Wax techs.. how much? how fast?

[Jeremiah76]

I would like to see what labs are paying vs. what they are requiring of wax techs
Would you hire a tech that could not wax 10 crowns a day for $17/hr or even $10/hr, or hire them at all?
what would you require a tech to wax by the hour?
what would you pay a decent wax tech?
Is 3 units an hour too much to ask?

 

[rc75]

 

[CoolHandLuke]

waxing what? C+B? the majority here are cadcam and dont bother hand waxing anymore.

 

[JKraver]

20min a full contour emax is good. a coping sprued 5 min 7 min tops. again digital has killed the wage for this part of the lab

 

[Juko]

Do you want quality or quantity?
Speed or precision?
Hookers or prostitutes?
Whores or sluts?

 

[CoolHandLuke]

1. yes
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes

 

[Getoothachopper]

1. yes
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes

 

[RCKSTR]

How would a wax tech do anything at all? I'd get a real person, CAD/CAM a bonus.

 

[RJS8669]

In a related question - what would you pay the guy that affixes the handles to the buggy whips?

 

[gallagerdental]

In a related question - what would you pay the guy that affixes the handles to the buggy whips?

In some respects, sad to say , very but true. Good analogy.


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[Jeremiah76]

what about a lab that specializes in smile design with cases that are often 12-20 units with little to no prep???
How many quality driven cad cam design techs do you know that can bang out smile design cases???
Few and far between.

 

[Jeremiah76]

Do you want quality or quantity?
Speed or precision?
Hookers or prostitutes?
Whores or sluts?

nice comment, I was not asking the peanut gallery. the answer would be speed and precision there is a fine line at which both can be PROVIDED

 

[Jeremiah76]

In a related question - what would you pay the guy that affixes the handles to the buggy whips?

I would agree with this analogy if we were in the sort of industry that put the needed effort into training technicians in the technology we have rather than having a few half wit chinese guys, who roll over every chinese new year, and know nothing about dental technology only how to maneuver shapes in a program and do a poor job at that.

 

[JKraver]

In a related question - what would you pay the guy that affixes the handles to the buggy whips?

Probably pretty well, they sell for huge money in sex shops.

 

[rkm rdt]

for the record, I have no part in where this thread is about to go....

 

[JKraver]

nice comment, I was not asking the peanut gallery. the answer would be speed and precision there is a fine line at which both can be PROVIDED

If you want fast and good it's not going to be cheap, If you want good and cheap it's not going to be fast, if you want fast and cheap it's not going to be good.

 

[CatamountRob]

When I did quite a bit of waxing I could wax between 40 and 50 units a day, that was a mixture of everything. Single PFM's, bridges and full contour stuff to be pressed in e.max or cast in gold. That was working at a normal pace. I usually didn't have to do the investing.

 

[RJS8669]

I would agree with this analogy if we were in the sort of industry that put the needed effort into training technicians in the technology we have rather than having a few half wit chinese guys, who roll over every chinese new year, and know nothing about dental technology only how to maneuver shapes in a program and do a poor job at that.

I can't even begin to imply that I understand what you're trying to say here...

 

[CoolHandLuke]

what about a lab that specializes in smile design with cases that are often 12-20 units with little to no prep???
How many quality driven cad cam design techs do you know that can bang out smile design cases???
Few and far between.

in what way would Virtual waxing hinder or be worth taking a backseat when doing these kinds of cases? this is what cadcam was precisely designed to do. give you a pattern and let you get from start to finish with less time and effort spent.

theres a sponsor here that maybe you should see some of their case photos.

http://www.dentalcadstudio.com/ all they do is case design. they manufacture exactly nothing. it is highly consistent work. "Consistency" is the name of the game with CADCAM. maybe their style isnt quite what you were looking for, but then consider the fact that in doing business with an outsourcing partner such as these people or nearly any other, you are asking them to do the legwork, so an overly critical eye really doesnt help anyone.

 

[2thm8kr]

I can't even begin to imply that I understand what you're trying to say here...

Don't trifle with a tech who believes CAD is just a passing fad.