Some people may have a bias towards outsourcing dental cases to China. However, over 40% of dental cases throughout the world are fabricated in China. It is very likely that your dental cases are produced in China, but you just do not know about it. Actually, for both dentists and patients, a good dental work has five standards: High quality, Right material, Good price, Rapid turnaround time, Good communication. If the five requirements can be 100% guaranteed, a dental case can be produced from a local dental lab or from a foreign dental lab.
1. Quality from Dental labs China
Chinese dental labs have been serving overseas dentists and dental labs for over three decades. During this period, Chinese technicians make far more dental cases than any technician in other countries. We can fairly say that our technicians have rich practical experiences. Besides, many foreign clients will send their technicians to the Chinese dental labs, so the work is often done under the tutelage of American or European technicians.
Some people argue that they receive low-quality dental cases from China. I think there are 2 reasons. First, they are lying! Leaving a false message online will virtually bring no negative results. Some people do not have outsourcing experience. They make comments only based on what they hear or what they imagine. So I suggest you to try a few cases to see the results by yourself. Second, they go to a dental lab with the lowest prices, but NO standards. Pricing is important, but you should find dental labs with standards for fitting, occlusion, shade and quality control. In this way, you will have great outsourcing experience.
2. Material used by China dental labs
It is said that China dental laboratories use under-standard materials. I have to admit that some dental labs may do that. Therefore, we strongly suggest you to choose a dental lab with certifications. Robust dental lab is officially registered with local and international regulators. Therefore, Robust produces all dental work under the supervision of professional institutions (It means all materials are FDA or CE approved). Here I would like to show you some examples:
By login official FDA website, please put in our FDA Owner/ Operator number (10086065), then you can find us listed on the website.
On the FDA website, you can see that Robust dental lab is registered with almost all kinds of dental work, including Porcelain-fuse-to metal, Zirconia, E.max, Base metal for crowns and frameworks, Noble metal for crowns and bridges, dentures, clear aligners, Mouth guards and Screw expanders.
By login our government official website for “State Administration for Market Regulation”, please put in our registration number (
75722GMP0007R0S), you can find us listed as a member of ISO13485.
With this certification, we are frequently checked by our local regulator for standardized manufacturing process, including the materials.
3. Dental Work Price from Dental Labs in China
Outsourcing dental cases to China is much cheaper than doing it in other places while keeping high quality. There are two reasons why we can offer such a price while still making profits. First, we deal with a huge number of dental cases every month. For example, Robust dental lab handles about 400 to 500 cases every day. Even if we only earn a little out of each case, every penny can add up. Second, we have lower cost of rents, materials, and labor because of our huge population base.
4. Turnaround time from Chinese Dental Labs
There are 3 ways to ensure our fast turnaround time. First, the in-lab time for most cases is often 4 days. Robust dental lab is so efficient because it usually runs almost 24 hours a day (three working shifts a day) from Monday to Sunday. Second, with the help of well-developed digital dentistry, more and more dentists send digital dental cases. It greatly speeds up the whole turnaround time. Third, with the help of international shipping services, shipping dental cases from China to the USA or to Europe is like shipping cases in their own countries. We are located in Shenzhen, a coastal city adjacent to Hong Kong. The shipping time is often 1~3 days for the USA and European customers.
5. Communication from China’s dental labs
Outsourcing dental work is not a one-time business. In order to maintain stable partnerships with clients, our local labs often offer superior services. In Robust dental lab, all our customer service staff can use English well. We know there is a time difference, so we have customer service working from 7Am to 11PM China time. This time range allows us to have seamless contacts with our overseas customers. Second, we use emails, WhatsApp or phone calls to communicate with our customers, depending on their preferences. Third, our people are watching your packages closely. if there is a delay (rarely happens) caused by routine inspection in customs, we will react fast, and provide needed information for quicker customs clearance.
