How To Issue

From basics to benchmarks, marketing to milling, printing to productivity, safety to satisfaction, LMT's February 2017 issue is jam-packed with tips, tricks and techniques to thrive in today’s market. Here is some of our coverage:

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  • How to get physical

    Frequent stretching can help reduce muscle fatigue and stiffness that comes with the repetitive and intricate work at the bench. Here are six simple stretches you can do periodically throughout the day that target the areas of your body most likely t

    Sherrie Shover
    Sherrie Shover

    Sales/Editorial · Southington, CT

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  • How to acquire 17 new clients in four months

    Learn how Martha Martin, CEO and Co-Owner, Triad Dental Studio, beefed up the lab's marketing efforts to gain 17 new clients in four months.

    Kim Molinaro
    Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor · West Hartford, CT

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  • How to get the ultimate bond between the denture base and hybrid bar

    Hybrid dentures are growing in popularity but getting a strong bond between the denture base acrylic and the milled titanium bar can be challenging. Read how Dennis Urban, CDT, does it.

    Dennis Urban
    Dennis Urban

    Director Of Operations And Clinical Education · Stony Brook, NY

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    • Jessica Siller
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  • How to optimize your email open rate

    It’s estimated that over 205 billion emails are sent every day. With all that competition flooding people’s inboxes, you need to make sure your marketing emails command the attention they deserve. How? With awesome subject lines.

    Sherrie Shover
    Sherrie Shover

    Sales/Editorial · Southington, CT

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  • How to give employees access to Fortune 500-level benefits

    Don Inman, Owner of Inman Orthodontics, started working with a PEO which allows him to offer his employees Fortune 500-level benefits.

    Maribeth Marsico
    Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor · Cheshire, CT

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  • How to have fun in the lab

    Kathy Rusler, Co-Owner of Indiana Dental Prosthetics, shares how she keeps things fun in her laboratory.

    Sherrie Shover
    Sherrie Shover

    Sales/Editorial · Southington, CT

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  • How to use a spaghetti diagram

    Bob Yenkner offers tips for streamlining your workflow by drawing a spaghetti diagram.

    Laurel Carbonneau
    Laurel Carbonneau

    Associate Editor · Bethlehem, CT

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  • How to troubleshoot digital RPD production

    Ken Kincaid, CDT, TE, offers his tips on how to solve common digital RPD production problems.

    Kim Molinaro
    Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor · West Hartford, CT

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  • How to protect yourself chairside

    Chairside assistance is a good differentiator and valuable customer service tool, but it also raises liability concerns. Learn how to protect yourself in this new trend.

    Laurel Carbonneau
    Laurel Carbonneau

    Associate Editor · Bethlehem, CT

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  • How to calibrate your porcelain furnace

    Kent Kohl, CDT, shows how to calibrate your porcelain furnace.

    Kent Kohli, CDT
    Kent Kohli, CDT

    Owner · Saratoga Springs, UT

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  • How to play nice with chairside CAD/CAM

    Learn how laboratory owners are taking a proactive approach and finding ways to partner with dentists in order to foster relationships.

    Maribeth Marsico
    Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor · Cheshire, CT

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  • How to avoid the most-common OSHA violations

    Gary Morgan, CDT, Vice President of Safelink Consulting explains the top five OSHA violations and how you can stay in compliance.

    Kim Molinaro
    Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor · West Hartford, CT

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  • How to break into the high-end market

    Al Hodges explains how he broke into the high-end market and how you can, too.

    Maribeth Marsico
    Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor · Cheshire, CT

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    • Anderica Gilbert
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  • How to explain fracture toughness

    When it comes to ceramic restorations, fracture toughness is a much better indicator of the long-term clinical success than flexural strength.

    Kelly Fessel Carr
    Kelly Fessel Carr

    Associate Publisher/editor · Newtown, CT

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  • How to run like a well-oiled machine

    See how three different laboratories have streamlined their workflows after they implemented DAMAS.

    Laurel Carbonneau
    Laurel Carbonneau

    Associate Editor · Bethlehem, CT

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  • How to tap into the power of 3D printing

    Christian Saurman's lab boasts five in-house 3D printers for printing models. Learn how he incorporated high-volume digital procedures into his workflow.

    Kim Molinaro
    Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor · West Hartford, CT

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  • How to listen to your lungs

    Dr. Phillip Russo addresses the pollutants in the laboratory that can affect your lungs and what you can do to protect yourself.

    Phil Russo
    Phil Russo

    Professor at NYC College of Technology · Brooklyn, NY

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    • Brooke Harris
    Brooke Harris recommends this
  • How to Analyze Pricing and Profit: PFZ vs. FCZ

    It’s fair to say that layered porcelain has been replaced to a large degree by milled full contour zirconia (FCZ). Many of the small- and medium-sized laboratory owners I talk to are disenchanted with the fee structure of FCZ restorations; they feel forced into the FCZ price wars, are struggling...

    William R. Mrazek
    William R. Mrazek

    Owner · Naperville, IL

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  • How to strut your stuff with photography

    Joshua Polansky offers his tips for creating beautiful case photos to show off your skills on your website and social media.

    Joshua Polansky
    Joshua Polansky

    Owner · Voorhies, NJ

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  • How to deliver a comfortable denture

    Quality control for removable prosthetics is about more than how esthetic and clean the final product looks. Just as important is the tissue side of the prosthesis and how it affects the patient’s mouth once it’s in constant contact and making micro movements when in function. Nothing is...

    Thomas Zaleske
    Thomas Zaleske

    Owner/Dental Technician · Crown Point, IN

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  • How to get 150,000 views on YouTube

    When Steve Szara, Owner of Szara Dental Laboratory in Northville, MI, started making orthodontic videos for YouTube, his goals were twofold: sharing his techniques and getting others to share in return. “As a one-man ortho lab, I was finding it difficult to find information on orthodontics and...

    Kim Molinaro
    Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor · West Hartford, CT

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