Dental lab fees for 3-D models

[JKraver]

Now how's your grocery bill???

150-170 kids are eating more now too.

 

[bigj1972]

150-170 kids are eating more now too.

Get a smoker. Mass quantities

 

[JKraver]

Get a smoker. Mass quantities

Raise pigs some smoke hams for the winter....

 

[Affinity]

We get about 30+ eggs a day. Cheap, easy, healthy, fills kids right up!

 

[JKraver]

Tried doing chickens, not my thing.

 

[Affinity]

Not mine either.. all I do is make teeth.

 

[bigj1972]

BBQ smoked boneless chicken thighs. Slap' em right on the bun.

 

[rkm rdt]

Printed meat
Beyond Meatloaf.

 

[TheLabGuy]

Get a place on a lake...eat fish all the time

 

[bigj1972]

We get about 30+ eggs a day. Cheap, easy, healthy, fills kids right up!

As long as they stay out of the onion patch.

 

[Davor RDT]

No Charge unless we do JUST models. Then its $30/case. The model charge is built into the crown fee of $99.

Labor:
Case Entry - $1.50
Model Design - 4.00
Crown Design- 4.00
Nesting/Milling- 3.50
De-Puck/Sinter- 3.50
Finish/S+G - 8.00
Billing - $1.50
Delivery - $3.00
Overhead - $1.25

Materials:
Model Resin- 4.25
ZR Preshaded/ML - 4.00
Finishing - 1.00
S+G - 3.00
Crown Box - .50

Total= $43.00 ( 56.6% Profit)

Know your numbers, your costs and your margins. Then you can make an informed decision on what to charge and where your prices should be.

Not nessicarily in agreement with price points but this is very important to do to everything lab you work in/are running offers . Thanks for posting this I am still learning so much on daily so it helps big time to see how others are doing it .