QUALITY IS OUR PRIORITY
Berkeley Dental Laboratory has been building long term partnerships with our loyal dentist of the Bay Area since 1971. We specialize in making our doctors and patients happy, by providing our expertise in case planning and offering a full line of dental options from highly aesthetic crowns and bridges to night guards for your patients' comfort. With a commitment to excellence, we do our best to meet the specific needs and schedule of the dentists we serve.
Our Story
- Photo of Darrell's parents' store
1980s
In the 80’s Darrell worked at his parents' local general store in Richmond, California that they owned for over 30 years. It was there that Darrell learned the value of building relationships and helping. His parents taught him to help all their customers in any way possible. To read more, Click Here
What was most memorable were the interactions his parents had with every one that walked through the doors and how happy they were. He was especially fascinated by how engaged each customer was with his dad and mom as they worked the register. This sparked his ambitions to someday own a business of his own.
1990s
1991 - Robert (Bob) Powers purchases Berkeley Dental Laboratory | 2nd owner
1992 - During Darrell's last year in dental school, he gets hired at Berkeley Dental Laboratory as an entry level position, doing daily pickup/deliveries and model work. While visiting each dental office every day, he was building relationships with doctors and their staff, just like how his parents taught him at their store. Darrell worked alongside Bob and learned every position of the dental lab. He worked his way up to lab manager, which led to him being trusted to do quality control on all cases, before they were shipped out to their doctors' offices.
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- Photo of Darrell working alongside Bob
- Photo of Darrell working alongside Bob
1990s
1991 - Robert (Bob) Powers purchases Berkeley Dental Laboratory | 2nd owner
1992 - During Darrell's last year in dental school, he gets hired at Berkeley Dental Laboratory as an entry level position, doing daily pickup/deliveries and model work. While visiting each dental office every day, he was building relationships with doctors and their staff, just like how his parents taught him at their store. Darrell worked alongside Bob and learned every position of the dental lab. He worked his way up to lab manager, which led to him being trusted to do quality control on all cases, before they were shipped out to their doctors' offices.
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2000s
2008 - Bob was ready to step away. Darrell purchased Berkeley Dental Laboratory and became the 3rd owner. Darrell rebranded and took Berkeley Dental Laboratory in a new direction, by changing the logo and updating the lab by installing new digital CAD/CAM equipment to serve more doctors.
One of the best things about the lab’s location, is that it has given Darrell the opportunity to plan cases chair-side with their doctors and patients. It’s been rewarding to be there in person to see them happy with the results of the final restorations — to experience their work delivered clinically has been invaluable!
Today
As Darrell looks back as he worked on building his future, there have been many people who have tried to dissuade him from moving forward with his dreams and goals; from the college counselor who suggested he choose a different career path, to everyone telling him not to take over the lab in 2008 — the worst year to purchase a business, he would often hear.
Darrell is so glad he did not listen, because today he gets his joy from working with all his doctors. He continues to help his doctors find the joy in their work again, ensuring they end their day on a positive note — confident that they provide their patients with excellent experiences and optimal outcomes during cement appointments.
Today
As Darrell looks back as he worked on building his future, there have been many people who have tried to dissuade him from moving forward with his dreams and goals; from the college counselor who suggested he choose a different career path, to everyone telling him not to take over the lab in 2008 — the worst year to purchase a business, he would often hear.
Darrell is so glad he did not listen, because today he gets his joy from working with all his doctors. He continues to help his doctors find the joy in their work again, ensuring they end their day on a positive note — confident that they provide their patients with excellent experiences and optimal outcomes during cement appointments.
Our Core Values
Treat our doctors and their team with respect.
With the dental industry turning more digital every day, personal service is not as common as it used to be. We are all about keeping that human touch. Every doctor deserves to work with a lab that is the right fit for them. We are here to help make it easy for you to find that lab!
Work everyday on improving our craft.
Because we have been serving our doctors for over 50 years, we know the manual labor techniques of yesterday. This has given us a trained eye for details, as we design cases digitally today.
Give our doctors and patients what they want and deserve.
We never just choose the first digital crown proposal the design software gives to us and then mill that, which is common practice today — during the designing stage, we customize every crown to your specific preferences. We put our signature details and our ART into every case for you!
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