Collaboration between dental laboratories and dental offices plays a significant role in the future of the dental industry. Advancement in digital tools has increased collaborative abilities via sophisticated dental technology and virtual communication innovations. There is no guarantee that patients will accept a treatment plan. Patients’ reluctance to accept treatment is primarily due to their…
By Tony Prestipino, CDT Do denture wearers still need to see their dentist twice a year for hygiene? The quick answer is yes, and here’s why. We all know when we go to the dentist for our bi-annual teeth cleaning that it is for our oral health. Oral health is much more, however, than just…
Most dental patients are not aware that nearly 38 percent of dental restoration units are made overseas by foreign dental laboratories, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission. Additionally, domestic labs remain unregulated in more than 40 states by their respective state boards of dentistry. The National Association of Dental Laboratories has created the “What’s…
Most dental patients do not know the answer to this question – most also do not know that poor-quality dental restorations can contain harmful materials that could lead to a range of health consequences. With tooth loss and other dental issues prevalent among seniors, it is important that all, but especially older people, are aware…
A Certified Dental Laboratory (CDL) is a manufacturing facility for the production of dental restorations on the order of a dentist. Dentures, crowns, bridges, orthodontic appliances or other dental restorations such as implant crowns are created in dental laboratories. A dentist sends a specification (or prescription) of the item to be manufactured, along with an…