heart...

Chase Inspired Dentistry - Mark Story from Tanner Jackson on Vimeo.

In 2020, Orthodent Laboratory (ODL) was located in a newly redone, 15,000-square-foot building near downtown Buffalo, NY. The space featured exposed brick, huge windows and tons of indoor greenery. There was just one big problem: it was on the top two floors of a four-story building—a location...

Welcome to LMT’s Inspiration Issue, a celebration of all that is special about our community and the work you do. Much of the content is based on submissions from readers eager to share stories about their mentors, family members, co-workers and dentist-clients as well as the inherent satisfaction...

LMT's Inspiration Issue is a celebration of all that is unique and wonderful about our community.

Lab owners Aaron and Jennifer Garner had spent the last seven years working as an in-house lab for Aaron’s brother’s dental practice, Orchard Meadows Family Dental. And while they loved working chairside with patients, they didn’t love the small, cramped space in which they functioned....

Eager to get back to business, over 1,400 lab owners, managers, technicians and dentists hailed from 34 states and a record 17 countries to join us for LMT LAB DAY West on May 20-21 in Garden Grove, CA.

Two spacious exhibit halls were bustling with 119 companies offering product launches, hands-on demos,...

LMT's Inspiration Issue is a celebration of all that is unique and wonderful about our community.