Advertising Transparency

In today’s competitive market it doesn’t matter if you want to “Make America Great Again” or not, most people agree that “Made in America” is a desirable and a very sellable topic. The statement alone stands for a quality product. Dentists are missing out on one of the simplest marketing tools available, their U.S. dental…

Enhancing Transparency in Dentistry

New York Legislator and National Association of Dental Laboratories Work for Materials Disclosure in Dental Prosthetics New York’s Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo recently introduced a law for the county requiring the disclosure of the country of origin for any and all dental prosthetics placed into a patient’s mouth, including dentures, veneers, crown/bridge…

IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Certificate Program Explained

By: Dee Kring, CAE, CMP, Executive Director IdentAlloy Council, Inc. The What’s In Your Mouth Campaign was created to raise awareness on dental related issues such as transparency and minimum standards.  In most states, anyone can open a dental laboratory and call themselves a dental technician.  However, there are voluntary certification programs such as the…

What’s in your mouth? Orthodontics

We are a larger orthodontic laboratory and use only the best materials that we can find. We follow the Food and Drug Administration Good Manufacturing Processes (FDA GMP) requirements and we are also ISO 13485 certified. As a patient, it is important for you to know about the standards and requirements that dental laboratories have…

Dental Insurance: Good Idea Gone Bad?

By: Mark T. Murphy, DDS, FAGD With apologies to President Abraham Lincoln. “Three score and two years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new concept called dental insurance, conceived from the medical model, and dedicated to the proposition that all should have access to quality dental care” …oops! Dental “insurance”, once intended…