What Frontier Dental Laboratories does

Frontier Dental Laboratories is a full-service, multi-site dental laboratory founded in 1985 and headquartered in El Dorado Hills, California, that fabricates high-end dental prosthetics for dental practices across North America. The company operates as a subsidiary within the Denbright Dental Labs network (seven consolidated labs, 16 US/Canadian cities, 700+ employees), retaining its own brand identity with offices in El Dorado Hills, Sacramento, Fort Lauderdale, and Vancouver, BC, and wholly owns D&S Dental Laboratory for digital denture production.

Core product lines include FrontierVeneers (IPS e.max lithium disilicate with proprietary cutback/hand-layering technique), No Prep FrontierVeneers, Crown and Bridge (zirconia, e.MAX, PFZ), Implant Solutions (custom abutments, surgical guides, Straumann/BioHorizons packages), SMILE AGAIN Clear Aligners, FrontierSmile Saver NightGuards, and Lucitone Digital Print Dentures. Production is anchored in CAD/CAM digital manufacturing with pre-built integrations to 11 intraoral scanner platforms (iTero, 3Shape, Cerec, DS Core, Ivoclar, Straumann, DEXIS, Medit, Carestream, Midmark, Planmeca) and complemented by hand-layering by master ceramists for aesthetic veneer work. Standard turnaround is 12 days; rush and FedEx overnight shipping are included.

Revenue is generated on a per-unit basis (pay-as-you-go) with prices ranging from $89 (value digital posterior crown) to $437+ (flexible dentures). GTM is sales-led through dedicated Smile Designer (Technical Consultant) assignments to each practice, supported by a doctor portal, new-doctor onboarding workflow, educational content (9 Principles of Smile Design, video library), and the Frontier Smiles Book marketing tool. Customer base consists of B2B dental practices — primarily individual cosmetic and general dentists — with no large enterprise anchor accounts disclosed.

Name

Frontier Dental Laboratories

Legal name

Frontier Dental Laboratories

Website

https://frontierdentallab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Full-service multi-site dental laboratory, founded 1985 and part of the Denbright Dental Labs network, that fabricates premium dental prosthetics — veneers, crowns, implants, clear aligners, nightguards, and digital dentures — for dental practices across North America using CAD/CAM and intraoral scanner integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Laboratory Services

NAICS

Dental Laboratories (339116)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843)

akta.pro primary industry

CAD/CAM Digital Design & Milling Centers (HLABAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crown & Bridge (Fixed Prosthetics) Fabrication (HLABAJAA), Digital Prosthodontics & CAD/CAM Restorations (Chairside/Clinic-Based) (HLABAFAH), Model/Die Work, Scanning & Case Digitization Services (HLABAJAJ)

Keywords

• Dental laboratory services
• Custom dental prosthetics
• Cosmetic dental restorations
• CAD CAM dental manufacturing
• Dental implant solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dental Prosthetics Manufacturing: Fabrication of custom dental prosthetics including veneers, crowns, bridges, implants, and occlusal appliances. Revenue is generated per unit/procedure with pricing varying by product type and material. Standard turnaround is 12 days with rush options available.
2. Nightguards and Protective Appliances: Sale of FrontierSmile Saver NightGuards at $135 per unit, with 3-day turnaround. Includes lifetime warranty on restorations when prescribed.
3. Clear Aligner Treatment: Smile Again Clear Aligners offered at competitive pricing (nearly 1/2 the price of leading brands). Design fee of $115 if treatment plan not approved. Includes 1 free refinement.
4. Frontier Smiles Books: Sale of branded patient education books in 10-pack ($37.50 each) or 25-pack quantities. Customized with dental practice branding to increase case acceptance.
5. Digital Dentures: Lucitone Digital Print Dentures and flexible denture products through partnership with D&S Dental Lab. Pricing varies by product type from $151 to $412+ per unit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Frontier Dental Laboratories is a full-service dental laboratory that designs, fabricates, and ships custom dental prosthetics to dentists and dental practices across North America. Its portfolio spans cosmetic veneers, crowns and bridges, dental implant components, clear aligners, occlusal appliances/nightguards, and digitally printed dentures, with digital case submission supported across 11 major intraoral scanner platforms. Standard turnaround is 12 days with complimentary FedEx overnight shipping included in fees.

Product overview

Frontier Dental Laboratories is a full-service dental laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of dental prosthetics and restorations. The core offering centers on cosmetic dentistry solutions including FrontierVeneers (IPS e.max lithium disilicate) with proprietary cutback/hand-layering technique, No Prep FrontierVeneers for minimally invasive cases, and Crown & Bridge in Brilliance Z zirconia, e.MAX, and PFZ materials. Implant Solutions include custom abutments and surgical guides with All Inclusive packages from Straumann and BioHorizons. The clear aligner product, SMILE AGAIN Aligners, provides orthodontic treatment with dual-shell construction and 3-6 business day turnaround. Occlusal appliances include FrontierSmile Saver NightGuards (with lifetime restoration warranty) and Kois Deprogrammer. Digital workflow includes model-free zirconia crowns at $89/unit and Lucitone Digital Print Dentures (via D&S Dental Lab partnership). The company integrates with 11 major intraoral scanner platforms (iTero, 3Shape, Cerec, DS Core, Ivoclar, Straumann, DEXIS, Medit, Carestream, Midmark, Planmeca) for digital case submission. Turnaround times include 12 days standard, rush available, 3-day nightguard turnaround, and 7-day digital crown delivery. FedEx overnight shipping included in fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Frontier Dental Lab: Core brand for dental prosthetics including veneers, crowns, bridges, implants, and clear aligners serving dentists across North America.
• FrontierVeneers
• SMILE AGAIN
• FrontierSmile Savers
• FrontierDigital

Products and services

• FrontierVeneers (Aesthetic Restorations) Premium dental veneers crafted from IPS e.max Lithium Disilicate (500 MPa flexural strength) using a proprietary cutback and hand-layering technique for natural translucency mimicking real teeth. Sold to dentists for cosmetic and aesthetic restoration cases.
• No Prep FrontierVeneers Minimally invasive, pain-free, shot-free, drill-free veneer solution for cosmetic cases. Sold to dental practices seeking a no-preparation veneer option for patients with dental anxiety.
• Crown and Bridge Aesthetic crowns and bridges available in Brilliance Z zirconia, e.MAX, and PFZ materials, designed for aesthetics, strength, and functionality. Sold to dentists for restorative cases.
• Implant Solutions Complete dental implant solutions including single-unit, bridge, and full-mouth implants, custom abutments, and surgical guides. Includes All Inclusive implant packages from Straumann and BioHorizons. Sold to dentists and dental specialists performing implant procedures.
• SMILE AGAIN Clear Aligners Clear aligner orthodontic treatment system with dual shell construction for consistent force delivery and premium thermoformed material with improved stain resistance. Proposed design delivered within 3 business days; aligners delivered 6 business days after approval. Made in USA. Sold to dentists offering clear-aligner therapy at roughly half the price of leading brands.
• FrontierSmile Saver NightGuards Protective occlusal nightguards digitally designed and printed in El Dorado Hills, CA. Priced at $135 per unit with 3-day turnaround; extends the standard restoration warranty from 2 years to lifetime when prescribed with every case. Sold to dentists for patient occlusal protection.
• FrontierDigital Posterior Crown Model-free, single posterior, full contour zirconia crown priced at $89 per unit. Digital scans only with 'Modeless' specification on digital RX; 7-day turnaround. Sold to dentists as a value-priced digital posterior crown.
• Lucitone Digital Print Dentures Digitally printed dentures using the Lucitone Digital Print Denture System, including treatment partials, complete milled dentures, flexible dentures (VisiClear, D-Flex), relines, and repairs. Produced in partnership with D&S Dental Lab, Dentsply certified with 50 years of industry experience. Sold to dentists and prosthodontists for edentulous and partial-dentate patients.
• Kois Deprogrammer Occlusal deprogramming appliance used in comprehensive restorative and cosmetic dentistry treatment planning. Sold to dentists for occlusal analysis and deprogramming prior to restorative work.
• Frontier Smiles Book Customized 40-page patient education book containing before/after case images, process insights, and QR-linked video testimonials. Available in 10-pack or 25-pack at $37.50 per book, personalized with the dental practice's branding to drive case acceptance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 MPa flexural strength for IPS e.max lithium disilicate veneers - 3-4x stronger than Feldspathic while maintaining natural translucency
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• D&S Dental LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD&S Dental Lab is a certified partner laboratory within the Frontier Dental Lab Group. Specializing in Lucitone Digital Print Dentures, D&S has been a leader in the dental industry for 50 years and is Dentsply Certified. Frontier Dental Lab refers cases to D&S for digital denture fabrication and maintains a dedicated Smile Designer (Seth Fedie) for digital denture workflow coordination.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Glidewell Dental Laboratories: Largest privately held dental lab in the US, offering a similar full-service portfolio of crowns, bridges, veneers, implants, and clear aligners with in-house CAD/CAM manufacturing and direct B2B sales to dentists. Directly comparable in product mix, target customer, and digital workflow emphasis.
• National Dentex Labs (NDX): National dental lab network offering crowns, bridges, implants, dentures, and aligners to dentists across the US. Operates as a multi-site PE-backed rollup with comparable B2B sales model and product breadth to Frontier.
• Modern Dental Group USA / Modern Dental Laboratory: Multi-site dental laboratory network providing crowns, bridges, aligners, and digital prosthetic solutions. Closely comparable as a consolidated, multi-site dental lab serving dentists with similar product portfolio and digital workflow integrations.
• Arrowhead Dental Laboratory: Full-service dental lab offering crowns, bridges, implants, cosmetic restorations, and digital dentures with a similar B2B sales motion and emphasis on aesthetic quality. Comparable scale and product mix to Frontier.
• DDS Lab: Value-priced dental lab serving dentists with crowns, bridges, dentures, and digital workflows. Direct competitor in the price-conscious segment where Frontier's $89 digital crown and value offerings compete.
• Aurum Group / Continental Dental Lab: Canadian-headquartered dental laboratory network with full-service prosthetics including crowns, bridges, implants, and aligners. Comparable to Frontier given the Vancouver presence and North American service territory.
• D&S Dental Laboratory: Wholly owned subsidiary of Frontier within the Denbright network; certified Lucitone Digital Print denture lab. Directly comparable as a dental lab in the same corporate family with overlapping digital denture capability.

Broad incumbents

• Dentsply Sirona: Global dental equipment, materials, and CAD/CAM systems manufacturer. Incumbent with overlapping capability in dental materials, milling systems, and digital workflow tools that intersect with Frontier's CAD/CAM and denture operations.
• Align Technology: Market leader in clear aligners (Invisalign) and iTero intraoral scanners — directly competes with Frontier's Smile Again aligner brand and benefits from the iTero scanner integration Frontier leverages.

Others

• Ivoclar Vivadent: Key supplier of the IPS e.max lithium disilicate material central to FrontierVeneers, and an intraoral scanner partner. Critical ecosystem enabler and materials vendor to Frontier's premium veneer product line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@frontierdentallab
• Facebookfacebook.com/FrontierDentalLabs
• Instagraminstagram.com/gil_frontierdental
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frontier-dental-laboratory

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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