Independent Research 2026

Researching Better Ways to Work with Dental CAD / STL Design

We are conducting independent research to understand the friction points in dental lab and clinic workflows when handling digital designs. Help us map the future of digital dentistry.

Why We Are Running This Survey

The transition to digital dentistry has solved many problems but introduced new operational complexities. This research aims to quantify those hurdles.

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    Understanding Labs

    Deep dive into how labs manage the peak demand of design requests.

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    Operational Challenges

    Identifying bottlenecks in STL file sharing and communication between clinics and labs.

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    Market Needs

    Evaluating the need for more transparent, scalable design services.

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"Our goal is to build a comprehensive data set that helps technology providers build better tools for the dental professionals who use them every day."
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Research Lead

Dental Systems Analysis

Challenges We Are Exploring

We are focusing on these three core pillars of the digital dental workflow.

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Finding Designers

How difficult is it to find qualified CAD designers who understand your specific aesthetic standards?

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Transparency

Tracking progress, turnaround times, and pricing for external design services can often be opaque.

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Scaling Operations

The friction points that occur when a clinic or lab tries to double its case volume overnight.

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The Purpose of This Research

"This is an early-stage research initiative. We are currently in the data collection phase. There is no final product being sold; our focus is purely on understanding the market's technological needs and workflow bottlenecks."

Who This Survey Is For

We are looking for insights from both ends of the digital workflow.

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Dental Laboratories

Owners and technicians managing high-volume CAD design and manufacturing workflows.

  • Lab Managers
  • CAD/CAM Technicians
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Dental Clinics

Practices performing chairside scans and working with external designers or labs.

  • Dentists & Orthodontists
  • Clinical Coordinators

Ready to contribute?

Your input is anonymous and will only be used for research purposes. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

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Common Questions

How is my data used? expand_more
All survey responses are aggregated to identify trends. We do not sell individual data points or identifying information to third parties.
Who is funding this research? expand_more
This is an independently funded project by dental technology analysts aiming to better understand the digital transformation of the industry.
When will the results be available? expand_more
We expect to conclude the data collection phase by Q3 2026 and release a summary report shortly thereafter.