8 Key Things to Look for in an Implant Lab
Choosing the right dental lab is an important task. Without a trusted lab partner, you will be unable to fully deliver the quality implants your patients not only want – but deserve. So, what should you look for when partnering with a new implant lab? 1. Advanced technology A quality implant lab must be forward-thinking. […]
Why You Should Choose KeySplint Nightguards
What’s more frustrating than a bad habit you can’t overcome? Or even worse, one that you do in your sleep so you really can’t control it? We know that one of the most common dental issues your patients face is nocturnal grinding. You have probably already made hundreds of traditional nightguards. What if we told […]
Screw-Retained or Cement-Retained Zirconia Crowns?
Zirconia was introduced to dentistry a little more than ten years ago and has been the go-to material in our dental lab for some time. We like it for its versatility, due to its strength and esthetics. When it comes to implant restorations, screw-retained zirconia crowns have become the favorite of our customers, surpassing cemented […]
Should You Use Authentic & Third-Party Parts For Your Dental Implant?
Every dentist knows the challenges around choosing the right abutment when their patient needs a permanent implant restoration. The question of whether to use authentic or third-party implant parts for a patient is always an issue to address from the get-go. This post examines and evaluates the differences between choosing authentic and third-party implant parts […]
How to Sell Your Dental Lab
Selling your business is never easy. And, when it comes to selling your dental lab, it’s even more complex. You’ll need to consider several other factors, in addition to some of the basic aspects of selling a business, before you sell your dental lab. These factors include: the type of deal you structure; the way […]
VIDEO: President and CEO Matt Cushing Talks About Customer Appreciation
First Choice Dental Lab President/CEO Matt Cushing takes time to reflect on the importance of customer appreciation, especially under the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19 from the Downers Grove dental lab. *** About First Choice Dental Lab® We’re a full service dental lab with locations in Downers Grove & Downtown Chicago, IL. We manufacture & […]
Tips for Taking Accurate Dental Impressions
Whether you are a dentist, a dental hygienist, a dental assistant, or a patient, taking dental impressions is probably one of your least favorite activities. Someday, every dental office will use nothing but digital impressions. But for many offices, that day is far in the future. Until then, taking accurate impressions using conventional materials, such […]
Improve Communication With Your Dental Lab
For optimal patient care to occur, dental team members must rely on open and frequent communication. This is especially true with the dentist and the dental laboratory technician. Communication with your dental lab, specifically, with the technician in charge of a particular case, is essential for both the success of that case and patient satisfaction. […]
Dental Labs & 3D Printers: The Perfect Marriage
History On Aug. 8, 1980, Chuck Hull filed a patent on a new device that produced three-dimensional objects using “stereolithography”—the world’s first 3D printer. Forty years later, Hull’s gadget is being used by industry, medicine, and dentistry in ways he could have never imagined. Dentistry is rapidly adopting the technology for applications from denture and […]
How to Make Full Dentures Fun Again
Many dentists have given up on making removable full dentures. Too many appointments; not enough profit; hard-to-please patients; never ending follow-ups… you’d rather concentrate on quick and satisfying restorative and cosmetic procedures. But, what if fabricating full dentures for your patients could be fun again? What if you could make dentures profitable? What if the […]