CadeTech Ortho Lab

RetainerDesigner · 10-18-2007, 03:18 PM

Hi everyone, Im Cade and I have owned a ortho lab here in Texas for about 4 years now. My wife Sara joined me full time at the beginning of 2007. She now takes care of the books and I take care of the wire bending. She is now known as "The Enforcer"

We have a young one, a 19 month old son named Sawyer.

I have just launched (Oct 2007) a free website where kids can design their own retainer at Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer! Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer!
Its is also free for labs to use with their doctors (that is way I designed it). It is still "buggy" and there is a lot more information to add, but it also has a forum if you have an ortho lab question. BTW, broadband connection highly recommended, with over 6400 color combinations for one retainer it takes awhile to load the images the first time you open the site.

Looking foward to talking to you all soon on this forum, i just hope I get my retainers done!
Cade Tippett, CDT

trisha · 10-18-2007, 04:17 PM

Hello, I am a lone ortho lab operator myself. I have been in business for close to 8 years now. This is forum is exciting. I will check out your website.

Travis · 10-19-2007, 02:07 PM

Hi Cade thanks for helping out and saying hi. Thats really cool how you got your web address to say Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer! I will sign up on your site and help out what I can.

Travis · 10-19-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by trisha

Hello, I am a lone ortho lab operator myself. I have been in business for close to 8 years now. This forum is exciting. I will check out your website.

Hi Trish glad to meet you, were is your lab located?

RetainerDesigner · 10-19-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis

Hi Cade thanks for helping out and saying hi. Thats really cool how you got your web address to say Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer! I will sign up on your site and help out what I can.

I have no idea how my website is doing that

It must be pulling the page title some how. Anyway,Its great to be here, I can already see that this forum is going to take off, It is already attracting some high quality people. Looking forward to seeing you on the dark...uh...ortho side of things.

Cade

trisha · 10-20-2007, 12:35 AM

Hi Travis, I am in Missouri. Bare with me on these posts and stuff, this is all new to me. I have dial up, so I usually don't spend a lot of time on web sites because it eats up too much time.
How long have you been in business?

Travis · 10-22-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by trisha

Hi Travis, I am in Missouri. Bare with me on these posts and stuff, this is all new to me. I have dial up, so I usually don't spend a lot of time on web sites because it eats up too much time.
How long have you been in business?

I have been on my own for two years now, lots of ups and downs. How is this site for your dial up is it good or bad?

trisha · 10-23-2007, 01:18 PM

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I have been on my own for two years now, lots of ups and downs. How is this site for your dial up is it good or bad?

Your site is really easy and fast to access, even with dial-up! What is the name of your business? Ya know, even though I have been in business for 8 years I still never know what tomorrow will bring. I just keep my fingers crossed that I can continue making appliances for many years to come.
Have you been able to figure out a nice balance for your workload? I dread calling on new accounts as I am not a salesman. Hopefully I can continue with the practices that I work with.

trisha

Travis · 10-23-2007, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by trisha

Your site is really easy and fast to access, even with dial-up!

I am glad this works for your dial up, the classifieds might slow it down a bit.

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Originally Posted by trisha

What is the name of your business?

I use my last name as my labs name, I kept it simple.

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Originally Posted by trisha

Ya know, even though I have been in business for 8 years I still never know what tomorrow will bring. I just keep my fingers crossed that I can continue making appliances for many years to come.

I have been working alone for two years now.
I got two crowns last week so I have this week to look for another account. One of my primary accounts moved to New York and became a pediatric dentist. So I have one account now that does about 10 units a week it keeps me busy. Its week by week just like you. I guess it makes it interesting.

RetainerDesigner · 10-24-2007, 09:14 PM

Travis,
When do you find time to work on this web site? I know with me my website could easily eat up a whole day. I usually I wait till Friday, no dentists work on Friday = nothing due.

BTW, we should start a frapper to see where everyone is located.
Visitor Map, MySpace Map, Frappr Map - The most social maps on the Web.

Travis · 10-24-2007, 11:03 PM

I work on it through out the day. I work from home so when I take breaks I go online. That frapper looks pretty complicated, I will look into it. It would be a nice addition.

AmyLouRDH · 10-25-2007, 04:59 PM

I think that is so cool that there is a retainer lab. I know patients have retainers I just take for granted where they come from. I can not imagine how hard it is so work with all the colors of retainers that kids have now. When I had a retainer we got to choose from blue or green, now kids come in with swirls and sparkles that glow in the dark, that is too neat. Well more power to you and all that you do.

Travis · 10-25-2007, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RetainerDesigner

Travis,

BTW, we should start a frapper to see where everyone is located.
Visitor Map, MySpace Map, Frappr Map - The most social maps on the Web.

Done

RetainerDesigner · 10-26-2007, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AmyLouRDH

I think that is so cool that there is a retainer lab. I know patients have retainers I just take for granted where they come from. I can not imagine how hard it is so work with all the colors of retainers that kids have now. When I had a retainer we got to choose from blue or green, now kids come in with swirls and sparkles that glow in the dark, that is too neat. Well more power to you and all that you do.

All the colors are not that hard, as long as the patient limits them to 2( at least for me). Its just a matter of switching acrylic bottles in the middle of "pouring up" . There are even new acrylics colors that will disappear when heated up (in the mouth) and reappear when cooled down (taken out of the mouth). It can be fun and frustrating at the same time
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10-18-2007, 03:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
RetainerDesigner Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stephenville, Texas Posts: 186 Gallery: 8 Rating: 0% (0) Rep Power: 2	CadeTech Ortho Lab Hi everyone, Im Cade and I have owned a ortho lab here in Texas for about 4 years now. My wife Sara joined me full time at the beginning of 2007. She now takes care of the books and I take care of the wire bending. She is now known as "The Enforcer" We have a young one, a 19 month old son named Sawyer. I have just launched (Oct 2007) a free website where kids can design their own retainer at Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer! Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer! Its is also free for labs to use with their doctors (that is way I designed it). It is still "buggy" and there is a lot more information to add, but it also has a forum if you have an ortho lab question. BTW, broadband connection highly recommended, with over 6400 color combinations for one retainer it takes awhile to load the images the first time you open the site. Looking foward to talking to you all soon on this forum, i just hope I get my retainers done! Cade Tippett, CDT Last edited by RetainerDesigner : 10-18-2007 at 03:21 PM. Reason: url bad

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RetainerDesigner Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stephenville, Texas Posts: 186 Gallery: 8 Rating: 0% (0) Rep Power: 2	Travis, When do you find time to work on this web site? I know with me my website could easily eat up a whole day. I usually I wait till Friday, no dentists work on Friday = nothing due. BTW, we should start a frapper to see where everyone is located. Visitor Map, MySpace Map, Frappr Map - The most social maps on the Web. __________________ http://retainerdesigner.com My location

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AmyLouRDH Junior Member Simon Champion! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20 Gallery: 0 Rating: 0% (0) Rep Power: 0	Awesome I think that is so cool that there is a retainer lab. I know patients have retainers I just take for granted where they come from. I can not imagine how hard it is so work with all the colors of retainers that kids have now. When I had a retainer we got to choose from blue or green, now kids come in with swirls and sparkles that glow in the dark, that is too neat. Well more power to you and all that you do.

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10-18-2007, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
trisha Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas City Missouri Age: 43 Posts: 284 Gallery: 5 Rating: 100% (1) Rep Power: 2	Hello, I am a lone ortho lab operator myself. I have been in business for close to 8 years now. This is forum is exciting. I will check out your website.

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Travis Buell Skee Ball Champion! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA Age: 33 Posts: 1082 Gallery: 11 Rating: 100% (3) Rep Power: 3	Hi Cade thanks for helping out and saying hi. Thats really cool how you got your web address to say Start Designing Your Orthodontic Retainer! I will sign up on your site and help out what I can.

10-20-2007, 12:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
trisha Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas City Missouri Age: 43 Posts: 284 Gallery: 5 Rating: 100% (1) Rep Power: 2	Hi Travis, I am in Missouri. Bare with me on these posts and stuff, this is all new to me. I have dial up, so I usually don't spend a lot of time on web sites because it eats up too much time. How long have you been in business?

10-24-2007, 11:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Travis Buell Skee Ball Champion! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA Age: 33 Posts: 1082 Gallery: 11 Rating: 100% (3) Rep Power: 3	I work on it through out the day. I work from home so when I take breaks I go online. That frapper looks pretty complicated, I will look into it. It would be a nice addition.