Tooth stock logistics

[Denture Dude]

Just wondering how different folks are doing it. Keeping a large tooth stock? Ordering when needed? Returning broken sets?

 

[Denture Dude]

Inna-Hurry. I believe you’ve spoken on this before?

 

[TheLabGuy]

I keep about a months worth in stock. Then about every two weeks my front office lady will go through and order all the cards I've used, return broken sets...that way I have pretty much every mould/shade on hand at all times. Took me a bit to build up a months worth of tooth stock with the cabinets but seems to be working last few years.

 

[mightymouse]

We have a great partnership with Zahn. Due to that 25 plus year relationship we were given a great (shh don’t tell anyone) $1.99 next day shipping cost. So we primarily do daily orders and occasionally (once every two months) do a big restock. Broken sets do take time but nothing longer than usual.

 

[Doris A]

We have a great partnership with Zahn. Due to that 25 plus year relationship we were given a great (shh don’t tell anyone) $1.99 next day shipping cost. So we primarily do daily orders and occasionally (once every two months) do a big restock. Broken sets do take time but nothing longer than usual.

Ivoclar has free next day air. We keep a stock and send broken sets back about one a month.

 

[rkm rdt]

Has anyone scanned their favourite molds?

 

[mightymouse]

Ivoclar has free next day air. We keep a stock and send broken sets back about one a month.

Curious is that across the board for customers or a special relationship deal. When we order (not that much from Ivoclar) we get charged $15 for shipping.

 

[Doris A]

Curious is that across the board for customers or a special relationship deal. When we order (not that much from Ivoclar) we get charged $15 for shipping.

I believe it's across the board. It used to be that you had to buy $250 worth of teeth, but the last couple of years it's been free shipping for any amount.

 

[zero_zero]

Ages ago, when I was involved making removables on a daily basis, had pretty much every shade and mold in a big tooth cabinet. The rep would come every two weeks or so, taking the used cards and restock new, never had to worry about the inventory. Nowadays, being digital, we just keep a healthy stock of PMMA disks, then mill whatever is necessary... an arch is broken up into four - 4 to 5 unit pieces to improve nesting.

Has anyone scanned their favourite molds?

Yeah, did that, way way back when I bought my very first scanner ( a D700, << shudder >> ) ... wasted lots of time making custom libs, even cracked the license and hacked the viewer to be able to convert between DCM's and STL's ...lol

 

[Denture Dude]

Ages ago, when I was involved making removables on a daily basis, had pretty much every shade and mold in a big tooth cabinet. The rep would come every two weeks or so, taking the used cards and restock new, never had to worry about the inventory. Nowadays, being digital, we just keep a healthy stock of PMMA disks, then mill whatever is necessary... an arch is broken up into four - 4 to 5 unit pieces to improve nesting.


Yeah, did that, way way back when I bought my very first scanner ( a D700, << shudder >> ) ... wasted lots of time making custom libs, even cracked the license and hacked the viewer to be able to convert between DCM's and STL's ...lol

So. You mill a single tooth for a repair?

 

[zero_zero]

So. You mill a single tooth for a repair?

We don't have many repairs, since the clientele are mostly transients who come down here to get their teeth done, then they leave. But yeah, repairs are a PITA...

 

[Lamber Tran]

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[Denture Dude]

Decisions decisions. Thanks guys!