Drake Precision Dental Laboratory has over 400 years of combined technical expertise in our laboratory management and quality control team.  This experience along with our unique Quality Assurance Confirmation Process (QAC), a 14-step inspection of every case guarantees you and your patient’s natural esthetics, superior fit, and reduced valuable chair time.  In addition to our 14-step QAC Process, we have instituted a manufacturing system that utilizes high quality raw materials purchase from ISO 9001/CE registered companies.  We continually monitor the industry for innovative technologies including computerized shade verification systems as well as perform internal technical audits to ensure consistent, high quality, and timely restorations.  With one of the most thorough guarantees in the profession, you can be confident that when you prescribe a Drake restoration, you and your patient will be satisfied with the results.

News Release • May 2006
Drake Precision Dental Laboratory Recognized in Top 1% of Dental Laboratories in North America by Achieving DAMAS Third Party Accreditation on Quality Assurance

Charlotte, North Carolina: The National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) is pleased to announce Drake Precision Dental Laboratory in Charlotte, North Carolina is the most recent dental laboratory to receive DAMAS accreditation in North America.

The DAMAS (Dental Appliance Manufacturers Audit Scheme) is an internationally recognized process on quality assurance and manufacturing practices specifically geared for commercial dental laboratories. To achieve DAMAS accreditation requires passing a third party audit inspection and takes considerable investment by a laboratory operation to implement the comprehensive standards and requirements of the system. Forward thinking laboratories go through the process of implementation to improve their manufacturing operations as well as to ensure better documentation and case handling of dental patient cases prescribed by dentists.

Less than 1% of dental laboratories in North America have been recognized as DAMAS accredited. The process was established originally in the United Kingdom and now is in place in Europe, Asia, and Australia in addition to North America.

“We are pleased to have met the DAMAS standards of excellence that help meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements for quality and manufacturing practices. The initial process and ongoing requirements will help our laboratory better serve both our dental clients and the dental patient” says, Robert Savage, Vice President/Chief Financial Officer.

The DAMAS process is administered through the National Association of Dental Laboratories which is a trade association representing commercial dental laboratories. NADL is the unified voice for the dental laboratory industry, supporting the dental profession and serving the public interest by promoting high standards.

Dear Valued Dental Partner,

As you can see by the above press release, Drake Precision Dental Laboratory is proud to announce our receipt of the DAMAS (Dental Appliance Manufacturers Audit Scheme) Accreditation. We are the first dental laboratory in the Carolina’s and Virginia to achieve this designation and one of only 20 dental laboratories in North America. DAMAS is a total quality management process that has been designed specifically to meet the needs of commercial dental laboratories, and requires a regular third party audit in order to maintain certification. The DAMAS standards closely mirror the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Quality System/Good Manufacturing Practice (QS/GMP) specifications, which are required of all dental laboratories conducting business in the United States. Put simply, DAMAS accreditation assists Drake Precision Dental Laboratory in providing you and your patients with the following:

• A documented manufacturing process that guarantees you and your patient the most consistent quality restoration.
A guarantee that we are using the highest quality raw materials with batch-to-batch traceability, in the fabrication of your patients’ restorations.

• A process that requires us to document customer complaints, act upon them, and resolve in a timely fashion.

• An independent audit process that confirms we are managing our quality system, ensuring you and your patient are receiving the best quality restorations available.

Our goal at Drake is to be your sole source for new products, innovative services, and now DAMAS, a third party audited good manufacturing process. When you prescribe your next case, remember Drake. Why send it anywhere else?
Experience The Drake Difference today.

Sincerely,

Billy W. Drake
President and CEO

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