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<blockquote data-quote="CoolHandLuke" data-source="post: 243688" data-attributes="member: 4850"><p>nothing wrong with wanting to do your own lab work. just food for thought, though: whatever you are learning to do, and are doing pretty ok at, most labs have 1000 times the experience.</p><p></p><p>however, that said lets answer your questions: looks like digitally you may already have enough foundation to do analog work. but i caution you to do so, because it is much more labour intensive and time intensive. most prosthos i know like to stick to something they know, like implantology or cosmetics. doing the general dentistry route is highly complex. for you to do that AND your own lab work - i have to wonder how many hours do you think the day has ? pouring, articulating, scan design, digital manufacturing, baking, all on top of clinical evaluations, placing implants and cementing/bonding cases... that is an unfortunately impossible load of work without being a monumentally dedicated team.</p><p></p><p>so basically i'm saying focus your efforts. be a lab that specializes in Lithium Disilicate (or Lithium Silicate) and grow. </p><p></p><p>all good labs start as a small company focused on a single product, and grew. it so happens that the way many labs grow is focusing on one product above all others. hence glideterribly. a lab that focused on manufacturing one product, doing it as best they can, and content to mostly ignore all other efforts.</p><p></p><p>so get on your horse and back it. if you do the clinical side, get people who do lab work well, and figure out how their skills can be put to use. a team of skilled porcelain artists will be crap at full contour digital manufacturing. but they will be good if someone can create for them good iZir style frames for layering. but again you need skilled partners to make those frames.</p><p></p><p>so unfocused work will either lead you to outsource a lot, or focusing will allow your team to shine. </p><p></p><p>i'll let you figure out where that leads.</p><p></p><p>always have a lawyer and an accountant on speed dial, never plan to do something you have no experience doing, until it has been done for you enough times that you can confidently break ground.</p><p></p><p>big expensive machines come with big expensive repair bills.</p><p></p><p>places with >10 employees will need on the job WHMIS or other similar training if you are in Canada.</p><p></p><p>your greatest assets to your lab get up and go home at night. treat them respectfully.</p><p></p><p>take CE seriously. </p><p></p><p>sometimes a single tooth can be harder to make than a 9 unit bridge. accept this fact and move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoolHandLuke, post: 243688, member: 4850"] nothing wrong with wanting to do your own lab work. just food for thought, though: whatever you are learning to do, and are doing pretty ok at, most labs have 1000 times the experience. however, that said lets answer your questions: looks like digitally you may already have enough foundation to do analog work. but i caution you to do so, because it is much more labour intensive and time intensive. most prosthos i know like to stick to something they know, like implantology or cosmetics. doing the general dentistry route is highly complex. for you to do that AND your own lab work - i have to wonder how many hours do you think the day has ? pouring, articulating, scan design, digital manufacturing, baking, all on top of clinical evaluations, placing implants and cementing/bonding cases... that is an unfortunately impossible load of work without being a monumentally dedicated team. so basically i'm saying focus your efforts. be a lab that specializes in Lithium Disilicate (or Lithium Silicate) and grow. all good labs start as a small company focused on a single product, and grew. it so happens that the way many labs grow is focusing on one product above all others. hence glideterribly. a lab that focused on manufacturing one product, doing it as best they can, and content to mostly ignore all other efforts. so get on your horse and back it. if you do the clinical side, get people who do lab work well, and figure out how their skills can be put to use. a team of skilled porcelain artists will be crap at full contour digital manufacturing. but they will be good if someone can create for them good iZir style frames for layering. but again you need skilled partners to make those frames. so unfocused work will either lead you to outsource a lot, or focusing will allow your team to shine. i'll let you figure out where that leads. always have a lawyer and an accountant on speed dial, never plan to do something you have no experience doing, until it has been done for you enough times that you can confidently break ground. big expensive machines come with big expensive repair bills. places with >10 employees will need on the job WHMIS or other similar training if you are in Canada. your greatest assets to your lab get up and go home at night. treat them respectfully. take CE seriously. sometimes a single tooth can be harder to make than a 9 unit bridge. accept this fact and move on. [/QUOTE]
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