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 Dentists and labs take care of the patients, DDS does everything else; no headaches, no red tape, no paperwork. A DDS Coordinator is the liaison between the patient, the dentists and specialists and the labs, assisting and arranging all aspects of the program and resolving any problems.
Your DDS Coordinator will screen patients and send a patient profile for your review. If you choose to see the patient, the Coordinator will:
- Refer the patient to your office to schedule appointments
- Arrange donated lab work, usually with your regular lab(s)
- Arrange for Specialist assistance – DDS counts hundreds of Oral Surgeons, Endodonists, Periodontists, Prosthodontists and even Pedodontists among our 13,000+ volunteers
- Answer questions and resolve any concerns you or your staff may have about the patient
- Arrange implant donations from generous manufacturers like 3I, Nobel Biocare and Straumann if you decide to place implants for a DDS patient
As a volunteer laboratory, the DDS Coordinator will:
- Send a patient profile and convey the needs requested by the dentist
- Notify the doctor and patient (so they may write you a thank-you) if you accept the case
- Work with Dentsply to replace the teeth used in any DDS-donated fabrication
- Work with Argen, Ivoclar, Jenlenko or Jensen to replace alloys used
Remember: Just because we refer a patient to you, doesn't mean you have to accept the patient. As a dentist, your initial exam is your opportunity to decide if you would like to help the patient or not. As a laboratory, you will receive the same patient profile to consider, and your coordinator can tell you more about the patient and their treating volunteers.
DDS opperates on a case-by-case basis.
The choice is yours; you don't even have to give a reason!
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