FTC index


FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REPORT INDEX
"The Sale of Complete Dentures: Effects of Present & Alternative Regulations" (5 Year study) Click Below To View Topics Excerpted From the Federal Trade Commission Report
		Pg. Number
1.	Definition of Denturism	1
2.	Unmet Needs in Denture Care	3
3.	Denture Wearers Go Unexamined	4
4.	Ill-fitting Dentures Cause Emotional and Social Problems	14
5.	Ill-fitting Dentures Do Not Cause Oral Cancer	14
6.	Oral Examinations for Denture Wearers are Important	15
7.	Dentures Have Significant Impact on the Quality of Life	18
8.	Currently Failing to Meet the Needs of the Denture Wearers	19
9.	Denturists Always Existed; Were Called Mechanical Dentists	30
10.	Non-dentists Repaired and Relined Dentures Prior to 1960	31
11.	Dentists Do Not Make Dentures	31
12.	The Majority of Dentists Furnish Very Few Dentures	33
13.	Dentures Are One of the Most Profitable Procedures	34
14.	Dental Schools Have De-emphasized Denture Training	35
15.	Dental-Education-Week in Technology and Denture Fabrication	36
16.	Concern About Dentistry's Inadequate Denture Training	37
17.	Denturists Are Afraid to be Identified	41
18.	Denture Patients Forced into an Underground Economy	42
19.	Denturist's Clientele Built Solely by Word of Mouth	44
20.	Denturists Provide Lower Prices; Higher Quality and Expertise	45
21.	Dentists Threaten Dental Laboratories with Boycott	46
22.	National Denturist Association Sets Standards for Certification	46
23.	Evidence of a National Denturist Movement	46
24.	Dentures a Large Underground Market	47
25.	Public More Satisfied with Services of a Denturist	47
26.	The Craftsmen Offer More Professional Results	48
27.	Denturists Have the Unprecedented Favor of the Public, Consumers, Senior & Labor Organizations and the News Media	49
28.	Oregon voters Give Denturists Unprecedented Landslide	49
29.	Denturists Must Pass Stringent Educational and Testing Provisions	50
30.	Canadian Denturist Experience	58
31.	Denturists Have Low Overhead	62
32.	Denturist Patient Referrals Are High	63
33.	Consumers Patronize Denturists for More Reasons Than Price Alone	64
34.	Regulated Denturists have Exceptionably High Standards	65
35.	Denturists' Prices Are Well Below Those of Dentists	65
36.	Great Public Demand for Denturists' Services	69
37.	The Public Is Extremely Pleased with Denturists' Services	70
38.	Denturists Are Safe to the Consumer	71
40.	Governments Receive Substantial Savings from Denturists	73
41.	Denturists Do Not Affect Incomes or Workloads of Dentists	74
42.	Denturists Indeed Provide Quality Care	77
43.	Laboratories Are the Primary Denture Designers, Not Dentists	80
44.	Many Customers Prefer Denturists' Services Over Those of Dentists	81
45.	Denturists Meet Standards Outlined by the Dental Profession	82
46.	Not One Case of Disease Caused by a Denturist Has Ever Been Reported	83
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