June/July 2023

Lab Owner Tom Panei is a gifted artist and musician. Here's a look at some of his work:

Over 1,700 lab owners, managers, technicians and dentists from 34 states and 18 countries gathered in southern California for LMT LAB DAY West on May 12-13. The Grand and Royal Exhibit Halls were bustling with 156 companies offering the latest products and services, hands-on demonstrations, raffles and...

Founded in 1968 by Don Perrin, Champlain Dental Laboratory spent 50-plus years in a basement space in downtown Burlington, VT, with tiny windows where the only view was of people’s feet as they walked by. Let’s just say that the lab—which changed ownership and was eventually purchased...

Just as we were putting together the Product Focus on 3D printing materials for this issue (see here), a press release entitled, 3D Printing Technology Used to Build Schools in Ukraine Amid Humanitarian...

For Jay and Katrina Emirzian, husband-and-wife veteran technicians and Owners of Galaxy Dental Lab in Anderson, SC, a typical workday isn’t quite so typical. In addition to running a C&B laboratory, they own a 30-acre farm. Their day is a patchwork of tasks that includes feeding nearly 40 animals,...

In 2019, Christian Hall, Co-Owner of Hallmark Dental Laboratory, knew something had to change. The 60-person Halifax, Nova Scotia lab had outgrown the space it had rented for 13 years. So, when a piece of land located across from a beautiful Rails-to-Trails became available, Hall realized it was an opportunity...

H3D, a new player in the dental market, is launching AutoDesign in the fall; here's how it works:

A functional, esthetic full-mouth rehabilitation gave this 24-year-old woman a new smile and enhanced facial harmony while preserving as much of her tooth structure as possible.

Veteran lab owner, Greg Sederlin, CDT, FICOI, MAAIP, has had his share of experience renovating laboratories. For instance, he’s now in the second location for his current lab, Masters Of Dental Aesthetics, Inc. (MODA) in Westlake Village, CA. This time around, it was all about convenience.

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In 2018, Jamey Schropp—Owner of Midwest Dental Arts with four locations* across the U.S.—was fed up with his 5,200-square-foot lab in Melbourne, FL: even with air conditioning it was too hot throughout much of the year and his staff had grown, making the space very cramped. Since Schropp...