Dental Printers Give Dobson Ortho Lab a Competitive Edge

How Dobson Ortho Lab delivers "second to none" appliances using the latest in dental 3D printing.

As one of the largest providers of tooth positioners in the US-and a family-owned and operated orthodontics lab with more than 150 years of experience between its four founders-quality craftsmanship is an absolute given.

"In orthodontics, everything is custom. No two appliances are the same," says James Dobson, vice president of Dobson Ortho Lab. "It's our family name that goes out the door, so we have to make sure that we're offering handcrafted, quality appliances and putting the customer's needs first for every case that they send us."

In order for their team to make the highly accurate appliances that their customers have come to expect-like invisible retainers, acrylic retainers, positioners, and splits-Dobson Ortho Lab depends on the latest additive manufacturing technology, says Dobson.

"For today's modern orthodontic lab, two technology advancements are mission critical for technicians to get the best results. First, you have to be able to receive high-quality digital scans of the patient's anatomy. Second, you have to have a reliable and precise printer. Without a printer that is both highly precise and high quality, the digital scans don't matter," says Dobson.