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Or Download Application and Mail/Email: Download Membership Application		Some of the benefits NADL members enjoy include: Subscription(s) to the Journal of Dental Technology Member Benefits offering discounted products and services, including, but not limited to: laboratory tracking software, collections, shipping, etc. Discounted Member Rates at NADL Meetings such as the Vision 21 Meeting and NADL University Listing in the NADL Online Membership Directory Discounted Rates on NADL Products through our NADL Store
Contact Us Address: 325 John Knox Rd #L103 State: Tallahassee, FL 32303 Phone: (800) 950-1150 Fax: (850) 222-0053 Email: [email protected]		Gary Iocco, former president of NADL and current trustee of the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology said, "When I talk to people about the NADL, they really have no idea what the organization does for them, for all dental laboratories. I explain the work that NADL legal counsel did to exempt most dental laboratory products from the medical device excise tax, which saved lab owners thousands of dollars. I talk about their efforts to advance material and point of origin disclosure. I show the campaign to increase public awareness of the profession (www.whatsinyourmouth.us) and share some of the amazing work that the Foundation has done to promote dental laboratory technology education. People are surprised. I tell them, the NADL isn't for 'them,' the NADL is for you."
		What has NADL done for YOU Lately? The top NADL Accomplishments over the last 5 years Achieved a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruling stating dental laboratories that 3D print surgical guides do not have to register with the FDA, as long as the printing of the guide is pursuant to an R/X. Launched a social media marketing campaign to bring awareness to the dental laboratory technician profession. This campaign includes targeted ads to attract individuals into the profession. This campaign included creation of a new career video that has nearly 40,000 views on YouTube. Watch the video here. Published four (4) third party administered market research reports each year to provide valuable data for dental laboratories to benchmark their operations and processes against other laboratories of a similar size. Financially supported state led efforts in Oregon and New York to achieve laboratory registration, a requirement for at least one CDT in each commercial laboratory and patient contact materials and point of origin disclosure within the state dental practice acts.
		What is NADL doing to help laboratory owners, managers, and technicians meet the many challenges they face? Vision 21 and NADL University purposely focus on the business side of operating a dental laboratory. There is plenty of technical content in the marketplace offered through hundreds of different sources. If you can't or are not making a profit, you can have the best technical talent in the world, but it's a moot point if the business is not competitive. We secured a preferred collections agency with a good track record. Accounts receivables continues to be an issue for dental laboratories and having a firm that can not only run pre-credit checks on new accounts, but also consistently collect on bad accounts saves members, time and money. We've locked in improved UPS shipping discounts on all types of delivery. Many NADL members are still independent and not part of a conglomerate network. In this case, members can achieve considerable cost savings on shipping, all of which goes to the bottom line. The free Human Resources Hotline is one of NADL's best benefits. There is an ardent small group of members that use this benefit. We all know that technicians are not generally business people. Human resources can be one of the most complex and frustrating issues for small business owners to manage. The NADL Human Resources Hotline gives members free unlimited telephone consultation with a national labor law consulting firm to help with hiring and firing situations, wage and hour tracking, workers compensation claims processes, employment policy development and unemployment issues. It's all about risk management. One simple mistake can cost a small business thousands of dollars; a free phone call to verify you have crossed the "Ts" and dotted the "Is" is worth membership alone.
		The NADL has been instrumental in helping states pass changes to their dental practice acts. Why get involved on the state level and how has NADL helped? At NADL we have focused our efforts on helping state dental laboratory associations adopt basic state standards for disclosure, registration and education. Applying basic standards consistently to all labs, wherever located, provides a more consistent level of information and accountability and is the most efficient way we have to level the playing field for quality dental laboratories. Dental laboratory registration with the state dental board is important for two primary reasons: Dental laboratory registration facilitates communications of any important health and safety information. Dental laboratory registration helps to ensure compliance with disclosure requirements and increases accountability. Currently, most states have no list or registry of dental laboratories and all communications are strictly ad hoc. Dental laboratory registration will establish clear communication channels between dental laboratories and dental manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control should there be a recall on specific dental material or equipment or any other health or safety issue that could ultimately impact dental laboratory professionals or the dentist and their patients.
		NADL created a public awareness campaign to raise the profile of dental laboratory technology. Why is this important and how will it benefit the industry? To a large extent the public is completely unaware of the work done by dental laboratory professionals. Even dentists are often surprised when they learn more about dental laboratories. For example when surveyed, most dentists responded that they believe that dental laboratories and dental laboratory professionals are subject to some FDA or state standards. They are typically surprised to learn that there are absolutely no state requirements for dental laboratories in the overwhelming majority of states. The more patients that ask their dentists about what's in their mouth the more that the dentists will ask questions of the dental laboratory that makes the patients' restorations. The more a dentist asks and learns about the restoration and the work of their dental laboratory professional the more they will choose quality dental laboratories. To find out more about the NADL What's In Your Mouth? public awareness campaign, please visit www.whatsinyourmouth.us.