Inlab Summit SW15

Tristan was in Dallas over the weekend attending Sironas Inlab Summit SW15. He was able to get a first hand look at Sironas new software coming out this summer. Sirona inlab is a great system with some great features. Currently here at Bayou State we are using other CAD/CAM systems like Sum3d, geomagic and 3shape. The information Tristan gathered at the summit shows some incredible capabilities that Bayou State may soon take advantage of by partnering with Sirona. Stay tuned to our blog we'll be updating when we make our partnership with Sirona offical. *** Special thanks to David for the invite and the VIP treatment he showed Tristan in Dallas.

VITA Easyshade Advance 4.0 raffle

Here at Bayou State we truly appreciate our dentists. So that's why we are always looking for ways to reward them for allowing us to be their crown and bridge provider. That's why we've decided to raffle off a VITA Easyshade Advance 4.0. It's easy to enter, for every case sent you get your office name put in for the drawing, thats it! This is a near $2,000 value! We truly love working with our clients and will always try to find ways to make their practice better. ***Drawing ends at the end of may 2015 so if you want your name entered give us a call 225-927-8917

Referral Seminar Notes

As you may know, referrals and word-of-mouth- marketing is the most profitable and satisfying way to grow a dental practice. The sad fact is most dental offices leave getting referrals to chance and by accident as opposed to getting referrals by design a proven system. We thought there was some good information about some things you can implement into your practice, such as: 1. Any new patient the dentist should call them before they come into your office to thank them for the opportunity to serve them. 2. Implement some sort of a referral system of your choice, educate and inform the entire staff about the program. 3. Remind and reinforce the staff about keeping the program in place and work it consistently. Morning huddle before new client arrivals. 4. TESTIMONIALS, TESTIMONIALS. Testimonials should include: • The patients FULL name • Information about the patient’s personal life. (job, city they live in) • How being a patient of yours has made them feel, and changed there life.

Bayou State Crown and Bridge Lab Inc. New Technologies

Bayou State Crown and Bridge Lab has installed many new pieces of equipment in the recent years, starting with Roland milling machines. By utilizing in house milling on 5 axis mills, gives us the ability to mill in house PMMA temps, Zi substructures and full crowns, diagnostic, press or cast waxings with exceptional quality and fast turnaround times. We have also installed 3dsystems projet 3d printers. With 3d printing we can achieve exceptional marginal integrity with unmatched fits on cast and pressed restorations. We've also become a Trios Ready Certified Lab. This allows us to accept and process any intraoral Stl scan file. These are just a few of the new technologies here at Bayou State we have installed in recent years. And our promise is that we will continue to implement new ways to better produce restorations in the future. Speaking of the future stay tuned for Bayou States new website coming soon with a lot more interactive functions and incredible educational resources.

NADL Public Awareness

NADL Launches New Social Media Platforms to Address Public Awareness The National Association of Dental Laboratories is pleased to announce the launch of two new social media outlets that will serve as the foundation of NADL’s ongoing public awareness campaign to address core policy objectives that promote “transparency in dentistry” and the role and value of a competently trained dental technician. “During the last year and half, NADL facilitated a series of focus group meetings and conducted national surveys with the dental laboratory industry to gather ideas and input for the messaging of this campaign. The core of this objective has now come to fruition. The hard work comes now to ensure that the message is heard” says Henry Martin, CDT, NADL President. The new social media outlets are www.whatsinyourmouth.us and www.youtube.com/user/WIYMCampaign/videos The information gathered on these sites provides comprehensive information for the dental consumer, dentists and the dental laboratory community. The campaign to promote these sites to consumer organizations and dental organizations and the dental community will take place starting in August 2013. The goal is to encourage interested parties to include these web references on their own social media platforms so that a broader population of individuals can be reached. “We are excited about the formal launch of these two major components of NADL’s comprehensive public awareness campaign, advocating for the role of the dental technician is paramount to NADL’s mission as an organization” says Gary Iocco, NADL President Elect and Leon Hermanides, CDT, NADL Board Member, who serve as Co-Chairs of the Public Awareness Committee.

$50 OFF ATLANTIS ABUTMENTS!!!

Here at Bayou State we love passing along our savings and success to our clients. So, We've decided to offer 50$ DOLLARS OFF ALL ATLANTIS ABUTMENTS During September 2013. This offer is good for all types of abutments Zirconia, Titanium and Gold Hue. Give us a call or email today for more information on Atlantis Abutments or any other one of the great products we offer here at Bayou State Crown and Bridge Lab.

Bayou State is running a full contour zirconia special for August

Bayou State Crown & Bridge Lab has been having incredible success with our Full Contour Zirconia crowns better known as ALL-ZI-GATOR. And we've decided to pass along this success to our clients by offering $10 off our already great priced ALL-ZI-GATOR crown during August 2013. Email us or give us a call today if you want more information about the ALL-ZI-GATOR crown or any other great products we offer here at Bayou State Crown & Bridge Lab.