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OK - I'm planning on "splurging" on the software to track everything, BUT - how do we stop using the credit card when we need to buy supplies? I know that we are in a tough spot - and maybe closing the physical business down like someone said, might be our only option. A disheartening option...

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses. We are trying to market to more dentists. I am planning to pinpoint local dentists and get fee schedules delivered before school starts. He can definitely take on more work, it just seems slow right now. You have given us a lot to think...

Well, here is our scenario - my husband took out a $50k loan to get the equipment he needed and the lab built. (physical construction) - he went $10k over - which went on a credit card. (EEK!) MISTAKE #1!! He has one employee - part time. He has 12 clients - (how do YOU market to more??) He...

Does anyone have an idea of a worksheet that helps track all that's going out and coming in? We're sinking into a deep debt whole and I'm trying to get things back on track, somehow. :( thanks! Becca

Thanks everyone! I'll look into those books, and see what kind of business planning we can do over the holiday! Happy Thanksgiving!

So, my husband began his own lab about 4 years ago. He took out a business loan early this year, and went from a place basically duct taped together, to a place with some beautiful equipment. And debt, of course. He hired a woman with an amazing worth ethic, no dental experience, and began...

Does anyone have a chair they find to be the best to work in? Pretty sure the back pains won't subside with a new chair purchase, but it's time to get one... Thanks - Becca

Dewalt has an oil-less air compressor at Home Depot (its yellow) that i have been using since i switched from the manual Valplast to the TCS furnace injector unit, and i couldnt be happier with the results. I was using an air compressor that only gave me 120psi and the unit wouldnt inject fully...

I am beginning to hire for the expanded location and have considered purchasing a teaching kit. I remember using the PTC Dental when I was first learning. When I looked into the training kit I realized that it was going to be around $4,000 for the basics - vidoes, books, materials, etc...

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I want to buy a few flask sets for my husband. He has some that are obviously much better than others. I was looking around Ebay. Any rec's from experienced folks out there? Stay clear of Ebay? Buy from a particular seller? thanks in advance...

My husband, after punching a hole in the drywall (many which have been repaired with lab plaster),usually sits outside and takes a few puffs on a cigar. I'll admit, it was nice to know that it isn't just him that gets that overwhelming sensation that the work is always piled up, no matter how...

After removing my duplicate model from hydrocolloid the model has a powdery finish to it. Almost like the stone hasn't set up regardless of how long I leave it there. It could be hours, minutes, or days. Anyone know why? The master model is fine. I blocked out all the undercuts with wax...

What is the best system to use when injecting flexible resin? TCS? Valplast? Dentsply? Thanks in advance...

OK - so we are working in the morning, to enjoy the afternoon today, but are running into issues. after a dentist takes a wash impression using coe-soft after a successful try-in and returns it to me to process, i run into a problem. it seems as though when i boil out, coe-soft fuses to...

details... He works with Valplast, partials, and dentures - re-movables only at this point.

My husband, after two years of working in a 200 sq ft space, is expanding his lab! He has done it ALL - and it hasn't been easy. He is taking over a dental office, and making the entire space his own. We hope to get things going in the next month or two. Does anyone have "must haves" you...

I appreciate all of your responses! This John- the husband lab tech that is experiencing the vertical issues with Valplast. Both castings are indexed and mounted to the proper vertical, so no changes are occuring in respect to the transfer to the duplicate. Die stone is used during the...

thanks everyone, for your advice...i am here with him now- he has been in the lab for 12 hours- used the harder stone- and it is still not working right- he is frustrated beyond belief - has even mentioned taking up farming... :O( does anyone know of a seminar he might be able to take on...

My husband opened a dental lab approximately a year ago. He has been trying out Valplast for a while now, and even went to NY to take a class (we are in Oklahoma) Today, NOTHING seemed to go right- Anyway- he is at his wits end, and there is nothing I can do to help, but try and find someone...