Comments on: The Sickening News about Tainted Dental Lab Work

By: The Visible Dentist

The Visible Dentist — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:27:08 +0000

Beyond the potential of lead poisoning from Chinese labs, I would dearly hope American dentists would give their business to American dental labs, especially considering our economy and the destructive rate of outsourcing so many jobs overseas. John Barremore Houston, TX

By: Buzz Dentist

Buzz Dentist — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:03:57 +0000

WE ALL KNOW that most or all Chinese products are inferior copies of whatever original product they’re copying. Sometimes we can live with that inferior quality: Noone dies if a carpet sweeper stops working within a year or an allen wrench bends. But Chinese products have no place on our table or in our mouthes. There should be a law that the end consumer must be made aware of Chinese components in any product where they hide and lay in wait to cause harm.

By: Ty Chunng

Ty Chunng — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:58:05 +0000

Two much wed in da cwown!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:58:00 +0000

I question all Chinese manaufactured
good. Whether it a a manual can openner,
pen you name it it never works or is
broken. This country can’t make ANYTHING

By: ian

ian — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:19:27 +0000

I own a full service dental lab and have been in this business for 30 yrs.For any ignorant individual to blame China,or the lab is truly amazing! The chinese ,koreans,thai and so on do just as good a job as anyone.In act,the standard in the U S is sometimes iffy.I do all my work here in the States.The Dentist ought to visit a lab periodically and should learn how technical the industry is.The NADL is a disgrace and many Dentists are oblivious to the standard of quality they recieve.Stop bashing everyone else and Dentists and technicians,start looking at yourselves.The Dentist who seated that ladies so called lead crown is the person who ought to accept responsibility.The reporter who reported this ludicrous story also ought to be sued for printing junk blame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Andy Woods

Andy Woods — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:45:12 +0000

Crowns made in the U.S. have now been found with traces of lead. The hype surrounding the China/lead issue that was championed by the NADL and others will now focus on the domestic product.
In an effort to demonize offshore product, some in the industry have now brought this undue scruitiny on their own heads.

By: AJ Luckow

AJ Luckow — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:40:11 +0000

Jimm Crummett I am a dental local technician, my work site is clean, I use Hospital grade Germicidal and UV-C air cleaner & have since the early 70’s. Although I am not a political CDT, I maintaining a good understanding of what I do. Doing the best I can without causing harm is very important to me. My charges are still very close to 1999 charges. I understand the first class at LVI is to improve the profit of any rate. I have customers who have gone to LVI, that Acculiner idea of LVI really is strange. I am glad to see you use the Stratus 100 now. I list my materials with ea case I do, Lot # brand of material. I have the CE, ADA, MSDS should the Dds need them. A Lab over seas might have some ADA material but I wonder if it just for their shelf & PR pictures as they just seem use what they want. As a removable lab I have had to try and repair some of their product. Jim DuMolin I know the article was pb contained materials but Mr. Crummett directed an insult against regulated good practice US labs, or maybe he has interest in a political prison lab, or slave labor sweat shop labs not in the USA.

By: John Collins

John Collins — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:57:33 +0000

Greetings,

Many domestic dental labs have been testing there own products produced here in the states and the results were unexpected. They contain lead.]

Also the ADA states that the limit for lead in dental devices is 300ppm. The material problem is not China’s it’s the manufactures, the FDA, the CDC, and the ADA.

Be a good reporter and investigate the facts for our industry. The patients deserve it.

Thank you,
John Collins CDT, MDT
Bio-Comp Dental Laboratory
Ivyland, PA
215-293-9760

By: Kristy Straka

Kristy Straka — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:37:35 +0000

I am one of the partners who purchase a leading Prosthodontists lab in the US. We only worked with high-end dentists because they expected stellar work. Paying a quality technician, providing a clean lab, and staying up with new equipment and technology is expensive. Dentists want the cheapest restoration they can get. Quality technicians do not produce $89.00 restorations. Gold is about $1,000 per ounce. We only used High Noble until switching to all-ceramic and Quality High Noble restorations
were crawling upward to $300.00 per restoration. If anyone thinks they are getting High Noble for $89.00, it’s impossible. The labs in the US are constantly being asked to accept restorations from dentists and then they will outsource to other countries and return them to the US labs . . . Dentists and Patients none the wiser. We predicted two years ago that lead poisoning will reach epidemic proportions and cause illness in patients. We developed a mobile all-ceramic on-site at-your-door service because of these practices. See the video at http://www.vorofco.com These business will be popping up all over the US soon so dental patients and dentists can be assured they are receiving exactly what they order. Dentists may pay get what they pay for as stated above, but everyone has forgotten about the patient. Whether the dentist pays $89.00 or $200.00 for a restoration, the patient pays the same. As a dental patient, I know what I have to pay for a quality dentist’s crown, I surely don’t expect to receive a $60 or $90 Crown for the prices that are charged. Start with Insurance, dentists have to write-off so much, they are trying to save a buck. There are many facets to this, but the patient gets it in the end. I am a dental patient but I make my own restorations so I know I get quality.

By: Nick Fong

Nick Fong — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:00:33 +0000

I agree with Jim Crummett’s opinion.