• August 31, 2021
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The price of a dental lab coat VS isolation gown: Which one is cheaper?

Both lab coats and isolation gowns are widely used in various dental clinics and dental hospitals. Both are made of non-woven materials and are sewn by sewing machines. Most manufacturers are from China, but the purchase cost is very different. Today, let’s discuss why and where are the specific differences. The article will help importers to distinguish.

What is a dental lab coat?

The dental lab coat is a disposable, limited re-use overcoat that is widely used for dental clinics, laboratories, dental hospitals. It is made of 3-layer lightweight SMS fabrics to reduce cross-contamination between physicians and patients and provide protection.

The feature of a dental lab coat

It is 3-layer SMS fabric, anti-static coating, lightweight, breathable, comfortable to wear with a knitted cuff and collar. Full-length to cover most of the body to set up stronger protections. One left breast pocket and two hip-length pockets are available for dentists to put pieces of stuff in.

The 11 steps production process for dental lab coat

• 1. SMS raw material production
• 2. First cutting to pieces for each size for body part (including 2 cutting on back), sleeve part, pockets of three
• 3. Second cutting to pieces for knitted cuff and collar according to the size requirement
• 4. Stitching body part with sleeve part together
• 5. Stitching knitted cuff and collar on the coat
• 6. Stitching size label and hook on the collar
• 7. Stitching three pockets on the coat
• 8. Put 5 buttons on the coat
• 9. Folding the coat into the required folding size
• 10. Packing 10 pcs of the coat in a bag and put it into the carton.
• 11. Before packing the coat into the bag, the private label should be stuck on the plastic bag
• If 4 sizes of the lab coat, then it will have another 9 steps to finish.

The color of the dental lab coat

The most common color of the lab coat is regular blue which is similar to the SMS surgical gown color. This is a very common color for the raw material factory to produce if clients don’t order too many pcs of a lab coat.

The vivid color is ceil blue, light sky blue, green, pink, purple, white. But the blue color is more popular than others and with a lower MOQ to start production.

Normally, pink and purple colors need much more MOQ to start production.

What is an isolation gown?

The isolation gown is disposable, lightweight, made of PP or SMS fabric non-woven.

A disposable PP isolation gown is used for a general area which is minimal fluid exposures to protect the wearers from the spread of infection or illness. Different risk areas use different medical level gowns. While the PP raw material isolation gown is the most economic one because of the lower price of common non-woven fabric.

The production process of an economic isolation gown

• 1. PP raw material production
• 2. First cutting to pieces for body part and sleeve parts
• 3. Second cutting for the waistband and collar (tie-on)
• 4. Stitching the body part with collar ( tie-on)
• 5. Stitching the body part with waistband
• 6. Stitching the sleeve with a knitted cuff or elastic
• 7. Folding the gown into the required folding size
• 8. Packing 10 pcs of the gown in a bag and put it into the carton.
• 9. Before packing the coat into the bag, the private label should be stuck on the plastic bag

So, The price of a dental lab coat VS isolation gown: Which one is cheaper?

The isolation gown price is cheaper than dental lab coat. We can learn from the above introduction, the raw material of the lab coat is SMS. SMS is a special non-woven material including spun-bond, meltblown, and spun-bond composited by machine. It is breathable, durable, limited-washable, and has good filtering performance.

Whatmore, the production process is more complicated than isolation gown, the production capacity and efficiency are much lower that costs more labor cause the lab coat unit price is higher.