CosTech Dental Laboratory

What CosTech Dental Laboratory does

CosTech Dental Laboratory is a UK-based, full-service dental laboratory serving dental practices of all sizes, from boutique single-chair operations to large group chains including BUPA, {my}Dentist, and Clyde Munro. The company manufactures Crown & Bridge, Dentures (Premium and Premium+), Implants, and Laminates, working from both digital and analogue impressions with standard turnarounds of 4-8 days. The company currently operates from Gravesend, Kent, and is relocating to custom-fitted CAD/CAM-enabled riverside premises in Rochester in 2026 to accommodate growth.

The lab's technology stack centres on CAD/CAM design, 3D printing, and digital workflows including the Digi-Dentures workflow and Digital Smile Designs service. A proprietary online dashboard, the CosTech Portal, enables clients to track cases from receipt to delivery and communicate directly with technical staff. The lab is MHRA registered, DAMAS accredited since 2011, and employs exclusively GDC-registered technicians. Operational scale is evidenced by 76,000+ completed jobs in 2025 (a record year) and a 0.27% lab-fault remake rate, with coverage spanning South-East England via a regional driver fleet and the wider UK via Royal Mail tracked freepost.

Revenue derives from per-unit transaction fees on laboratory services plus precious-metal alloy surcharges (£5.30 per 0.1g for semi-precious silver to £14.21 per 0.1g for 58% gold), supplemented by an e-commerce shop selling surgery essentials, shade guides, demo models, intraoral scanners, and whitening products to dental professionals. Customer acquisition is primarily word-of-mouth, with the CosTech Portal functioning as both an operational tool and a client retention mechanism. The company is led by Directors Neil and David.

Name

CosTech Dental Laboratory

Legal name

CosTech Dental Lab

Website

https://costech.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CosTech Dental Laboratory is a UK-based, full-service dental laboratory serving dental practices of all sizes with Crown & Bridge, Dentures, Implants, and Laminates using CAD/CAM and 3D printing digital workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Laboratory Services

NAICS

Dental Laboratories (339116)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843)

akta.pro primary industry

Crown & Bridge (Fixed Prosthetics) Fabrication (HLABAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Restorative General Dentistry (Fillings/Crowns/Bridges) (HLABAAAB), CAD/CAM Digital Design & Milling Centers (HLABAJAE), Digital Prosthodontics & CAD/CAM Restorations (Chairside/Clinic-Based) (HLABAFAH)

Keywords

• Dental laboratory services
• Crown and bridge
• Denture fabrication
• Dental CAD/CAM
• Dental restorations

Headquarters

HQ city

Gravesend

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Laboratory Services: Full-service dental laboratory offering Crown & Bridge, Dentures, Implants, and Laminates. Services are priced per unit plus alloy costs for precious metal restorations. Turnaround times range from 4-8 days depending on case type and impression format.
2. Dental Products E-commerce: Online shop selling dental surgery essentials including shade guides, demo models, intraoral scanners, denture adjustment kits, teeth whitening products, and accessories. Products sold directly to dental professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CosTech Dental Laboratory is a UK-based full-service dental laboratory that manufactures dental restorations including Crown & Bridge, Dentures, Implants, and Laminates. The lab processes both digital and analogue impressions, offering standard turnaround of 5 days (digital) or 8 days (analogue) for Crown & Bridge and Dentures, and 4 days for Laminates. It also operates the CosTech Portal (a free online case tracking dashboard) and an e-commerce shop selling dental surgery essentials, intraoral scanners, shade guides, demo models, and whitening products.

Product overview

CosTech Dental Laboratory is a full-service dental laboratory operating as a unified platform combining core laboratory services with digital workflows and an e-commerce shop. The core services include Crown & Bridge, Dentures (Premium and Premium+), Implants, and Laminates, working from both analogue and digital impressions. Their digital ecosystem comprises the CosTech Portal (online tracking dashboard) and Digi-Dentures workflow for digital impression processing. The laboratory also offers specialized metal alloys for dental restorations including non-precious silver, semi-precious silver, and two gold options (39.9% and 58%). Their e-commerce shop sells surgery essentials, scanners, shade guides, demo models, teeth whitening products (Saber White), and denture care items to dental practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crown & Bridge Full-service dental restoration manufacturing for crowns and bridges, working from both analogue and digital impressions. Digital cases turnaround in 5 days; analogue cases turnaround in 8 days.
• Dentures Full denture service including Premium and Premium+ options, available with both standard analogue and digital (Digi-Denture) workflows.
• Laminates Dental laminate restorations with a 4-day turnaround for digital impression cases.
• Implants Dental implant restoration services and related lab work.
• Digi-Dentures Digital denture workflow allowing practices to send digital impressions for faster 5-day turnaround.
• Digital Smile Designs Digital smile design services for aesthetic treatment planning.
• Chrome & ComFlexin Specialist dental materials service for chrome cobalt-chrome restorations and flexible ComFlexin dentures; large-span or specialist material cases may require additional lab time.
• CosTech Portal Free online dashboard where clients can track lab work from receipt in lab to delivery back at the practice and send instructions and feedback directly to the technical team.
• Allied Star Sensa Intraoral Scanner Wireless intraoral scanner sold to dental practices, with no subscription fees, under warranty until end of June 2028. Requires user-provided laptop meeting specific hardware specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 76,000+ jobs completed in 2025 (record year)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trident Dental Laboratories: Independent UK dental laboratory providing Crown & Bridge, dentures and digital restoration services. Closely matched in service mix to CosTech, competing for the same UK dental practice and group customers.
• Davis Schottlander & Davis: Long-established UK dental laboratory and dental consumables supplier with full-service prosthetic, alloys, and digital workflow offerings. Highly comparable to CosTech as a UK-based one-stop dental lab serving practices and groups across Crown & Bridge, dentures, and implants.
• Wright Dental Group (Wright & Bell): UK full-service dental laboratory with Crown & Bridge and prosthetic offerings serving practices and corporate dental groups. Direct competitor in the UK private/group practice lab market.

Broad incumbents

• Modern Dental Group: Global (HKEX-listed) dental laboratory and clinician-services group with UK operations. Competes with CosTech on Crown & Bridge, dentures and digital restoration services at much larger scale; relevant as both a competitor and a benchmark for what scaled dental lab operations look like.
• National Dentex: US-based dental lab network serving group dental practices and DSOs with full-service prosthetics and digital workflows. Relevant analogue for the group-channel, multi-site dental lab model that CosTech is moving towards with BUPA, {my}Dentist and Clyde Munro.
• Dentsply Sirona: Global dental equipment, consumables and digital dental solutions company (CEREC, inLab). Relevant as the dominant supplier whose CAD/CAM equipment underpins CosTech's digital workflow and as a broad incumbent in same service category.
• Glidewell Dental: Large US-headquartered dental lab and digital manufacturing platform with global reach. A useful strategic benchmark for how digital workflow, CAD/CAM scale, and group-channel lab services evolve, though geographically broader than CosTech.

Emerging players

• Align Technology: Digital dental company built around iTero intraoral scanners and Invisalign. Comparable to CosTech on the digital-scanning workflow side; represents a credible adjacent competitor as scanner-driven restorative workflows expand.

Others

• 3Shape: Danish supplier of dental CAD/CAM software (3Shape Dental System) and TRIOS intraoral scanners that underpin many UK digital dental labs including CosTech. Indirect competitor/enabler whose roadmap shifts reshape lab economics.

Regional players

• Simply Dental Laboratory: UK independent dental laboratory offering analogue and digital Crown & Bridge and denture services. Closely comparable mid-market peer competing for similar UK dental practice accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/costech-elite-dental-laboratory
• Instagraminstagram.com/costechdental
• Xx.com/costechelite
• Facebookfacebook.com/costechelite

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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