Great article, Kelly!
Your insights resonate with the core principles that inspired the creation of Teethbook. By leveraging the shared economy concept, Teethbook aims to contribute practically to reducing costs and enhancing efficiency within the dental lab industry. Our AI marketplace/ecosystem is designed to optimize data, assisting dental labs and practices in cost optimization.

In the era of platforms like Airbnb, Uber, and others, Teethbook is bringing the essence of the sharing economy to dental labs. Similar to how these platforms facilitate collaborative consumption, Teethbook connects labs, dental designers, and dental practices, allowing them to share resources and services efficiently. Teethbook leverages dental designers from across the globe to boost their software utilization rates, simultaneously aiding dental labs in optimizing costs. Dental labs are relieved from the burden of paying for software subscriptions, designers' salaries, computers, servers, etc. Instead, they only pay a design cost of $3.99 per crown. By tapping into global talents, Teethbook ensures 24/7 team availability and an impressive 60-minute turnaround time, which is not possible relying on the local market alone. On the other hand, this can also help labs focus on milling and, eventually, improve their margins significantly as their cost structure changes.

This level of efficiency and accessibility would not have been achievable without embracing the concepts of the shared economy. Teethbook is proud to pioneer these advancements in the dental industry, making high-quality design services more accessible and cost-effective for all involved parties.
Moreover, Teethbook introduces a paradigm shift by employing a peer-to-peer review system to generate valuable data about labs. For an extended period, dentists lacked a data-driven approach to finding a lab that best suited their needs. Furthermore, Teethbook goes beyond this by assisting labs in enhancing their online presence, guaranteeing increased visibility. By actively engaging in managing and optimizing the digital footprint of dental labs, Teethbook ensures that potential dental practices can easily discover and connect with labs that align with their specific needs. This dual approach not only empowers dentists with data-driven decision-making but also supports dental labs in reaching a broader audience.

As Arun Sundararajan highlights, the sharing economy is reshaping the way we organize production, moving towards collaborative consumption and digital platforms. Teethbook envisions contributing to this shift by connecting dental professionals, fostering flexibility, and building trust in the industry.

Your article beautifully captures the transformative potential of the sharing economy, and Teethbook is excited to be part of this positive change in the dental landscape.