Shortage of Valplast

[phyllis]

Ok...Great news
Just heard from my supplier, Lincoln Dental
that they received their shipment from Valplast.
ours is on the way to us...

 

[DMC]

VALPLAST PARTY@@@!!!! (Squirt, Squirt!)

 

[jimi]

My supplier 'Lab Depot'

204 953 1222

now has supply but they have quota every month...

 

[phyllis]

Our supplier "Lincoln Dental" doesn't have a quota that I know of...

 

[phyllis]

Ok...bad news.
Lincoln Dental supply has just informed me that they have ran out of
Valplast again and that Valplast says production has slowed down.
Not sure when any more is going out to suppliers
Hope you all stocked up.

Phyllis
First Impressions Dental Lab

 

[TheLabGuy]

I wonder how many labs won't go back to Valplast whenever they get caught back up with their stock?

 

[LongIslandLab]

Hello all...been kinda lurking and learning from you guys...Anyways the Valplast Corp. moved here to Oceanside,Long Island awhile ago and the area where it's located had major flooding due to Hurricane Sandy. I haven't driven down there just to see how bad it was but I will soon.

 

[JohnWilson]

We have gone to TCS and after dialing in my temperature and melting time and utilizing their sperator ( seems like pink oil) things are beautiful. I think I may actually like it better than Valplast now.

BUT

If I never ever had to do another one of these ****ty flexy partials I would be thrilled

 

[lcmlabforum]

I stay away from flexible partials as major connector - see quite a few buccal ridge soreness from others
who made for unhappy patients.
LCM

 

[JohnWilson]

I stay away from flexible partials as major connector - see quite a few buccal ridge soreness from others
who made for unhappy patients.
LCM

So true, so many of these partials are made by techs that are using rigid partial thinking and are not following the manufactures recommendation of mandating to set teeth exactly over the ridge regardless of dissimilar arch forms.

Nothing is more telling to me than to see a case cheated off the ridge and then having the client tell me that the patient never felt comfortable with it, well DUH! After I smile I take that opportunity to teach them by explaining WHY this does not work. The light goes on and we make a REAL partial

 

[PCDL]

I moved to FRS and do very little valplast anymore... I know many here hate Dentsply, but I think the FRS is easy to polish, repair and reline. We do very few full flexible partials. I have all my clients doing cast combo cases with a lingual metal frame and Flex saddles/clasps. Much thinner on the lingual, no flex on major connectors, and I get my price for them. Docs love them.

 

[Nowakdental]

Just a heads up we received in another shipment of Medium Standard pink. So far that is the only shade and size that is coming in. If anyone is having trouble finding any let me know.

 

[phyllis]

We just received a shipment of medium standard pink also.
Nothing else yet. We also can't find any of the mold release spray.
Anybody have any suggestion???

Thanks,
Phyllis
First Impressions Dental Lab

 

[PCDL]

The name is hysterical, but Man release spray works well. Ease release 300 I believe.

 

[Nowakdental]

What about using the TCS release spray or the Mold release from ADS, both great products.

 

[phyllis]

Thanks guys for the info....will check your suggestions out.

Phyllis