Townie® Poll

Labs

Poll conducted from 8/19/2023 To 9/27/2023

How many labs do you use on a regular basis?
119 total votes
54%
Two or fewer
40%
Three to five
6%
More than five
How often do you speak with your lab technician by phone?
76 total votes
42%
Weekly
37%
Monthly
4%
Quarterly
17%
Rarely
How routinely are you using zirconia on second molars?
73 total votes
14%
25 percent of the time or less
25%
25 to 50 percent of the time
62%
More than 50 percent of the time
What percentage of your partials have a metal framework? (The rest would be flexible partials.)
75 total votes
39%
Less than 25 percent
17%
25 to 50 percent
19%
50 to 75 percent
25%
More than 75 percent
Have you delivered any printed or milled dentures?
74 total votes
12%
Printed
7%
Milled
15%
Both
66%
Neither
Have you fired or stopped using any of your labs in the past 12 months?
72 total votes
38%
Yes
63%
No
Are you using a 3D printer in your practice?
77 total votes
18%
Yes
71%
No
10%
I plan to get one sometime in the next year
How often do you place PFMs?
76 total votes
20%
Often
33%
Seldom
26%
Rarely
21%
Never
Would you consider providing crowns in office if you could have designs done by a remote lab?
75 total votes
35%
Yes
41%
No
24%
I already provide crowns in office
Have you experienced a reduction in quality from labs since the pandemic?
75 total votes
44%
Yes
56%
No
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How many labs do you use on a regular basis?
  
Sally Gross, Member Services Specialist
Phone: +1-480-445-9710
Email: sally@farranmedia.com
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