Our Dental and Orthodontic Laboratory Process
Our Process at NHDL
At NHDL Dental and Orthodontics Laboratory, we're here to support your dental or orthodontic practice. With over 80 years of combined experience and an expert team of professionals on staff, we have mastered a process that can deliver custom appliances and personalized services:
- Scan
- Design
- Deliver to patient
Our certified digital dental laboratory is located in Denver, CO, and we do more than dental appliance order fulfillment. We’ll partner with your practice, so you can provide comprehensive dental care. We create solutions that fit the needs of your patients. Just send us a case, and we’ll review it with personalized attention. Then, we'll discuss the possible solutions that fit your patient's unique needs.
The more information you provide, the faster we can complete your custom project. Look at a visual representation of our process below. Contact us now to learn more!
What to Know About Our Laboratory Process
We are proud to be your go-to laboratory for dental and orthodontic appliances. At NHDL, we offer a full range of services to best meet your practice's needs. This includes:
- Case planning
- Diagnostic services
- Model training services
- Dental appliance designing
- Dental appliance manufacturing
Shipping is available nationwide for your products. Just send us the case scans and reference materials. We accept digital scans, digital files, physical models, traditional impressions, and intraoral scans. Get in touch with our team now to start the process today!
Learn About Our Digital Services
NHDL is a reliable option for digital dentistry. Here's what you should know about our digital services:
Benefits of Digital Dentistry
We believe strongly in the benefits of digital dentistry. Consider the top ones:
- Improved delivery speed for information
- Superior design precision
- Better aesthetics
- Improved patient comfort
- Easy appliance remakes
Because we have a digital record of every appliance, remaking the appliance is easy. Therefore, if the patient loses and breaks their appliance, we can provide a new custom appliance with less hassle and fuss!
Consideration for Patient Scans
As you capture a patient's scan, please consider the following things:
- Accurate scans yield better results
- Full palate scans are needed for maxillary arches
- Get as much detail as possible
- Occlusion scans are useful
If you need help with any particular scan, just contact us. We're here to help!
Submission Options
Once your scans are complete, you can submit them to us in a variety of ways. This includes:
- 3Shape Communicate
- Trios by 3Shape
- iTero
- Dexis
- Carestream Dental
- CS Connect
- DS Connect
- MEDIT Link
- DSCore Dentsply
- Easy RX
Connect with us now to learn more. We're here to support clients like you!
Explore Our Non-Digital Options
The team at NHDL is also equipped to support non-digital dentistry. If your practice doesn't have digital scanning capabilities, don't worry. We can still use our digital tech to provide superior options for your patients. Your office doesn't need to upgrade to digital to work with us. With us, you'll save money without digitizing your office, and you'll still get the cutting-edge results your patients want.
Dental Scanning and Diagnostic Services
We are a strong advocate for digital dental services. That's why our lab is fully integrated with digital options. We can use our technology to benefit your practice. We'll work with your patient's impression or model, and our 3Shape scanner can digitize it. Then, we can use this diagnostic scan for the rest of the case work.
Considerations for Physical Impressions
If you prefer to make your own physical models at your office, that's fine. Just consider the following things:
- Accurate impressions and models are vital for the finished product
- We can provide advice on model pouring
- Our team can offer advice on how to collect models in complicated cases
- With years of experience, we can provide the best training
- We'll help ensure the appliance is as precise as possible
Shipping Options
Once you make your model, you can ship them to us. Please use the following carriers:
- FedEx
- UPS
- USPS
To explore these options, reach out to us now and set up an account. The NHDL team is here to help!
Why Choose NHDL
The NHDL laboratory works hard to support clients like you. Here's why we're the best dental partner:
- Small business offering quality over speed
- Office partnerships for consultations and services
- Expert advice on cases and problems
- Certification as a digital dental laboratory
- Over 40 years of experience
- Over 80 years of combined experience
- Local and woman-owned
- Partnered with major dental brands
- Integrated laboratory for both dental and orthodontic care providers

Contact Us
Take your dental practice to the next level with precise, high-quality dental appliances.
Get in touch with NHDL today and let us meet your needs with our expert services.
Check Out Our Products and Technologies
At NHDL, we use the best technologies to create the best dental and orthodontic appliances for your patients. Look at the gallery below to see examples of our products, brands, and technologies. If you have questions about any of these options, reach out to us now!
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