The Dental Lab Technician Shortage Isn’t Coming. The Numbers Say It’s Already Here
There are 33,920 dental laboratory technicians working in the US right now. According to federal labor projections, that number is expected to shrink by 5.1% over the
The Status Call Is the Most Expensive Call Your Lab Takes
There is a call every dental lab in America takes several times a day. An office rings in and asks where a case is. Someone at your
When the Owner Is the System: What Your Lab Looks Like on the Day You Are Not There
Ask a lab owner what would break if they took two weeks off, and most of them laugh before they answer. The laugh is the answer. Every
Your Best Technician Just Became a Manager. Now What?
The National Association of Dental Laboratories built a two-day certificate program this year, and the reason they gave for it is the most useful sentence in the
What the 2026 Lab Consolidation Wave Is Actually Buying
Eight dental lab deals have been announced so far in 2026, one short of the pace set in 2021. That number is getting read as a signal
The Lab Workforce Math Stopped Working. Here’s What Labs Are Doing Instead.
The dental lab workforce has declined by more than 30% since 2004. Restorative demand has not. The numbers don’t describe a hiring problem The Bureau of Labor
