Dental Lab Workflow: From Case Intake to Delivery

Every dental lab has a workflow, even if it is not written down. Writing it down is the first step toward a system that scales.

1. Intake

Case is received via the doctor portal or another channel. Patient, dentist, work type, materials, shade, due date, and files are recorded.

2. Planning

Lab manager assigns the case to a technician and confirms the deadline against capacity.

3. Production

Technician moves the case through the production stages defined by the lab. Materials are consumed and tracked in inventory.

4. Quality control

QC checks the case against the Rx and the dentist's notes. If something is off, message the dentist on the case.

5. Dispatch

Case is marked ready and dispatched. Dentist sees the status update in the portal.

6. Invoicing

Generate the invoice from the completed case.

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