ACLDA Executive Director, John Von Thaden, announced today that the association will once again co-sponsor LMT LabDay Chicago Workshops with their sister organization, The AmericaSmiles Network. The workshops will be held on Friday, February, 26th at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel located at 151 E. Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago. The schedule includes a membership meeting for The AmericaSmiles...

LMT Magazine began releasing the results of their survey of the Dental Lab Industry last month.  There is a lot of really interesting information which matches well with comments made recently by Keith Crittenden, President and CEO of AmericaSmiles Network founder of the American Cosmetic Dental Lab Association.  In his seminar at LabDay Chicago he spoke passionately about the challenges facing th...

The AmericaSmiles Network and ACDLA co-sponsored a series of workshops and clinics at LabDay Chicago 2015 held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago last month. John Von Thaden, executive director of the American Cosmetic Dental Lab Association (ACDLA) presented a workshop entitled, "Building Your Business" to a full house of more than 60 people, on Friday morning, February 27, 2015. "We were ...

February 17, 2015: A new bill filed January 15, 2015 in the Illinois Legislature by Illinois State Senator Pamela J. Althoff seeks to require the registration and licensing of all dental labs within the State of Illinois. In addition, labs would be required to operate under the supervision of a dental technician or dentist. Hearings will be held on February 18, 2015 by the Senate Committee on Lice...

The American Cosmetic Dental Lab Association (ACDLA) has announced that John Von Thaden, Executive Director for ACDLA and Operations Chief for AmericaSmiles will lead the Building Your Business Workshop at LabDay Chicago on February 27th at 10am CST. In addition, he will join Keith Crittenden, President of AmericaSmiles and the United Dental Resources Corporation at the Membership meeting sessions...

AmericaSmiles is providing ACDLA members with a special Holiday Mailer they can send to their customers. Use the Holiday Season to promote a special offer and begin 2015 with a jumpstart. For a single One-Hour marketing charge of $40, AmericaSmiles Marketing Advantage team will customize the postcard to include your logo, contact information and special offer. You will be authorized for a one-time...

Many have asked about our new ACDLA logo and how it came to be.  While we suspect that you are familiar with association logos that include pillars and columns, or perhaps dental industry logos that include dentures or teeth, when it came time to establish a new image to take us into this new phase of our existence, we wanted something that spoke directly to our purpose. Josh Spiekhout, one of ...

AmericaSmiles Network, the largest Dental Lab network dedicated to the growth and viability of the Dental Lab Industry,  has renewed their sponsorship of the American Cosmetic Dental Lab Association for 2015, announced today.  The agreement includes sponsorship of the ACDLA 2015 Lab Days training events along with sponsorship of annual mailings and other marketing materials made available on the n...