Dental Designs

What Dental Designs does

Dental Designs is a family-owned dental laboratory founded in 1980 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. The company manufactures custom dental prosthetics, including fixed restorations (crowns and bridges), implant products (custom zirconia and titanium abutments, scan bodies, impression copings), removable prosthetics (dentures, partials, bite splints), and full-arch / All-on-X prostheses, serving dental practices and oral surgeons across the United States. Production is built on a CAD/CAM digital workflow supplemented by 3D printing for dentures, partial frameworks, and full-arch prototypes, with material sourcing from established suppliers including Argen, Zirkon Zahn, NobelProcera, and major implant manufacturers. Dental Designs accepts digital intraoral scans directly through integrations with 3Shape Trios, Itero, Carestream/Dexis, DS Core, and Medit, and operates a Doctor Web Portal for order tracking and account management.

The company operates six physical lab locations in Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux Falls, Denver, Boston/Wilmington, and Boise/Meridian, providing free local delivery and pickup in core markets. Revenue is generated on a per-case basis with quote-based pricing, supported by warranty terms (up to 5 years on crowns and full-arch zirconia). Go-to-market relies on direct B2B relationships, CE-accredited educational courses (Lunch & Learns), a New Doctor Kit onboarding program, organic social media, and a structured five-step digital workflow with oral surgeon partners for full-arch cases. The company is privately held by the Barrett and Sweeney families, with current owners Joe Barrett, Ben Sweeney, and Ryan Sweeney, and has no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Dental Designs

Legal name

Dental Designs, Inc.

Website

https://dentaldesignsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dental Designs is a family-owned dental laboratory founded in 1980 that manufactures custom crowns, bridges, implants, dentures, and full-arch prostheses for dental practices and oral surgeons across the United States through six regional labs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Laboratory Services

NAICS

Dental Laboratories (339116), Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Crown & Bridge (Fixed Prosthetics) Fabrication (HLABAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Removable Prosthetics (Dentures/Partials) Fabrication (HLABAJAB), CAD/CAM Digital Design & Milling Centers (HLABAJAE), 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing for Dental Prosthetics (HLABAJAF)

Keywords

• Dental laboratory services
• Dental prosthetics manufacturing
• Custom dental restorations
• Implant abutment fabrication
• Digital dental workflow

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Prosthetics Manufacturing: Fabrication of custom dental restorations including crowns, bridges, implants, dentures, and full-arch prostheses. Services are priced per case/unit with turnaround times ranging from 10-15 in-lab days depending on service type.
2. Digital Scanning Services: Acceptance of digital intraoral scans and conversion to restorations, with integration to various scanner platforms.
3. CE Courses: Continuing education presentations for dental professionals offering CE credits on topics including color communication, digital dentistry, implant team coordination, and treatment planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dental Designs is a family-owned dental laboratory that fabricates custom fixed and removable dental restorations, including crowns, bridges, implant abutments, dentures, partial frameworks, and full-arch prostheses, for dental practices and oral surgeons across the United States. The company operates six regional labs using CAD/CAM digital workflow and 3D printing to produce restorations with 10-15 day in-lab turnaround times, accepting intraoral scans from all major scanner platforms.

Product overview

Dental Designs is a family-owned dental laboratory (founded 1980) offering fixed and removable dental restorations through six locations. The core product portfolio includes Fixed Restorations (High Esthetic Zirconia Crowns, Gold Crowns, High Strength Zirconia, PFM), Implant Products (Custom Zirconia/Titanium Abutments, Scan Bodies, Impression Copings), Removable Prosthetics (Traditional/3D Printed Dentures, CAD/CAM Partial Frameworks, Flexible Partials, Bite Splints), and All on X/Full Arch services (PMMA Prototypes, Final Zirconia prostheses, Immediate Load prostheses, NobelProcera Implant Bars). These products are supported by a digital platform comprising Online Ordering accepting all major intraoral scanners, a Doctor Web Portal for account management and order tracking, and Scanner Connection services for integrating 3SHAPE Trios, Itero, Carestream/Dexis, DS Core, and Medit systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fixed Restorations (Crowns and Bridges)
• Implant Products and Services
• Removable Prosthetics
• Denture Services
• All on X / Full Arch Services
• Online Ordering System
• Doctor Web Portal
• Scanner Connection Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced turnaround times through digital workflow
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Oral Surgeons (Partner Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDental Designs partners with leading oral surgeons across the country for digital full-arch cases. The collaboration streamlines the full-arch workflow, coordinating between oral surgeons, general dentists, and the laboratory to deliver precise and aesthetic prostheses. The 5-step workflow includes pre-op workup, surgery day prosthesis, integration check, PMMA prototype, and final zirconia restoration.
• 3ShapecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with 3Shape Trios intraoral scanner allowing dental offices to send digital scans directly to Dental Designs through the 3shape Unite platform.
• IterocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Itero intraoral scanner. Dental Designs Itero code is 8871. Offices call Itero customer service to add the lab connection.
• Carestream Dental / DexiscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Carestream/Dexis scanner through CS Connect platform. Offices connect by inviting the lab through the Lab Management icon.
• DS CorecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with DS Core platform for digital scan submissions to Dental Designs.
• MeditcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Medit Link platform. Dental offices search for Dental Designs on Medit Link and add connection to send digital scans.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aurora Dental Lab: Aurora Dental Lab is a regional US dental laboratory serving practices with fixed and removable restorations; comparable as a direct peer in services and customer base.
• Arrowhead Dental Laboratory: Arrowhead is a US dental lab offering fixed, removable, and implant restorations with digital workflow capabilities; comparable to Dental Designs in size, product scope, and B2B GTM to dental practices.
• PRO-Craft Dental Laboratory: PRO-Craft is a US dental lab providing fixed, removable, and implant restorations with in-house CAD/CAM; directly comparable to Dental Designs in product breadth and target customer (general dental practices).
• Bay Valley Dental Lab: Bay Valley is a US mid-sized dental laboratory offering crowns, bridges, implants, and removable prosthetics with digital capability; a direct peer to Dental Designs in scale and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Dental Services Group (DSG): DSG is a US network of dental laboratories providing crowns, bridges, implants, and removable prosthetics with centralized digital workflow support; a broad incumbent with similar product breadth to Dental Designs but larger network scale.
• National Dentex (NDX): NDX operates the largest network of full-service dental labs in North America, offering crowns, bridges, implants, and removable prosthetics much like Dental Designs; it is a broad incumbent directly comparable to Dental Designs' national footprint ambitions.
• Glidewell Dental Labs: Glidewell is the largest US dental laboratory, offering an analogous fixed, removable, implant, and full-arch product breadth to Dental Designs with proprietary CAD/CAM and milling at much greater scale; relevant as a broad incumbent defining the same category.
• Modern Dental Laboratory USA (Modern Dental Group): Modern Dental Group operates a US presence with fixed and removable prosthetic offerings serving dental practices; comparable to Dental Designs as a broad incumbent in the dental lab category with larger international scale.

Others

• Sterngold: Sterngold supplies dental laboratory materials, attachments, and implant components used by labs including Dental Designs; comparable as a materials supplier rather than direct competitor.
• 3Shape: 3Shape is a leading intraoral scanner and dental CAD software vendor; Dental Designs integrates with 3Shape Trios via 3Shape Unite, making 3Shape a key ecosystem partner/adapter rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DentalDesignsInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dental-designs-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/dentaldesignsne
• Xx.com/dentaldesignsne

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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