Dental Laboratory Business & Management Course

Dental Laboratory Business & Management Course​

Managing staff, the customers, the finances, the workflow and the rubbish that goes on in our heads sometimes can be overwhelming.  Join other forward thinking dental technicians on this course of change, growth and development to create your perfect Lab.

The dental laboratory world is changing.

Many dental laboratories find themselves overworked and underpaid, this dental business course has been specifically designed by an ex-technicianfor technicians and with technicians to help you run your business, grow your business and build your business on the four key strategies that every successful business uses.

Brought to you by Mark Oborn, MBA, a dental technician with over 30 years in the industry, holding a Masters Degree in Business Administration with a major in marketing, creativity and innovation

Join Mark on this interactive and indepth laboratory busines course and enjoy working less, doing what you want to do and charging what you want to charge

Course Aims

The course takes the Balanced Scorecard approach to running a successful business.

The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business  worldwide to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. 

It was originated by Drs. Robert Kaplan (Harvard Business School) and David Norton as a performance measurement framework  to give businesses a more ‘balanced’ view of organisational performance.

When and where?

Friday 2pm, once per month for 2 hours via Zoom meeting. There will be a presentation of the principals, question and answer session, review of performance from the previous month and set goals for the coming month. All webinars will be recorded and made available for download.

The next course starts on September 4th and then on the first Friday of the month for 5 months.*

What do I need for the course?

  • Computer with internet access/microphone and speakers
  • Note taking facility
  • An enquiring mind that’s ready to take action and make a difference!

How do I sign up?

Simply enter your details in the form below, you will then be sent payment and course access details. No payment is required yet however you will be asked to enter your direct debit details ready for payment one week prior to the course beginning.

How much is it?

The course is £90/month inc VAT for 5 months.*

Sign up here

Course Content

Month 1 - Finances

dental laboratory be profitable

We will take a detailed look at how a profit and loss account, cash flow analysis and balance sheet interact with one another. We will look at how to make business decisions which keep more cash in your business which keeps you more financially secure and comfortable and enables you to invest more readily.

This module is specifically designed to help you MAKE MORE MONEY.

You will have taken a detailed look at how a profit and loss account, cash flow analysis and balance sheet interact with one another, looked at how to make business decisions which keep more cash in your business which keeps you more financially secure and comfortable and enables you to invest more readily

  1. Using a Profit and Loss Account to keep track of monthly performance
  2. Understanding a balance sheet to keep as much money in the business as possible
  3. Working with a cash flow analysis to maximise cash in the business

This module is specifically designed to help you MAKE MORE MONEY

Month 2 - Business Processes

We will take a detailed look at workflow analysis and how you can use each stage of the work process to enhance your business.

  • Where does CADCAM fit in? How can you continuously nurture the relationship with your clients (Customer Relationship Management)?
  • Where is the ‘value’ in the various processes of your business and how can you optimise these to get more clients and work more efficiently (Value Chain Analysis).
  • What future developments can you anticipate now, how can you prepare for them and how can you even predict them?

This module is specifically designed to help you be more EFFICIENT and COMPETITIVE IN THE LONG TERM.

You will have taken a detailed look at workflow analysis and how you can use each stage of the work process to enhance your business..
  • Understanding where digital dentistry fits in?
  • How to continuously nurture the relationship with your clients (Customer Relationship Management)
  • Knowing where is the ‘value’ in the various processes of your business and how can you optimise these to get more clients and work more efficiently (Value Chain Analysis).
  • Understanding how to anticipate and plan for future developments

This module is specifically designed to help you be more EFFICIENT and COMPETITIVE IN THE LONG TERM.

Month 3 - Managing People

managing staff in a dental lab
  • What motivates you and what motivates other people in your business?
  • If we can truly understand each other’s motivators we can begin to create a Highly Performing Team.
  • And what about de-motivators?

If we can eradicate/reduce de-motivating factors within the laboratory it leads to a far more pleasant working environment. This process begins with a robust recruitment policy, how do you find technicians, how should you decide who to employ and how can you ensure you comply with the law?

This module is specifically designed to help you have A HIGHLY PERFORMING AND MOTIVATED TEAM.

You will have a deeper understanding of how to eradicate/reduce de-motivating factors within the laboratory and increase the motivating factors it leads to a far more pleasant working environment.
  • Understanding what motivates you and what motivates other people in your business?
  • How to create a highly performing team
  • How to create an effective recruitment and retention system

This module is specifically designed to help you have A HIGHLY PERFORMING AND MOTIVATED TEAM.

Month 4 - Managing Customers

dental laboratory marketing

Your business will always do better if your customers are looked after, cared for and get what they want. If you balance this with your own needs it’s a truly win/win situation and the business flourishes, so:

  • What is your unique selling proposition (USP?)
  • Why should dentists buy from you and not the cheap lap down the road?
  • What are the key factors which contribute to competitiveness and how can you remain as competitive as possible (Porters Five Forces Analysis)?
  • Why do dentists and your customers do the things they do, what motivates them to think in certain ways and how can we learn to adapt and work with them? (Customer Behaviour Analysis)
  • How can you set up a robust and effective marketing strategy that works 24 hours per day 7 days a week without sleeping?

This module is specifically designed to help you to BE MORE COMPETITIVE

Have a deeper understanding of how to look after your customers, care for them and balance their needs with your own to create a truly win/win situation.
  • Having a clear unique selling proposition (USP).
  • Understanding why dentist should buy from you are not cheap that down the road
  • Carrying out an analysis to discover the key factors which contribute to competitiveness and how can you remain as competitive as possible.
  • Understanding the motivating factors which means that people buy from you
  • How to setup a marketing strategy that works 24 hours a day, seven days a week without sleeping.
This module is specifically designed to help you to BE MORE COMPETITIVE

Month 5 - Personal development and growth

dental technician personal development

Understand your own thought processes, the strategies you use to make decisions and how to create a Definite Chief Aim in life and business.

  • Why do you put yourself through all this?
  • What are your personal motivators?
  • Why do so many of us self sabotage our careers and life and how can we stop it?
  • What is your utlimate goal in life, how does your career fit in to this and how can you make it happen with the least amount of work, energy and effort

This module is specifically designed to help you to BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO and HAVE WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE in work and life.

What is your ultimate goal in life, how does your career fit in to this and how can you make it happen with the least amount of work, energy and effort

What do all of these people have in common?

  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Metallica
  • Bill Clinton
  • Serena Williams
  • Andre Agassi
  • Hugh Jackman
  • Chuck Liddell (MMA fighter)

All of these people have attributed their success, at least in part to working with a life coach. When we understand our own thought processes, the strategies we used to make decisions and the reasons we have negative beliefs about ourselves we can make definite decisions to change for the better, not only for ourselves but the people around us.

This module is specifically designed to help you to BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO and HAVE WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE in work and life.

Summary of what's included

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*Terms and conditions

There is a minimum of 10 delegates required for the course to run. Please do share this with your fellow technicians and laboratory owners to ensure we have enough delegates. 

You will need to provide your bank details for a direct debit mandate, course fees will then only be taken if the course runs.

You have a 7-day cooling off period after signing up using the form above. If you cancel after your cooling off period you may still be charged the full course fees.

If you decide to cancel your place any fees paid/due will only be refunded/not taken if the minimum delegate requirement is still met. If, by cancelling, you reduce the delegate count to 9 or less then you will either need to continue to pay the full fees or find another delegate to take your place.

By entering your direct debit details, in the form we will send, you are signing up to gain access to the course. Course fees apply even if you do not attend any of the webinars or join the Facebook group.

Your details will also be stored in our system, they will not be shared with anyone and you can choose to opt in or out of additional communication/marketing.