Why Choose Bay View?

Exceeding Your Expectations and Redefining Your Ideas of the Standard Laboratory-Doctor Relationship.

Why Choose Bay View?

Exceeding Your Expectations and Redefining Your Ideas of the Standard Laboratory-Doctor Relationship.

Welcome to Bay View

Bay View is a full-service lab, now serving dentists through three generations for over 75 years. Owners Buddy and Rick Shafer are both Board Certified Technicians and are joined by an experienced team of technicians and support staff with a shared passion for dental technology and service to dentistry.


The foundation and success of Bay View were built around a passion for customer service and consistent, high-quality work. Specialty departments include implants, removable, and diagnostic wax-ups – all led by highly skilled, board-certified technicians. Our knowledge, philosophy, and keys to success have been a solid foundation with the Pankey/Dawson concepts in occlusion and function.

Welcome to Bay View

Bay View is a full-service lab, now serving dentists through three generations for over 75 years. Owners Buddy and Rick Shafer are both Board Certified Technicians and are joined by an experienced team of technicians and support staff with a shared passion for dental technology and service to dentistry.


The foundation and success of Bay View were built around a passion for customer service and consistent, high-quality work. Specialty departments include implants, removable, and diagnostic wax-ups – all led by highly skilled, board-certified technicians. Our knowledge, philosophy, and keys to success have been a solid foundation with the Pankey/Dawson concepts in occlusion and function.


Other significant benefits for Bay View customers include free staff training, marketing and practice development support, assistance with case sequencing and treatment planning, and many opportunities for education with us here in Virginia. Continuing education has always been a cornerstone of our success. Our new facility includes a full-service education and learning resource center with courses for doctors, technicians, and staff almost every month of the year. We invite you to learn more about our family of professionals dedicated to serving dentistry.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Implant Dentistry

General Dentistry

Removable Dentistry

Welcome New Doctors


To a laboratory founded on a legacy of trust.

At Bay View, we prioritize practice-lab communication and stress-free case submission. We have streamlined our submission procedure to make it easy and efficient, whether you are sending a traditional or digital case. Everything you need is compiled in one convenient location, including Rx forms, labels, and free shipping.


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The BVDL Experience

“I’ve been working with Bay View Dental Lab for my entire career and can't say enough about the level of expertise and service I have received. The entire staff at Bay View is in a constant pursuit of excellence through continuing education and the lab represents a kind of "headquarters" for advanced dental knowledge with its teaching center. Bay View's support in helping me become accredited in The AACD was critical. Rick Shafer completed all of my AACD cases that required ceramics and I continue to rely on him in helping me with my most challenging esthetic and functional cases.”

Johnson Hagood, DDS

“Bay View Dental Lab has been invaluable as a partner in my journey to implement complete dentistry into my practice. Their lab work speaks for itself, but their commitment to supporting and helping dentists reach their clinical goals is unparalleled.”

J. Trahey Maner, DDS

“Bay View has been an integral part of my practice for over a decade. I’ve been blessed to have a close working relationship with them, and they are always willing to collaborate and communicate about treatment planning, material selection or case design. To me, they are more than just a laboratory, they are an extension of our dental team partnering together to provide the highest in quality and precision.”

Ray Ribitch, DDS

“From the moment I started using Bay View Dental Lab, it was obvious they were a step above the rest.  They wanted to see my cases excel and pushed me to take my dentistry to another level.  By following their guidance, I have had the opportunity to change life after life in my office one smile at a time.  Looking back, the only thing I would change would be that I should have switched to them sooner!”

Zachary S. Sisler, DDS

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