Premier® Dental is proud to support the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (NFDH) by participating in the DentaCheques program.  Premier is offering two FREE products in the 2005 DentaCheques book: new ALFA™ Triple Tray® and innovative Class V Cure-Thru® Cervical Matrices. The proceeds from the book sales will provide dental care to patients with physical, medical and mental disabilities.

Alfa Triple Tray is the only impression tray specifically designed for taking dual/full arch preliminary impressions using either alginate or PVS alginate substitute materials. Feedback for the unique trays has been extremely favorable, including glowing reviews by Dr. Joe Blaes in his monthly "Pearls for your Practice" column. Dr. Blaes has stated, " My patients greatly prefer this method to traditional metal or plastic trays."1 In addition, Dr. George Freedman, in his monthly "First Impressions" article has stated that the ALFA Triple Tray "allows the patient's tongue to restrict the overflow and thus minimize or totally eliminate gagging."2

The benefits of the ALFA Triple Tray include:

• virtual elimination of gagging- the unique palate-free, patent-pending design engages the patient's tongue to restrict the overflow of material and eliminate gagging
• chair-time reduction- take one impression; improve the patient's experience, the mouth is closed in a more natural, comfortable position and ALFA Triple Tray requires approximately half the amount of alginate used in existing techniques
• hands-free operation
• aesthetic appearance-promotes asepsis; offers a better presentation than unsightly reusable metal trays and avoids potential cross-contamination. Alfa trays are disposable; no clean-up is required.
• cost savings

Premier 's Cure-Thru Cervical Matrices are ideal for Class V composite restorations. Seven different designs are available to compress the composite into the restoration, pre-shape the restoration, and save time for the dentist.

The 2005 DentaCheques book includes a coupon for a FREE box of 24 assorted ALFA Triple Trays valued at $30 and a coupon for a FREE Cervical Matrices trial kit that includes 70 assorted matrices (10 each of 7 sizes), a postioning instrument and a gingival retraction instrument valued at $40.

To order your DentaCheques book, contact NFDH, either by phone at (800) 366-3331 or online at www.nfdh.org.

1 Dental Economics, June 2003

2 Dentistry Today, June 2003