where to buy plastic teeth?

[dl9006]

does anyone know if there's a website where we can buy kavo jaw plastic teeth at a cheap price?

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[flapaTron]

your school doesn't have a rep for whatever company your school prefers? At columbia we have a Henry Schein store/rep across the street.

 

[makers]

Your school must have some way for you to get them. At my school, you just walk downstairs and buy them if you need more than provided to you. They are over a buck a tooth, so it can add up, but you usually wouldn't buy more than a few at a time. You really only have time to prep a few per project. Getting them really cheap doesn't factor in enough to bother with the effort of finding a discount source.

 

[DudeDDS]

Our school has them at the bookstore. I should know, I make the trip there about 4-5 times per operative lab session. $2.12 a tooth adds up mighty mighty mighty fast.

I thought about trying to find them wholesale, but you never know which tooth you'll be working on, or more importantly, which tooth will give you more problems than others.

 

[dl9006]

Our school has them at the bookstore. I should know, I make the trip there about 4-5 times per operative lab session. $2.12 a tooth adds up mighty mighty mighty fast.

I thought about trying to find them wholesale, but you never know which tooth you'll be working on, or more importantly, which tooth will give you more problems than others.

yea that's what i was hoping to do since $2/tooth adds up....just buy a whole bunch at a cheaper price.

damn.. everything costs so much

 

[DudeDDS]

yea that's what i was hoping to do since $2/tooth adds up....just buy a whole bunch at a cheaper price.

damn.. everything costs so much

you're probably better off focusing on where to get 330's and 329's wholesale. I go through a crap load of those too!!

honestly, i've told the bookstore lady many times "i'm just gonna drop out of dental school and start a plastic tooth company"

 

[jdude]

As much as I remember stressing out about all those $2 purchases adding up I'll bet my student loans accrue as much interest in 4 days as I spent on all the plastic teeth combined. So yeah, you should be able to cover the cost of all the teeth you'll need in about 2-3 hours once you're out and working - unless you want to live in SoCal or Hawaii or something of course.

 

[Term]

1. Does anyone know where I can buy Farsaco Plastic teeth, because our dental school is extremely expensive $6 per tooth.
2. Also does anyone know where to buy a whip mix block.
3. Also I know that you do get a portable micromotor, however this is low speed, I just wanted to know if there is a portable high speed handpiece that runs on air compressor that is portable, and where to buy it?

 

[microserf123]

1. Does anyone know where I can buy Farsaco Plastic teeth, because our dental school is extremely expensive $6 per tooth.
2. Also does anyone know where to buy a whip mix block.
3. Also I know that you do get a portable micromotor, however this is low speed, I just wanted to know if there is a portable high speed handpiece that runs on air compressor that is portable, and where to buy it?

Try ebay for the portable high speed. We bought a few to take down on a mission trip

 

[PreDent08]

Try ebay for the portable high speed. We bought a few to take down on a mission trip

I'm also interested in buying portable high speed. I've looked at some on ebay for around $100, but most of them say "just connect to air compressor." I'm confused about this as i don't know much about dental equipment. Do you have to buy a separate dental air compressor? did u buy an air compressor when u bought yours or did it come with one?

 

[microserf123]

I'm also interested in buying portable high speed. I've looked at some on ebay for around $100, but most of them say "just connect to air compressor." I'm confused about this as i don't know much about dental equipment. Do you have to buy a separate dental air compressor? did u buy an air compressor when u bought yours or did it come with one?

Just buy a small air compressor from any hardware store. You might need to find the correct fittings but there isn't a special dental air compressor that you need to buy