Headed for Salt Lake City –
April 14, 2010
We’re leaving this afternoon for a two-day visit with the folks from B&D Dental in Utah. I always look forward to such trips mainly because it gives me a chance to look at how other laboratories/businesses are operated. I held two jobs right after college – one in marketing and one in management consulting. Can’t say that I spent enough time in either position to qualify as even remotely proficient.
After those little diversions, I came to work for the family business and I’ve been here 26 years. In the beginning, I was given every opportunity to attend continuing education events, and visit with other laboratory owners. However, I’ve never really earned my keep anywhere else, but Ol’ SDL – sometimes I wish had left for a couple years to expand my horizons.
Too late for such a move now, so I take every chance I get to glimpse into others’ ”nuts and bolts”. Will hopefully have time to update you on anything interesting on which Daniel and his crew are working. I have high expectations as they just returned from a 10-day trip to the mill manufacturing facility in Istanbul…
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The guy there are awesome. Just purchase a scanning system toreplace my old and slow but very precise Etkon.
Yup.
We have been doing Titanium on Vita for more the 2 years now.
Sitting at the airport in SLC right now. I did see your lab’s name while I was there. Glad to hear you’ve been so successful with Ti. I’m feeling pretty comfortable with the idea, and I think its time to roll it out to our client base. Keep reading – I’m sure I’ll have some posts about our experience. And, yes – the folks at B&D are just plain good people. Looking forward to a long and profitable relationship!