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May, 2009 Issue
Is the Cadent iTero™ Recession Proof?...
Dental offices are down across the country and as a result Dental labs are as
well. The majority of labs around the country are down in sales, some more than
others, however being 10% down or better is considered good for the current market.
Ragle Dental Laboratory isn't really any different from any other lab fighting
the current economic situation, except for one thing: the Cadent iTero™ dentist.
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January, 2009 Issue
I’m glad you asked....
A few months back I received a call from a longstanding client who had received
a charge on a complete remake of a single crown. The reason for the remake was
a distortion of the first impression which was noted on our Remake Findings Form
after our review of the case. The client was not as concerned about the charge
but the reason, stating that; "who is he to tell me my impression was
bad?" The question could have stemmed from the age of the person filling
out the findings form, how it was written on the findings form, or this client
could have been having a bad day. But, the reality of it was we redid a case
due to a faulty impression.
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September, 2008 Issue
One Month left of the Captek™ Promotion
Our New Years resolution this year was to provide our customers with a more affordable
Captek™ crown in 2008. Many of you have taken advantage of this promotion.
We
really believe in Captek™, now more than ever, especially
since Nano technology and GC’s pressable porcelain gives
us a consistent, predictable result every time. When building
a crown consistency is paramount. It is our sincere wish to
provide our customers and ultimately their patients with the
best restoration options the Lab industry has to offer. It does
not get much better than Captek™. Many of our customers
now firmly believe in the benefits of Captek™. This was our
hope when we implemented this year’s promotion.
All things must come to an end. Rising costs have
forced us to review our Captek™ promotional price structure.
But it will remain in effect through the end of September.
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March, 2008 Issue
Dentristy... seemed to be the buzz throughout the week at the Chicago
Midwinter Meeting this year. From Clinical to Laboratory “Digital” was
mentioned, used, shown and demonstrated as the biggest change to hit Dentistry
since Ceramco meant a porcelain crown. To those who are younger than I, Ceramco
is a porcelain brand name but like Xerox is to copies, and Kleenex is to tissue,
when Ceramco porcelain was introduced it became synonymous as a branded all-inclusive
name for a PFM. As history seemingly repeats itself, we now attribute Lava as
any type of Zirconia crown. “
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February, 2008 Issue
Please read below this important announcement received from the National
Association of Dental Laboratories on a documented dental restoration containing
lead. If the local media does pick up the story outlined below or you are contacted
by any of your patients who have seen, read or heard of the story please be assured,
and now notified, that Ragle Dental Laboratory does not send anything offshore.
All restorations are fabricated onsite except for partial frames which are fabricated
for us at Bertram Dental Lab located in Appleton, WI as they have been for almost
27 years. Many laboratories in the US do use an offshore lab to control costs.
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September, 2006 Issue
After 33 years in the lab business I have learned one important thing,
that there are some things that will never be understood so we learn to accept,
adapt, and move on. When I decide to step away from this business and for those
who continue in the path of conventional Dentistry, the one thing that will probably
continue to be a mystery is occlusion and running a close second will be contacts.
I can confidently prove why these are still problems and what causes the misfortune
of high, tight, or loose. Whatever the case may be, I gave that up many years
ago. We accept, adapt, and move on.
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March, 2006 Issue
When I see that Ragle Lab can improve our services to you, our customers,
whether that be through a procedure or product I am going to offer that as a standard
method of operation. We can always do something else if requested but I am a believer
that something has to be at the top, or core, for all else to be measured from.
Over the years I have watched implant abutments improve. First it was a simple
post but they came out or broke. Then whether the hex is inside or out, tines
or friction, separate screw, double thread or single. They all worked for their
time. Now we enter into the age of esthetic abutments. Some make universal esthetic
abutments but then there are custom. See why I recommend only one standard procedure
for today’s implant abutments.
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February, 2006 Issue
My philosophical values have always driven me to seek out new advancements
in dentistry continually pushing the envelope in bringing to the dental community
products and services that will enhance the delivery of restorative care to the
dental patient. Technological advancements are great, sometimes at quite a cost
and not much return, but typically they lend themselves to improvements in the
overall process in what you receive from Ragle Dental Laboratory. As we improve,
I always believe we are never good enough, I want you to know what’s coming
and going in our world of dentistry.
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