Technology
The laboratory is down the corridor, not across the country.
Scanning, design, manufacture and fitting happen in the same building. That shortens turnaround and keeps the clinician and the technician working from the same information.
Intraoral scanning
A digital scan of the teeth and gums replaces impression trays for most restorative and aligner work, and the file is used directly in design.
CAD design
Restorations are designed against your own bite and facial proportions, and reviewed with you before manufacture.
3D printing
Approved designs are printed in our dental laboratory on site, then cured, finished and characterised by our technicians.
Digital radiography
Radiographs are taken and displayed immediately, so findings can be shown to you during the appointment.
Optical lens edging
Lenses are cut, coated and mounted in the practice, and adjustments are handled by the same team.
Shade and fit verification
Colour and fit are checked chairside, with the laboratory in the same building for immediate refinement.
In-house laboratory
From digital scan to finished device, kept within the group.
Most practices send restorations and lenses to outside laboratories. Our dental and optical work is produced in-house, which keeps the design decisions with the clinician who treats you and shortens the time between scan and fit.
Inside our laboratories
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Digital capture
A handheld scanner captures the teeth in three dimensions, or measurements are taken for your prescription lenses. No putty impressions for most dental work, and no sending frames away to be fitted elsewhere.
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Design with you
Restorations are designed against your own bite and facial proportions; lenses are calculated for your prescription and frame. You see the plan before anything is manufactured.
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In-house manufacture
Approved designs are printed, milled, cut or edged in our own dental and optical laboratories — not sent to an outside facility.
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Fit and adjust
The device is tried in, the bite or vision is checked, and adjustments are made chairside — in the same building where it was made.
Digital smile design
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Treatment is planned digitally before anything is manufactured, so the shape and proportion are agreed with you first. Images are illustrative and individual results differ.
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Next step
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