August 2012

CDA Cares Free Dental Clinic for Californians in Need

Sponsored by the California Dental Association (CDA), CDA Foundation and America's Dentists Care Foundation

When:

Thursday, August 23, 2012: Clinic setup from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. (no patients)

Friday, August 24, 2012: Dental clinic from...

Fourteen technician-volunteers bring partials and dentures to patients in need, working on about 150 arches in two days.

The NextSmile virtual technique and service offers laboratories a labor-saving way to fabricate custom-milled titanium frameworks.

In 2008, Mike Mellon, CDT, was laid off. Today, he owns M&J Partials, LLC, in Leesburg, FL; has five employees; 32 active dentist- and laboratory-clients; and is on the way to owning his own building.

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We hear that things "out there" could be a lot better: many laboratories are hurting, business is spotty, dentists are slow and, worst of all, we see that price competition has gotten downright ugly. Times are tough.

It seems like this is "pay-attention-and-think-as-clearly-as-you-can time": time to...