Covid-19 Lockdown, 2 years later- Dental Lab.

It’s been two years since the covid-19 lockdown in March of 2020. We have learned a lot of lessons in the Dental Lab Industry. Here are some of the lessons that we have learned so far. 

on Dental Product Reports from their one year look back we read:

“How Labs Fared“

In the early days of the pandemic, labs were forced to shut down. And although their work is necessary, the unpredictability of the situation led to anxiety about the future of some of them. Happily, however, those who were able to weather the storm saw business waiting for them upon their reopening. Even better, some saw even more business.

“We finished last year out with a surprising 12% over annual targets, that included a 2-month shutdown, with July 2020 being one of the biggest months in Absolute history,” Jack Marrano, CDT, director of signature prosthetics at Absolute Dental Services, says. “Currently, we are seeing an impressive trend of much of the same, finishing out January 2021 26% over target and on track to a record sales year at Absolute. I believe dentistry is still very much in part a luxury, and attribute the record sales to the patients who did not go to Europe this year but always wanted veneers. Many reports were from offices stating that large cosmetic cases have been walk-ins and not linked to hygiene.”

Others were able to take advantage of the unexpected time off to fine-tune their businesses.

“Looking back now, being shut down was a blessing in disguise,” David Turpin, owner of Spartan Dental Lab, says. “It allowed me to work on some projects that were pushed to the side, because being busy, production, and helping clients always took top priority. So the shutdown helped grow my business in a positive way. I was able to evaluate processes and procedures to improve how we would run the business when we reopened. Taking a step back really helped the overall health of my business.

We have experienced the same type of growth and the ability to focus on projects that we have pushed off time and time again. This break in work and

2 Labs, 2 States, 2 very different covid dental lab experiences.

The Utah Dental Lab scene and California Lab scene were at the opposite ends of the pandemic spectrum.