Using Advanced Technology and the Power of Partnerships, Local Start Dental is Changing the Game for Tooth Replacement Services… and Changing Lives
Durham, North Carolina – Local Start Dental, a new non-profit dental practice in downtown Durham, is changing the game for adults seeking dentures, dental implants, and full mouth reconstruction procedures. Implant care at Local Start Dental is led by a board-certified prosthodontist.
The clinic utilizes an impressive complement of advanced dental technology. Examples include an Ivoclar PM7 milling machine, a high-capacity Carbon 3D printer and two SprintRay Pro S printers, all used in producing high-end CAD/CAM dentures as well as two top-end Carestream Cone Beam systems for safe and thorough 3D imaging. Dental implants are provided by two of the preeminent manufacturers, Straumann and BioHorizons. With its onsite digital design and fabrication laboratory, Local Start employs two Certified Dental Technicians.
The result? Quick turnaround with an on-site lab and low-cost care. This helps adults in pain and those facing societal barriers due to missing or compromised teeth to have their smiles and confidence restored.
Joe DeSimone, co-founder of Carbon and a founding board member of Local Start Dental, believes the 3D printer has the potential to transform the ability for all people to have access to excellent dental care. Carbon has the world’s first FDA approved 3D printed dentures. “I am excited about offering this technology to Local Start’s patients. Through this partnership, we are helping people to have great oral health care while making a difference in their lives,” says DeSimone.
“Local Start Dental has been built by industry, academic, and dental professional collaborations since its inception. Thanks to these partnerships, we are humbled to serve patients from across the Triangle at our state-of-the-art clinic,” says Clinical Director Dr. Mahmoud Serag.
“We have a close relationship with the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. Fourth year dental students from UNC come to learn from our clinicians. This creates a robust environment to foster learning and continual improvement in dental care,” says Doug Brown, Chair of the Local Start Dental’s Executive Committee.
The clinic has served nearly achieved 1,000 patient visits this year and is currently accepting new patients.
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About Local Start Dental: Life-changing Oral Care and Learning
Local Start Dental is a non-profit organization with a mission to restore smiles and confidence for neighbors while advancing clinical skills of dental professionals. Its vision is to be a dental treatment and training center focused on high-quality tooth replacement services for all adults, especially veterans and seniors living in the Triangle and surrounding counties. Services include, but are not limited to, conventional dentures, Digital dentures, partial dentures, tooth extraction services and dental implants to retain implant bridges and dentures.
370 Jackson Street; Durham, NC; 27701
For appointments: (919) 569-5533
Contact Information
Meredith Martindale | Local Start Dental
(919)-801-8033 | mmartindale@alliewaymarketing.com | localstartdental.org
