Townie® Poll

Labs

Poll conducted from 8/26/2024 To 9/24/2024

How many labs do you use on a regular basis?
124 total votes
49%
Two or fewer
37%
Three to five
14%
More than five
How often do you speak with your lab technician by phone?
73 total votes
38%
Weekly
32%
Monthly
10%
Quarterly
21%
Rarely
How routinely are you using zirconia on second molars?
72 total votes
22%
25 percent of the time or less
22%
25 to 50 percent of the time
56%
More than 50 percent of the time
What percentage of your partials have a metal framework? (The rest would be flexible partials.)
72 total votes
26%
Less than 25 percent
25%
25 to 50 percent
21%
50 to 75 percent
28%
More than 75 percent
Have you delivered any printed or milled dentures?
71 total votes
18%
Printed
7%
Milled
17%
Both
58%
Neither
Have you fired or stopped using any of your labs in the past 12 months?
70 total votes
20%
Yes
80%
No
Are you using a 3D printer in your practice?
72 total votes
18%
Yes
69%
No
13%
I plan to get one sometime in the next year
How often do you place PFMs?
72 total votes
14%
Often
33%
Seldom
28%
Rarely
25%
Never
Would you consider providing crowns in office if you could have designs done by a remote lab?
72 total votes
43%
Yes
31%
No
26%
I already provide crowns in office
Have you experienced a reduction in quality from labs since the pandemic?
71 total votes
55%
Yes
45%
No
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