From Our Lab to Yours: An End-of-Year Quality Checklist for Dental Practices
As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to step back and evaluate how your dental lab partnership is supporting your practice. Are cases arriving on time? Are remakes minimal? Is communication clear and responsive?
Here at Electric Arts Dental Lab in Austin, TX, we believe a quick quality check at year’s end can uncover small adjustments that lead to major improvements in efficiency and outcomes in 2026.
Your End-of-Year Dental Lab Checklist
Taking time to review these key areas can help set your practice up for success:
Review your most common case types—which restorations flowed smoothly, and which created challenges?
Double-check shade selection protocols and clinical photography consistency
Update digital scanner software and verify current settings
Assess turnaround time reliability and ease of communication
Evaluate how well your lab aligns with your practice goals (esthetic-driven cases, implants, digital workflows, etc.)
Confirm material preferences and prescription templates are accurate and up to date
Why This Matters
A dental lab isn’t just a vendor, it’s an extension of your clinical team. When systems are aligned and expectations are clear, you’ll notice:
Greater accuracy and restoration fit
Increased patient satisfaction
Less chairside adjustment time
Improved efficiency and profitability per case
Looking Ahead to 2026
Finishing the year with a strong foundation allows you to begin the next with clarity and confidence. Contact our Austin-based team here at Electric Arts Dental Lab to review your current workflow or discuss how we can support your goals in 2026 with precision, partnership, and reliability.
We Offer Personalized Service for Austin Dentists and Partners
As the year comes to a close, now’s the perfect time to ensure your patients step into the new year with comfort and confidence. We offer personalized communication and support, making it easier for us to collaborate with local Austin dentists and partners. From customizing to fine-tuning the details of a case, direct communication ensures your practice gets the best results with every order. Establishing close relationships with our partners (you!) helps you meet your patients' needs with precision and care.
Supporting the Austin Community
Choosing us as your local dental lab in Austin helps build trust with your patients by supporting local businesses. Dentists who work with local labs can promote their community involvement, which strengthens patient loyalty and enhances your practice’s reputation in the area.
Flexible Solutions for Quick Adjustments
If a case requires last-minute changes or fine-tuning, your local dental lab (us!) can address these adjustments quickly and efficiently, ensuring that your patients always get the best possible results.
Let’s Talk About How We Can Support Your Dental Practice
Contact us at (512) 615-3544 or fill out the form below!
Our team takes pride in our commitment to quality and precision and offers a wide range of dental lab services to meet your needs. We use only the finest materials and techniques to create a wide range of high-quality in house dental restorations including crowns, bridges, veneers, and implant abutments, as well as orthodontic appliances such as essix retainers and nightguards.
We offer same-day services, consisting of repairs and relines, replacing denture teeth, adding teeth or clasps to acrylic partials, Essix retainers, and whitening/fluoride trays. Our normal turnaround times are 5 days for digital cases and 7 days for traditional cases. All products manufactured in the US.