Orthodontics: Top Trends For This Thriving Specialty
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With less than 300 orthodontic laboratories in the U.S., the specialty is a quintessential niche market and one that has experienced steady growth for years. Read More
State of the Industry 2010, Part II: Directions in Digital Dentistry
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We dreamed about it in the 70s. Talked about it in the 80s. Got a taste of it in the 90s. And, in the new millennium, we’re transitioning to digital technologies at breakneck speed. Read More
State of the Industry 2010
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LMT’s comprehensive, multi-issue coverage offers a glimpse at where we’ve been over the past 40 years, where we are now and where we’re going. Read More
How's Business Survey Results
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LMT's exclusive survey - First Quarter Business Results Read More
The Financial Crisis: How Are You Doing?
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Before the election—but after the financial fiasco that was October—LMT conducted a survey to find out how you’ve been doing since June and how you think the Wall Street debacle will affect you in the year ahead. Read More
2008 Wage Survey
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Dental technicians’ wages have increased only 3% overall during the last two years, according to a comparison of LMT’s 2008 and 2006 Wage Surveys. Here’s what the data tells us: Read More
CAD/CAM Changing Roles, Not Eliminating Staff
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Technicians who think CAD/CAM technology means they’ll be replaced by machines can rest easy. The majority of respondents to LMT’s 2008 Wage survey—78%—say technicians who operate their CAD/CAM systems also still work at the bench. Read More
2008 Fee Survey
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Fees are up 8% nationwide over the last two years, according to a comparison of LMT’s 2008 and 2006 Fee Surveys. Prices have increased across the board for all specialties and 70% of respondents say profitability has improved or remained stable... Read More
The Decade Ahead: 74% of Fee Survey Respondents Optimistic About the Future
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Despite the challenges of offshore competition, a limited labor pool and price cutting, the majority of respondents to LMT’s 2008 Fee Survey are optimistic about the future of our industry. Read More
The Crown Experiment 2008: Perception is the ONLY Reality
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Can technicians and dentists tell the difference between a $25 crown and a $325 crown? The answer, for the most part, is “no!” according to an exclusive LMT research study. Read More
CAD/CAM Technology: An Unprecedented Technological Explosion
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Like never before, laboratory owners and managers are tapping into the power of CAD/CAM technology, which is proving to be a valuable image enhancer, production booster and profit generator. Read More
LMT's Crown Challenge: the Results Are In
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Results of LMT's 2007 Crown Challenge Read More
LMT's Crown Challenge: 228 Technicians and Teams Put Their Expertise to the Test
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"Could you do better?" In the industry’s first-ever competition featuring a comparison of the same restoration, LMT challenged readers to create a better PFM crown than the nine crowns featured in our... Read More
FutureLAB: Part 2
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In the second segment of our FutureLAB series, LMT takes a look at the fate of the small lab and trends that will shape the laboratory of the future ... Read More
The Crown Experiment 2007: Not in My Mouth!
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An LMT exclusive: Identical impressions were anonymously sent to nine laboratories across the country, along with a prescription for a posterior PFM crown. LMT then had a panel of judges evaluate the work, and we were all surprised by the results. Read More
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Where Are We Headed?
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LMT's Technical Strategies Columnist Bill Mrazek Assesses the 2007 Crown Challenge Read More
2006 Wage Survey: Wages Are Up, But We're Still An Industry Divided
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Wages are up 8% since our 2004 survey and there are increases across all experience levels, positions and specialties. Read More
2006 Fee Survey: Positive Attitudes About Present and Future Business Abound
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Seventy-nine percent of respondents to LMT's biennial fee survey say their business is either... Read More
Trends 2005
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In Part 1 of our report, LMT looks at what's on the minds of dental laboratory owners and managers across the country and delves into the current and emerging trends in our industry. Read More
Reality Check: What Do Employees Want From You?
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Respondents to LMT's Employee Satisfaction Survey offer insight into what employees want from their employers. Read More
State of the Industry 2000
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Find out how respondents to LMT's 2000 State of the Industry survey feel about the economic health of their laboratories and their workloads, how owners’ salaries have changed in the past decade and what is in store for the future of our industry. Read More
How Much Does the Public Know About Dental Laboratory Technology?
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Not much, according to LMT’s poll of dental consumers across the country. It’s no wonder that dental technicians often feel like silent artisans. LMT's poll offers fascinating insight into the perceptions of dental consumers. Read More