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Dental lab costs and margins

Cost per unit, production time and admin management: practical guides for lab owners.

A profitable lab knows what every crown, bridge or denture leaving the bench actually costs — materials, technician time, machine hours and fixed expenses. The guides in this section break down the numbers: how to calculate your hourly rate and cost per unit, when milling in-house beats outsourcing, what remakes really cost and how much time admin takes. Every article uses worked examples with figures from published studies, and most link to a free calculator you can use with your own numbers. Try the free dental lab cost calculator →