Scheduling

Crown, Bridge, and Implant Cases

• Crown and Bridge cases require 10 working days in the lab.
• Implant cases require 15 working days in the lab.
• The days in-lab do not include time for out-of-town shipping (2 days both ways), local pick-up and delivery, weekends, or holidays.

Of course, we understand that there will always be exceptional cases and we will be happy to accommodate the needs of the patient. Please make these requested accommodations to our policy the exception, not the rule. “Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness” – Al Capone

Complex and Aesthetic Cases

McTech specializes in complex and aesthetic Cases. Our owner and head technician, Mark, has 40 years of experience in the dental field. In that time, he has logged hundreds of hours attending multi-disciplinary study groups, he has worked with the very best doctors in our region and together successfully completed hundreds of challenging cases.

McTech Dental lab thrives when the stakes are high and the impacts are higher.

• We cannot know what will be necessary regarding time for every complex case. Keep in mind that cases that we would consider complex greatly benefit from more time for planning, problem solving, and creativity.
• We feel it very necessary to not belabor the definition of what constitutes a complex case. We would prefer to be involved in the planning process of a complex case as early as possible. This is best facilitated by having McTech do the wax-up, develop the initial surgical placement proposal (3D printed Surgical Guides) based off the wax up, and by utilizing our auxiliary services for prepping and temporization such as reduction guides or our milled PMMA or composite eggshell temporaries with stepped placement stints. For a complete walkthrough on what to expect including guides on temporization and reduction, Click Here.
• A complex case fee per unit will be applied on a “by case” basis at the sole discretion of our head technician and owner Mark.

Custom Shades

If a patient needs a custom shade, the most ideal time for us to see the patient is before the prepping procedure. Please have the patient or your office contact us to set up an appointment before prepping for crown(s). If the custom shade must be taken after prepping procedures, please make an appointment no sooner than three hours after the prepping appointment. If a patient is whitening or even considering it, please complete the whitening first. After completion, please allow two days for a possible slight rebound of the previous shade. It is important that the whitening be done before scheduling a custom shade appointment to ensure that we can get as accurate a shade as possible.