U.S. Dental Laboratories Industry, The (3rd Edition)

Examine the operations of the nation's 12,000 dental labs, which provide a variety of products and services for dentists, including crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, orthodontics and inlays. The bulk of these labs are small, most having less than $500,000 in annual sales. The study analyzes industry revenues and growth from 1987 forecasted through 2003, how labs operate and services are performed, detailed census operating and financial ratios, patient demographics and spending on dental care versus the total healthcare market.