Digital BW, The Print

I am getting my workflow up and running and I have alot of silver 
based black and white negatives processed at a commercial lab.  My 
scans with the nikon V scanner is showing the negatives with 
scratches.  Does the Nikon V cause these minor scratches?  I am sure 
it is from the lab that processed the film.  It takes about 30 
minutes to clean a picture before printing.

I plan to develop myself soon so hopefully it will be fixed.  Anyone 
else have this problem.

thanks