SIC 8072 | NAICS 339116
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Journal of Dental Technology
https://nadl.org/
Monthly trade journal features news and information for dental laboratory owners and managers, with
topics covered in various issues of this publication including new products and techniques, optimizing
systems to enhance profitability, increasing technician productivity, using supplier relationships as
a selling point, differentiating your products in a crowded marketplace, and effectively using technology.
Costs of Doing Business Survey
http://nadl.org/
Annual cost of doing business survey provides information on a variety of topics including dental lab
characteristics and demographics, lab technician compensation and experience, employee benefits, insurance
costs, facilities and operations, annual unit volume, fees by product line, annual sales and expenses,
and work received from and/or outsourced to domestic and foreign dental laboratories.
LMT Magazine
https://lmtmag.com/
Monthly trade publication features news and information for dental laboratory owners and managers, with
topics covered in each issue including management insights, marketing strategies, business
how-to articles, and product updates, and special features
including the biennial "LMT Fee Survey" and "LMT Wage Survey"
reports and the "State of the Industry Survey" conducted every five years.
State of the Industry Survey
https://lmtmag.com/
State of the industry survey conducted every five years offers an in-depth look at current trends in
the dental laboratory profession, changes over the last five years, and participants' outlook for the
future, with separate sections of the report addressing specific segments of the market such as removable
prosthetics, porcelain ceramics, implants and abutments, and digital materials and technologies.
Comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of the dental laboratories market in the U.S. and selected other countries, with topics covered in the report including industry and product overview, noteworthy trends, macro growth drivers, and historical and forecast sales trends, and U.S. firms profiled including Glidewell Laboratories, MicroDental Laboratories, Inc., and National Dentex Corp.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Biennial fee survey report provides detailed information on fees for specific products by product type (e.g., fixed restoration, removable prosthetic, and orthodontic), geographic region (e.g., national, U.S. Census division), and lab size (e.g., 1, 2, 3-5, 6-20, 20+ persons), and also includes information on overall lab profitability and participant demographics. Current and past surveys are available online.
Annual cost of doing business survey provides information on a variety of topics including dental lab characteristics and demographics, lab technician compensation and experience, employee benefits, insurance costs, facilities and operations, annual unit volume, fees by product line, annual sales and expenses, and work received from and/or outsourced to domestic and foreign dental laboratories.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed by manufacturers in this sector on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with occupational categories covered in the survey including dental laboratory technicians who manufacture customized prosthetic devices such as crowns, bridges, and dentures and orthodontic appliances for individual patient applications.
LMT Wage Survey Report: Managers
https://lmtmag.com/
Biennial wage survey provides average national hourly wage information for management personnel,
with office manager compensation reported by years of experience
(e.g., 0-2, 3-5, 6-10, 10+ years),
and department manager compensation reported by department (e.g., crown and bridge, removable, implant,
and CAD/CAM) and years of experience (e.g., 0-2, 3-5, 6-10, 11-15, 15-20, and 20+ years).
LMT Wage Survey Report: Technicians
https://lmtmag.com/
Biennial wage survey report provides average national hourly wage information for technicians, with
compensation data reported by department (e.g., crown and bridge, denture, orthodontic, implant,
CAD/CAM) on an overall basis and by specific position within
the department, years of experience
(e.g., 0-2, 3-5, 6-10, 11-15, 15-20, and 20+ years), and lab size (e.g., 2-5, 6-20, and 20+ employees).
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.