March 2020

Absolute Dental Services Co-Owners, Conrad Rensburg and Drew Van Aarde, created the Absolute Care Foundation, a non-profit organization that gives back to the local community.

For example, in spring of 2018, the Foundation created a new smile for Esther “Essie” Daniels after seeing her on...

Last June, Alexander Wuensche, CDT, President of Zahntechnique, participated in the Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis event, an 80-mile paddleboard race from the Bahamas to Miami. Participants begin around 1:45am and the race takes 13 to 16 hours. An escort boat rides nearby to provide racers with food and...

The C&B specialty now has about 20 years under its belt since digital technology began transforming processes. Here's where thing stand:

Bill Thomas overcame his fear of heights and learned to love flying in hot air balloons.

For the last five years, CRN Dental Technology has been working with the Manos De Christo Center, Austin, TX, a non-profit that provides affordable oral healthcare to low-income patients. As part of its ongoing support, CRN donates lab equipment and offers restorations at a discounted price. It also...

Last December, Dentsply Sirona participated in the annual Arizona Mission of Mercy (AZ MOM), an event sponsored by the Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation (CADSF) that administers approximately $2 million of dental services to area residents who otherwise couldn’t afford treatment.

Volunteers...

A consistently strong implant market remains good news for the 37% of laboratories offering surgical guides.

HeyGears and Group 42—which recently invested in HeyGears—are pitching in to help fight the spread of the Coronavirus in Wuhan and Guangdong, China. In January, the two companies collaborated to send essential supplies for healthcare personnel and social workers including 50,000 N95 masks,...

Last spring, alumni and current students of the Dental Technology program at the Indiana University Fort Wayne, volunteered at an Indiana Mission of Mercy, fabricating and repairing partials, disinfecting and pouring impressions, and finishing. This was the third event the program has participated in....

The energy was electric at LMT’s 36th annual LAB DAY Chicago and, despite travel restrictions into the U.S., we had the largest attendance in LMT history: 4,926 attendees! That’s 250 more than last year—and they came from all 50 states and 55 countries. It was also the first time the...

Innovative Dental Technologies (IDT), supports several local charities, including Memphis-based Church Health Center-Dental Clinic, an organization that offers dental care to the uninsured. “Whenever the opportunity arises to help others, we gladly help to fulfill the need. It provides us with...

Mission Dental Lab volunteers with CDA Cares, an event organized by the California Dental Association every six months to provide free dental care for the uninsured. The lab also provides free restorations through the Western Service Workers Association (WSWA), a volunteer-led organization that helps...

Highlights of the NADL’s January meeting: business metrics, strategies for success and tactics

for tapping into the emerging DSO market.

Shane Velez and Aneeza Hussain—both second-year dental technology students in NYCCT’s Restorative Dentistry program—spent 10 days on a dental mission in Jamaica with Great Shape! Inc., an organization dedicated to providing dental care to the underserved population in Jamaica and the...

Like so many in our industry, Nick Hayden, Owner, Partial Foundations Lab, is a passionate advocate for Donated Dental Services (DDS), Dental Lifeline Network’s flagship program that serves disabled patients and the elderly nationwide. Hayden fabricates eight to 10 cases per year for DDS patients...

For the last 10 years, Reliable Dental Laboratory has been offering free or discounted restorations to a few different programs that house victims of domestic abuse. “These programs are very rewarding and have helped our technicians see how powerful and life-changing a smile can be,” says...

LMT’s Kelly Fessel Carr and Jessica Fila toured Argen’s San Diego, CA, headquarters,

now housed in two nearby locations.

The state of the implant market remains strong, according to LMT's 2019 Implant Survey. Here is a detailed look at the state of the specialty.

For over eight years, Beth and Tom Wiand, Wiand Dental Laboratory, Scottsdale, AZ, have been involved with Smiles and Beyond, a non-profit that provides free dentistry to the formerly incarcerated and victims of domestic violence who are committed to rebuilding their lives. The organization vets potential...