September 2016

LMT’s survey offers some optimistic news, but many respondents are still uneasy about the state of the market which, in turn, is affecting their personnel decisions.

Dentsply Sirona held its inaugural Siroworld event in August, bringing together all members of the dental team for education, entertainment and top-level speakers.

You know as well as I do that time “ain’t what it used to be.” Contrary to what Mick Jagger sang to us when we were young enough to believe him, time is not on our side. Maybe it used to be but, nowadays, the summer is practically over before I even welcome its arrival.

So here we are...

Learning and educating can be fun, and even taste good! Anthony Calonico, CDT, explains how he uses root beer floats to spark conversation among staff members at Artistic Dental Studio.

LMT toured Ivoclar Vivadent’s Somerset, NJ, facility, which is adding 64,000 sq. ft. of space and expanding its zirconia, IPS e.max and IPS Empress production.

Lab Owner Gary Archer has spent the last 20 years creating a variety of special effect dental prostheses for almost 300 movies, TV shows and commercials.

In May, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), extending overtime eligibility to an estimated 4.2 million working Americans previously classified as exempt.

When he’s not working in his lab, Owner Richard Kobbe can be found making maple syrup, pressing cider or turning wood bowls.

At age 59, technician Wayne Barrett—who had coached Little League for over 20 years—joins an over-40 baseball league and gets back into the “swing” of things.