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CareCredit: fourth donation to Give Kids A Smile fund Global lab revenues to exceed $14.5 billion by 2015 News DENTAL TRIBUNE | April 20104A Increasing numbers of elderly people and more demand for high- quality dental esthetics are cited among the reasons for an increase in global demand for the services of dental laboratories. According to a new report, the world market for dental laborato- CareCredit® , a patient payment program, continued its support as founding donor of the American Dental Association Foundation Give Kids A Smile® expansion fund with its fourth consecutive $100,000 donation. The donation was made at the Give Kids A Smile National Advisory Board meeting, Feb. 24 in Chicago. The American Dental Associa- tion’s Give Kids A Smile program has two objectives: first, to enable dental teams to provide free den- tal care, screening and education to underserved children; and sec- ond, to raise public awareness that the children of this country deserve a better health-care system that addresses their dental needs. In 2009, with the help of Care- Credit’s contribution, grants were awarded to the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), the National Dental Association (NDA) and Oral Health America. The HDA is using its grant to fund local dental stu- dent-led oral-health programs in Los Angeles, Dallas and Boston. The NDA is enhancing the Dea- monte Driver Dental Project and has assembled its Dentists in Action resource directory. Oral Health America’s grant funds have been distributed to Smiles Across Ameri- ca sites in California, Minnesota and Nevada. “Dental disease among children is a serious issue in the United States. When a child has disease and pain, it makes it difficult for them to eat, sleep and learn,” stated CareC- redit board member and Senior Vice President of Marketing Cindy Hearn. “CareCredit became the found- ing donor of the American Dental Association Foundation Give Kids A Smile expansion fund to help increase children’s access to treat- ment throughout the year.” “Each year we are so impressed with how the grant recipients use the funds to reach out in their com- munity, state and even across the country,” added Hearn. “CareCredit continues to give benevolently to the Give Kids A Smile fund. Through its generosity, we have truly been able to make a difference in the lives of children who have little to no access to qual- ity dental care,” said Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni, president, ADA Foundation. Today, CareCredit is at work in more than 80,000 dental practices. CareCredit is exclusively selected for their members by most state and national dental associations, includ- ing ADA Business ResourcesSM , AGD, AAOMS and AAP, and is also recom- mended by leading practice man- agement consultants. AD For more information on Care- Credit, call (800) 300-3046, ext. 4519, or visit www.carecredit.com/dental. Information on Give Kids A Smile can be found at www.givekidsa smile.ada.org. DT (Source/ADA News) SM ADA is a registered trademark of the American Dental Association. ADA Busi- ness Resources is a service mark of the American Dental Association. ADA Busi- ness Resources is a program brought to you by ADA Business Enterprises, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Dental Association. Cindy Hearn, senior vice president of marketing, CareCredit and member of the Give Kids A Smile National Advisory Board (right), presents a $100,000 donation to the ADA Foundation GKAS Fund during the advisory board meeting Feb. 24 in Chicago. Accepting the check are (from left) Steve Kess, board chair and vice president of Global Professional Relations, Henry Schein Inc.; Dr. Jeff Stasch, board member and member of the ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations; Dr. Ron Tankersley, ADA president; and Robert C. Henderson, PhD, board member and member of the ADA Foundation Board of Directors. (Photo/ADA News) ries is projected to exceed $14.5 billion by the year 2015. The report, by Global Industry Analysts, a publisher of market research, states that dental labo- ratories are witnessing a signifi- cant increase in demand for dental prosthetics as well as other restor- atives. The report also cites the increasing purchasing power of the baby boomer generation as another factor driving the dental laboratory market. The United States represents the largest market for dental labo- ratories worldwide, according to the report. The scarcity of technicians and availability of modern restorative technologies and systems are driv- ing dental laboratories to deliver quality dental restorations to den- tists on time. Outsourcing is a key element in the U.S. dental laboratory indus- try. The report, “Dental Laborato- ries: A Global Strategic Business Report,” provides a comprehen- sive review of dental laboratories, market trends, recent industry activity and focus on market par- ticipants. The study analyzes market data and analytics in terms of value sales for regions, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin Amer- ica and the rest of the world. Key players profiled in the report include 1st Dental Labo- ratories, Attenborough Dental, Champlain Dental Laboratory, Dental Services Group, iDent Dental Lab, Lord’s Dental Studio, Knight Dental Design, National Dentex Corp., Southern Craft Den- tal Laboratory, Utah Valley Dental Lab and others. The report is available for pur- chase from Global Industry Ana- lysts. More information is available at www.strategyr.com/Dental_Labo ratories_Market_Report.asp. DT (Source: Global Industry Analysts) By Fred Michmershuizen, Online Editor