Dental laboratory business and technology

Dental technology’s biggest existential threats – and why it always survives

Ashley Byrne reflects on 20 years of surviving the threats that were supposed to kill dental technology – and why the best…

Columnists

Is a fear of change holding your lab back?

Ashley Byrne stresses the importance of normalising change in the dental lab – and how leadership, trust and learning from…

Columnists

Why I choose Avant Garde Lab – a personal perspective

Chetan Sharma explains why he continues to choose Avant Garde Lab, from a game-changing workflow to seamless collaboration. I’ve been…

Dentistry

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I met my younger self for coffee…

Emily Pittard catches up with her younger self to reflect on girlhood, turbulent school years, and inherited strength. I spot…

Laboratory

Overcoming failure: how to turn setbacks into growth

Eboni-Rose Williams explores how failure can become a powerful catalyst for growth in dental technology. Failure. It is such a…

Laboratory

Automation, crowns and the uncomfortable questions we need to ask

Ashley Byrne considers the latest existential threat hanging over the heads of the dental technology sector: automation. Every few years,…

Columnists

How to adapt your lab leadership to an AI era

Eleanor Pittard explains the new skill set dental technicians and lab owners need in a dawning era of AI and…

Laboratory

Printer technology: streamlining workflows and saving labour

Cameron Kelly explains how investing in printer technology has transformed case acceptance, reduced turnaround times and strengthened clinical partnerships. After…

Dentistry

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Admin friction: the hidden cost of running a dental lab

Small interruptions add up in a dental lab – Ashley Byrne explains the impact of admin friction on efficiency, morale and…

Columnists

Lab is Fab: one day, endless inspiration, all about labs

3Shape is proud to host the very first Lab is Fab event, created for the UKI dental lab community and…

Laboratory

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The dreaded ‘call me’ lab ticket – why it’s time to talk differently

Ashley Byrne highlights some common issues that crop up in communication between dentists and technicians, and why a ‘call me’…

Columnists

Busy fools: is your dental lab successful or just overstretched?

‘Being busy is not the same as being successful’ – Matt Everatt asks lab owners to consider whether their hard work…

Business

GC’s LabScene goes on the road with LabScene Live!

GC provides a brief look back at this summer’s LabScene Liv events and a question – who wants more? This…

Laboratory

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Strategy for survival: making dental labs future-proof

With rising costs, fewer technicians and fiercer competition, Eleanor Pittard outlines how to future-proof your dental laboratory. For years, many…

Business

Built for body and bench: ergonomic considerations in the lab

Phillip Townend discusses why it is essential to consider ergonomic factors to microscopy in the dental laboratory. Dental laboratory technicians…

Laboratory

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Power your CAD design with fast AI-supported workflows

Introducing Dental System 2025, CAD software featuring AI-driven bite alignment, smarter error notifications that reduce interruptions, and optimised case setup…

AI & technology

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Fighting focus: how I balance my boxing career and dentistry

Amateur boxer Mia Hull explains how she balances life between the ring and the dental lab, and what it has…

Dentistry

Colour perception in dental technology: why colour is created in the mind

Sascha Hein gets to the bottom of a widespread misconception: neither light nor objects are actually coloured – colour only…

Laboratory

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Calls made for Scottish Government-backed national dental labs

The dental practice sales market is buoyant in Scotland, with transaction levels rising and more entrepreneurial dentists keen to create…

Business