Straumann Custom Abutments and Restorations Available at Dale Dental

July 8, 2010

Straumann custom abutments and restorations are now available at Dale Dental. Now every dentist, through any dental lab using Dale Dental, can get genuine Straumann custom abutments with genuine Straumann screws to perfectly match and interface with their Straumann implant fixture. Dale Dental’s long history with the dental lab industry, Straumann and Etkon means it’s the perfect source for the highest quality restorations, delivered fast and on budget.

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Nobel Biocare NobelProcera to be Featured on “How It’s Made”

March 31, 2010

Nobel Biocare’s NobelProcera factory will be featured on the tv show How It’s Made. Nobel Biocare’s NobelProcera line has so many options and features that it is hard to know exactly what they will choose to make the big focus and “take away” message of the show. As someone in the industry I am always happy to see increased exposure brought to what we do and I applaud Nobel Biocare’s efforts in continuing its efforts to bring our industry to light.

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Lava zirconia, eMax CAD and Press, Full Contour Zirconia and Implant Bars get Lower Prices and Faster Delivery at Dale Dental

March 29, 2010

It’s true. New pricing for 3M Lava copings at Dale Dental is only $69, eMax Press and CAD just $59, or new Contourz brand full contour zirconia crowns just $69 from your models and pricing on CAD/CAM implant bars and bridges as low as $235 per fixture.

it’s all part of our new Flaunt It campaign. Find out more here.

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Big News: Dale Dental Starts Laboratory Membership Group

March 3, 2010

Get a professional team behind your dental lab for the cost of hiring one ineffective marketing person. How would you like to have a complete corporation helping you run your business including a senior business strategist, chief financial officer, marketing staff, human resources department, operations support and compliance officer? Our Dale Dental Laboratory Membership Group makes it easy to get started and protect the investment of your business for yourself and your family.

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From Licking Brushes to Meaning Business: My Presentation at the 2010 CAL Lab Meeting

March 2, 2010

I have never felt there to be a more important time to gather information about the dental lab industry from which to build a vision of the future and find your place in it. With that in mind, I built a presentation to show dental labs owners how to build a vision of the industry and find direction for their lab. Having a vision and knowing where your business fits helps navigate through the barrage of options when considering high technology CAD/CAM purchases for the dental lab. Additionl topics included understanding lifecycle and profit considerations of CAD/CAM. Titled: From Licking Brushes to Meaning Business, I presented this to both the CAL Lab group and Dental Lab Summit meetings in Chicago.

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Digital Impressions, CAD/CAM and Dental Materials Rule the Day at the LMT Dental Meeting

March 2, 2010

CAD/CAM dentistry ruled the day at the latest LMT dental meeting in Chicago. Vendors stacked up against one another with machines buzzing everywhere where demonstrating the latest in CAD software for copings crowns and abutments as well as the digital impression systems and dental mills and printers used to get the data and make the restorations. Materials such as zirconia, from all the brands you know, eMax and other monolitihics all put thier game face on and their most ethetic foot forward as build up brushes and dipping pots watched from the sidelines, or should I say side asile.

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David Lesh to Speak at 2010 CAL Lab Meeting

February 2, 2010

February 26, 2010 - David Lesh will be addressing the CAL Lab group to present on purchasing high technologies for the dental laboratory. David’s presentation will cover the purchasing decision laboratory owners and managers face today including factors that influence the buying decision, the effects new technology has on different business models, calculating profitability and successful integration of technology into the lab environment.

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David Lesh to Speak Amongst President George Bush and Distinguished Others

February 1, 2010

I just want to take a moment to share with you a life changing experience I have now been invited to share with others. For my 39th birthday I decided to live a more meaningful and picture-worthy life. To do this, I would work to make sure every day was lived to the fullest and that I had at least one meaningful event in it. I would capture this event, and many other moments throughout the day, with a picture. The project was a huge success and has captured the attention of meeting organizers everywhere inlcuding this one where I will be speaking amongst an esteemed group including President George Bush.

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Dale Dental Earns Respect of Its Peers in Recent Magazine Interviews

January 28, 2010

As part of an interview with many outsourcing dental labs, OPTIONS magazine asked the question: Name another CAD/CAM service provider you respect - and explain why. I was pleased and honored by the results. In fact, Dale Dental earned the respect of its peers and industry professionals more than any other company in the world - wow!

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Recapping the 6th Annual DLOAC International CAD/CAM Symposium

November 24, 2009

I just got back from the action packed DLOAC meeting in Pasadena, CA. A lot to talk about including round one of the 3M Lava, Ivoclar eMax sparing match advertised in LMT magazine. Also, Judy, President and Publisher of Lab Management Today magazine, used fresh information gathered from her recent web survey to highlight some of the recent purchasing trends related to CAD/CAM in the dental lab meeting.

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