Socialist Progressives

I'm a DDS who uses US dental labs only. Much of the dental prosthetics manufacturing for US dentists has been offshored to joint venture capitalist laboratories in China (like Bain Capital).

Nearly all patients have no idea... most simply assuming that their crowns, bridges, full & partial dentures are made in the USA.

There has been a moderate backlash to this because of poor quality work and lack of custom service.

The latest feature of prosthetic dentistry is local "labs" sending their work to be made in Chinese labs (at a fraction of the prices by US labs), and purchasing Chinese made MADE IN THE USA stickers to put on their packaging.

There's near ZERO regulation and enforcement. Buyer beware... although there's almost no way for the patients to know to protect themselves, or, if they do know of this, there's no way to be assured of where their prosthesis has been made.

The US domestic production dental laboratory industry has been literally gutted from this nation. Tens of thousands of highly trained US dental techs are out of work.

It is now VERY difficult to find high quality made in the US dental labs.