Customer story
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.
Results
Same-day crown turnaround for qualifying cases...
Zero paper in the entire production workflow...
Direct case push from clinic scanners to design queue...
At a glance
- 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.
Challenges & solutions
- 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
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