March 2009

We're in scary economic times and there's no doubt fewer patients are opting for expensive oral restorations, like cosmetic options and implants. While patients continue to take care of their oral health, removable restorations are less expensive alternatives and "drill and fill" is a substitute for...

"We're still dreaming," says Laboratory Manager Julie Dewane of Continental Dental's move from its cramped, outdated building into a new 12,000-sq.-ft. facility in July 2008. She notes that clients are just as enthralled with the lab's new digs. "The doctors we work with are very proud to bring their...

...the prevailing attitude is that this is no time to wallow or give up. There's much to be done, help is available and now is the time to seize opportunity.

In 1999, Gary and Darlene Daymude opened Daymude Dental Studio in the garage of their home. They eventually outgrew the space and moved to a 4,000-sq.-ft. building, but the facility was far from perfect. "It was a 40-year-old building, with the departments divided up all over," says Daymude. "The...

Andrea Babson was in love. In her search for a new home for her laboratory, she found the perfect building: a charming, 100-year-old, Victorian house. Then, she tore it apart in order to turn the 1,500-sq.-ft. structure into a state-of-the-art facility for Eurotek Dental Studio, a four-person C&B...

A Status Report on Denturism in the United States

For a glimpse at the current—and future—state of ceramic technology, LMT visited Pentron Ceramics, the sole porcelain manufacturer in the continental U.S.

Although not formally established as Pentron Ceramics until 2005, Pentron's roots are firmly entrenched in the history of ceramic...

In 2003, Summit Dental Lab had outgrown its 5,000-sq.-ft. facility in Waco, Texas. Owners Hal and Glenda Jones decided to gut and renovate the existing building and also build an addition. After 26 months of planning and construction, the lab expanded to 11,000 square feet and today has 38 employees.

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