State of the Industry 2015

LMT’s comprehensive, multi-issue State of the Industry 2015 coverage offers an in-depth look at the key trends impacting laboratory operators today.

  • Survey Snapshot: Digital Technology

    The results of LMT’s State of Digital Technology 2015 survey are in! Eighty percent of respondents rate their all-ceramic workload as “good” or “booming.”

    Kelly Fessel Carr
    Kelly Fessel Carr

    Associate Publisher/editor · Newtown, CT

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  • The Digital Era is Here to Stay

    Industry icon Jim Glidewell shares his perspective on the future of our industry, including restorative trends, the biggest challenges you’ll face and strategies to ensure your laboratory’s success.

    Jim Glidewell
    Jim Glidewell

    Dental Lab Operator · Irvine, CA

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    • Vince Chan
    • Henning Visser
    • Steve Parker
    • Anna Kataoka
    • Todd Mercier
    5 people recommend this
  • Survey Snapshot: The Implant Market

    LMT’s State of the Industry 2015 survey respondents share information on their implant workload.

    Kelly Fessel Carr
    Kelly Fessel Carr

    Associate Publisher/editor · Newtown, CT

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    • Renata Budny
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  • Removable Prostheses are 'Recession-Proof' Say Half of Survey Respondents

    Fifty percent of the removable laboratory owner/manager respondents to LMT’s State of the Industry 2015 survey rate their current workload as “booming” or “good,” with another 38% saying it’s “stable.” And half go so far as to say removable prostheses are...

    Kelly Fessel Carr
    Kelly Fessel Carr

    Associate Publisher/editor · Newtown, CT

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    • Mel Williams
    Mel Williams recommends this
  • Some Things Never Change: Inadequate Impressions Still Labs' Biggest Client Headache

    Laboratory respondents to our State of the Industry 2015 survey ranked clients’ impression-taking skills as their number-one client-related challenge, saying one quarter of the impressions that come into their laboratory are inadequate, a result of dentists not following manufacturers’ guidelines,...

    Maribeth Marsico
    Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor · Cheshire, CT

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    • Kenzie Bolton
    • Renata Budny
    • Steve Parker
    3 people recommend this
  • 5 Trends on the Dentist's Mind

    A surge of digital technologies, the corporatization of dentistry and omnipresent insurance woes are just a few of the challenges impacting your dentist-clients. As part of our State of the Industry 2015 survey coverage, LMT polled 80 dentists from around the country to get their perspectives on these...

    Maribeth Marsico
    Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor · Cheshire, CT

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  • Survive-and-Thrive Strategies

    Fifty-five percent of our State of the Industry 2015 survey respondents have recently changed their business model to increase profitability, gain new clients and be more competitive. Five of our respondents share their stories.

    Kim Molinaro
    Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor · West Hartford, CT

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    • Renata Budny
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  • State of the Industry 2015, Part I: 'Challenging but Good' According to Majority

    The first part of LMT’s comprehensive, multi-issue State of the Industry 2015 coverage offers an in-depth look at the key trends impacting laboratory operators today.

    Kelly Fessel Carr
    Kelly Fessel Carr

    Associate Publisher/editor · Newtown, CT

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    3 people recommend this
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