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What can Carbon do for You?

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Dentsply Sirona and Carbon® launch Lucitone Digital Print Denture workflow and material system, taking digital dentistry to the next level. Fabricated at Drake Dental Lab! What can Carbon do for you? Reduced chair time. Increased bond strength. More accurate fit. Follow this link to watch one of these cutting-edge digital dentures being made! Want to know the best part? Your impressions can be sent in conventionally!  The "digital" workflow is left up to the lab.  The reduced chair time is due to the convenient workflow and in-house model printing! Carbon's mission is to reproduce how polymer products are designed and delivered in order to use them in a digital and sustainable future.  They expand to fields other than dentistry, and have done incredible things.  Check out this custom  3D printed orthopedic shoe !  Want to Rx one? Call any of our Technical Specialists at 1.800.476.2771 - we'll be happy to talk with you about t
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Warm Wishes From Our Homes To Yours!

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Warm Wishes and Happy Holidays! If the video above fails to load in your browser,  visit our youtube channel or the direct link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-fcXnk6BxI There you'll see our holiday message to you and much more!
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THE CROWN UNDER PARTIAL

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We often receive cases in the lab where a crown needs to be fabricated under an existing partial. Next comes the question, 'What's the best way to get there?' Well, there are 3 main ways - the choice is yours! We've made a video to assist in easy and accurate crown under partial results. Check it out! If the video window does not appear below due to your browser or phone settings, here is the direct link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHYSyT-tE8s&t=2s The video shows our 3 main techniques and when we feel each one would be best selected.  After watching it, should you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us!   Happy indexing!  - Till Next Time - Team Drake
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Plan your Smile with Diagnostic Wax Ups by Drake Dental Laboratory

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YOU SHOULD WAX! Diagnostic Wax Ups are a great way to treatment plan full mouth, full arch, or several unit spans for you and your patient.  Before the commitment is made, why not have a visual aide?   The wax up can be canted, lengthened, changed, and discussed until it is clinically and aesthetically ready to be made into a permanent restoration. The Wax Ups serve as a blueprint, and a patient-dentist-lab communication - all of this provides confidence and assurance in the final investment. One of our talented technicians let us video his process. Not only do we get a sneak peek at his talent, be we get to see the before model and the  after mock-up!
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From Janitor to Owner; Advice from Billy Drake

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Billy Drake, CDT, started in the lab industry as a janitor. Before that, he was a worm farmer!  He was determined to learn a  dental trade.  As it turns out, he had natural skills at the bench. Billy delivered cases, managed a department, and eventually bought the lab! He worked his way up to his current 30,000 square foot building, and uses it to extend those same circumstances of growth and opportunity to others. What does Mr. Drake say about his business model that can transcend the lab industry?  Check out the video above or LISTEN HERE   > Forbes' 10 Rules to Build a Wildly SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS  > Follow Drake on Facebook to see what's new!  >
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Polishing and Adjusting Valplast Chairside

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We recently sent out an E-Blast to address one of the FAQ we get at the lab: "How do we adjust and polish Valplast partials chairside?" It was a hit! Sign up with  AEGIS DENTAL NETWORK  to get our weekly reads! Here's the email: Here's the video: Do you do any of it differently? Want to know where to get the kit?  Contact us  As always, thanks for stopping by! - Drake Precision Dental Laboratories
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A call to get back to "good-old-fashioned" lab work

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A call to get back to "good-old-fashioned" lab work. (original contents repost from dentistrytoday.com) Interesting read!   The call from the author (   Paul Feuerstein, DMD )  is to "step back" from running to digital, and improve your basic skills. I believe that a solid analog foundation can be enhanced by digital - the 2 can live harmoniously...for now. After reading, thoughts on either side of this?
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