Dental CAD Design Outsourcing

Dental CAD design outsourcing for US dental labs.

Send your scans and case instructions. Get finished designs back as native 3Shape or exocad files in 1-6 hours, at a flat per-unit price with unlimited revisions.

From $10 per unit 1-6 hrs typical turnaround Unlimited revisions

What you send, and what comes back

A design partner for the work your lab can't fit in-house.

Outsourcing CAD design means your lab keeps milling, finishing and the customer relationship, while the design step runs elsewhere. You upload the scan and a short brief. A designer who works in 3Shape or exocad every day builds the case to your preferences, it passes an internal QC check, and you receive native files you can open, adjust and send to the mill.

Crown & Bridge

  • Coping, full contour and layered/veneer designs
  • $10-$18/unit · 1-2 hrs

Crown & bridge design →

Implant Design

  • Custom abutment or crown-over-abutment
  • $22-$28/unit · 1-2 hrs

Implant design →

Full-Arch / All-on-X

  • Hybrid or bar/substructure design
  • $120-$375/arch · 4-6 hrs

Full-arch design →

Removable / Dentures

  • Complete or partial denture design
  • $95-$110/arch · 1-2 hrs

Denture design →

Who it suits

Labs that need design capacity without another full-time hire.

Short on designers

An unfilled CAD role stalls cases. Outsourcing covers the gap while you hire, or instead of hiring.

Overflow weeks

Send the extra volume out and keep your own designers on the complex cases.

Owners who still design

Get your evenings back by handing the routine design work to a partner.

No contract, no minimum

Send one case to judge quality and turnaround before committing to anything.

Dental CAD design outsourcing pricing

Effective July 2026. Flat pricing, agreed up front. Full rate card on the main pricing page, and an estimate in the cost calculator.

Per-Unit / Per-Arch
Crown & Bridge$10-$18/unit
Implant Design$22-$28/unit
Full-Arch / All-on-X$120-$375/arch
Removable / Dentures$95-$110/arch
Policies
RevisionsUnlimited
File formatNative 3Shape or exocad
Rush turnaroundPaid add-on
PaymentBank transfer or card

Want the full breakdown of what drives the price? Read how much dental CAD design costs, or compare in-house vs outsourced cost.

From case to delivery

A simple, repeatable flow built to protect your turnaround time.

1. Send Your Case

  • Upload scan files, case type and any design preferences through the secure upload.

2. We Confirm Scope

  • We confirm receipt, flag anything ambiguous and set an expected turnaround before design begins.

3. Design & QC

  • Your case is designed to spec and passes an internal QC check for margin, occlusion and file accuracy.

4. Receive Native Files

  • Download native 3Shape or exocad files, ready for your mill. Request changes as many times as needed.

Your software, your formats

Designed in the platform your lab already runs.

3Shape

  • Native 3Shape construction files, designed inside 3Shape Dental System

3Shape design outsourcing →

exocad

  • Native exocad files, designed inside exocad DentalCAD

exocad design outsourcing →

Not sure which?

  • A practical comparison of learning curve, licensing and workflow fit

3Shape vs. exocad →

Dental CAD design outsourcing FAQ

Crown & bridge is $10-$18 per unit, implant design $22-$28 per unit, removable/dentures $95-$110 per arch, and full-arch/All-on-X $120-$375 per arch. Pricing is flat and agreed up front - no hourly billing.

Most case types come back in 1-2 hours. Full-arch/All-on-X takes 4-6 hours. Same-hour rush is available as a paid add-on.

Native 3Shape construction files or native exocad files, so the case stays fully editable in your lab. STL is available too if you prefer it.

The delivered files are yours to use in your lab. Revisions are unlimited and included in the price, so a case is refined until it matches what you need.

No. There is no contract, no setup cost and no minimum. You can send a single case to evaluate quality and turnaround first, and your first crown & bridge or implant case is free.

Upload scan files and your case instructions through the secure upload on the site. Payment is by bank transfer or card.

Send a design preference sheet once (margin style, contact tightness, anatomy preferences) and we design to it on every case. Expect a short calibration on the first case or two - unlimited revisions cover that.

Ready to send your first case?

Your first crown & bridge or implant case is free. No long-term commitment, no setup cost.