I think we have all seen a gradual decline in quality over the past few years/decades, which really disappoints me - because this is global, not local!
We can do a couple of things with this... remain top quality and charge accordingly or charge less to be competitive and send out sh!t work. I...
Richard Branson quote 'Teach them everything they need to survive on their own, treat them so well they'll never want to leave'
I try to live by this... I am fair and not a ass, but also have a standard that exceeds those in our local market.
We can charge a little more for the quality we...
Small to medium lab I guess... there are 9 of us.
This is more to work as a guideline for upskilling my staff into other areas and giving my apprentices some time targets to work towards. I pay them all generously and I'm not too concerned about issues with quality control, we have this already...
Thanks mate!
I appreciate your input.
I have complied a much more generous list of items now, based on what I believe as being generous (for slow, singularly made items!)
As you have mentioned, everything becomes much more efficient done in multiples.
Often, we are at the mercy of materials...
I hear what you guys are saying and i certainly don't disagree...
But surely each of you know within about 10 - 15 minutes how long everything will take you to do. I am looking to see if what i do is standard and what i am expecting from my team is realistic. I understand that my quality...
Hi All,
I hope the new year finds everyone well and thriving!
I have recently been looking into creating some metrics as a guideline for all my technicians and apprentices in regards to timeframes needed for each task we undertake in a Removable lab.
I know i have seen some tables with these...
out of interest what printer/s do you have and what material are you using? i currently am milling 10 - 12 a day and as soon as my new lab is done our printers will be set up to take on the load! Milling gives me great results, but the costs associated are pretty high! I can wait to be printing...
you can put your model into a pressure pot for about 10 minutes, this penetrates the entire model with moisture. then i always ensure the model is warm when pouring the gel, this prevents some distortions. Proper soaking is key though for stopping bubbles
Id try mid palatal foil relief to try and increase suction potential... worth a try.
ive even scribed a peripheral seal across the entire buccal border on cases to try and increase suction, some of these can be rather difficult to get a win on! a stone model isnt always the best reflection of...