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Founded in 1978, R-Dent is now a second-generation family business and the largest privately-owned full-service dental lab in ithe region. Its 45-member team is dedicated to providing dentist partners with a diverse selection of high-quality � xed, removable, and implant-based products along with attentive customer service and support. R-Dent is equipped with the most advanced digital design and fabrication systems to maximize ef� ciency, productivity, and quality.

Daxton GrubbPresident,R-Dent Dental Lab

ON THE DIGITAL FOREFRONT…AND WHY THAT’S A GOOD THING

WHY...PARTNER WITHR-DENT DENTAL LABORATORY

I n the 35-plus years since my father started R-Dent, we have grown and evolved, but we have not strayed

from his original mission as a young CDT: “Offer quality products with high esthetics and outstanding customer service.”

That means using the most advanced digital technologies and state-of-the-art materials to build lasting relationships that bene� t the doctor and the patient.

Pride in TechnologyWe take pride in staying on the leading

edge of technology and have an excellent track record of knowing which products to align with. We offer state-of-the-art products and materials (like an on-site 3-D model printer, and Zirlux for all our FCZ and layered-zirconia restorations), and professional continuing education.

We are certi� ed to receive � les from all the major scanning systems and, currently, 22% of our � xed department’s cases are coming over as a digital impression. We expect that number to grow and are work-ing to help practices transition to digital scanning. We even pay up to $500 per month toward the payment of a scan-ner for dentists who meet certain criteria. Some of those practices may well go on to in-practice design and/or milling. We encourage that too, because the more steps that become digital, the better our abil-ity to isolate variables. We are taking out all the things that could go wrong—bad

batch of material, technique errors, setting/working time in the practice, and model-pouring variables in the lab. Predictability and consistency go up dramatically.

And our digital integration isn’t restrict-ed to � xed restorations. We’re a certi� ed Avadent Digital Denture Lab and we print our cast partials frameworks in-house.

The Personal TouchWe personalize account preferences,

using the same technician to fabricate a practice’s product each time, giving us a distinct advantage over “giant” labs. That said, as the largest privately owned lab in our 3-state area, our range of products, comprehensive services, and team-driven workforce separate us from smaller labs. For example, our On-Staff Clinician provides complimentary services, and we have a CDT who performs the chairside conversions for “All-on-4” implant cases.

The Perfect PartnerWorking with Henry Schein to become

an HSPN lab is exciting for us. We jumped on the digital bandwagon early, and im-

mersion into the digital work� ow is one of several key criteria for becoming an HSPN lab. Our relationship with Henry Schein enhances our ability to provide our dentist-partners and their patients outstanding products and excellent service.

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Staying at the front of the line when it comes to technology that bene� ts dentists and patients is critical to the team at R-Dent Dental Laboratory. They’ve made digital technology a key part of their business. Here are a few highlights.

22% of R-dent’s � xed department cases are from digital impressions

For dentists interested in integrating digital impressions into their practices, R-dent will pay up to $500/month for those who meet certain criteria

R-dent accepts multipledigital impression systems:• 3M True De� nition• 3Shape Trios• Planmeca PlanScan• Align Technology iTero• Carestream CS 3500• Sirona Connect

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Zirlux 6-unit layered bridge. This state-of-the-art material offers strength and esthetics.

Products and Techniques for Best PracticesFeaturing case studies and techniques that focus on the products used.

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