March 2019

I’ve often heard technicians remark that every case is unique and, similarly, one of the reasons I love working at LMT—and have done so for the last 30+ years—is that no one day is the same. There are always articles to write, surveys to analyze and brainstorming to do.

To kick off...

By Ralph Larro, National Sales Manager, Yamahachi Dental

In 1976, I enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at a dental clinic in New London, CT, where I learned the ins and outs of removable prosthetics. My commanding officer was Captain Richard Whitlock, the best prosthodontist I ever had the pleasure...

While laboratory owners and managers agree that digital dentures are still in their infancy, many are successfully implementing them into their workflow and business models.

By Tony DeAngelis, Owner, Depot Dental Laboratory, Wood Dale, IL

My father, Nicola Vincenso DeAngelis, had his start in Italy, attending a dental technology school before getting a job at a local laboratory. In 1959, he moved to Chicago and quickly accepted a position at Standard Dental Laboratory as...

In LMT’s ongoing celebration of our 35th year in business, we asked readers what dental laboratory-related items they would put in a time capsule today to be opened in 2054, 35 years from now.* Here’s what they had to say:

Since 2008, Concord Dental Lab, Westford, MA, has grown from a four-person analog laboratory to an 18-person digital lab with an annual sales volume that’s five times what it was 11 years ago.

Here’s the full story.

Many in our industry view Dental Service Organizations (DSO) as one of the biggest threats to laboratories today. However, for many dentists facing the challenges of today’s market—like new graduate debt, administrative burdens and the pressures of finding and marketing to new patients—DSOs...

In this new series, LMT takes a very detailed, personal look at one day in the life of a laboratory owner or manager. First up: Jason DeFranco, CDT, Co-Owner of Team Solutions Dental Lab in Sanford, FL.