Digital Smile Studio

Digital Smile Studio

Digital Smile Studio is a boutique dental lab founded in 2020 with a 100% digital workflow. They specialize in same-day crowns, 3D-printed models, and milled restorations using the latest CAD/CAM technology.

Same-day crown turnaround for qualifying cases...

Zero paper in the entire production workflow...

Direct case push from clinic scanners to design queue...

Industry

Digital Dental Lab

Location

Austin, TX

Employees

12

Specialization

Same-Day Crowns, 3D Printing, Milled Restorations

Technology

3Shape, exocad, Roland DG

"We're a fully digital lab—no physical impressions, no stone models. GuideLab integrates perfectly with our 3Shape and exocad workflows, keeping everything connected."

Challenge

As a digital-first lab, they needed software that could integrate with their scanner imports, CAD systems, and milling machines without forcing them back to paper.

Solution

GuideLab's deep integrations with 3Shape, exocad, and leading milling systems created a seamless digital thread from scan to delivery.

Born Digital, Staying Digital

A New Kind of Dental Lab

When Amanda Foster opened Digital Smile Studio in 2020, she had one rule: no paper, no stone, no going backwards. The lab was built from the ground up with digital workflows, accepting only intraoral scans and delivering through modern manufacturing.

The Integration Challenge

“Being digital-first sounds simple until you realize how many systems need to talk to each other,” says Amanda. “Scanners from clinics, our CAD software, milling machines, 3D printers—everything needs to connect or you’re just moving files manually.”

Seamless Connections

GuideLab became the central hub:

  • Scanner Integration: Cases from 3Shape TRIOS, iTero, and Medit flow directly into the queue
  • CAD Connection: One-click push to exocad with full prescription data
  • Design Sync: Completed designs return to GuideLab automatically
  • Manufacturing: Cases route to the right machine based on material and type

Speed as a Feature

With everything connected, Digital Smile Studio offers same-day crown delivery for cases submitted by 8 AM. The digital thread GuideLab enables makes this possible.

Details:

  • Industry: Digital Dental Lab
  • Location: Austin, TX
  • Employees: 12
  • Technology: 3Shape, exocad, Roland DG
  • Key Focus: Same-Day Crowns, 3D Printing, Milled Restorations

“We didn’t want a lab management system that would force us to print things out. GuideLab is as digital as we are—it just fits.”

— Amanda Foster, Founder