1-800-DENTIST Media Kit

Futuredontics, Inc., is a privately held corporation devoted to bringing patients and dentists together through its toll-free telephone number, 1-800-DENTIST®, and free dental referral website, 1800dentist.com. Every year, more than 4 million people from across the country contact 1-800-DENTIST to find a dentist who can meet their dental health needs at a location convenient for them. For the public, the service is FREE and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For dentists, the 1-800-DENTIST program is a membership-fee-based cooperative marketing program aimed at providing a consistent flow of new patients.

Its successful, multifaceted business strategy includes: nationwide advertising through television, and in Yellow Pages®; three online patient-dentist matching services (1800dentist.com, dentistry.com®, and DentalReferral.com) extensive public relations; and support of charitable organizations, dental schools and universities.

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Futuredontics, Inc., is the privately held company behind the highly recognizable 1-800-DENTIST® brand, founded in 1986 by two innovative thinkers: Fred Joyal and Gary Saint Denis. Their mission was to develop a service to help people find a pre-screened, local dentist who could meet their oral health needs while simultaneously helping dentists grow their practices with new patients.

The 1-800-DENTIST service was launched in Los Angeles with just 18 member dentists and a $30,000 monthly advertising budget. By the end of their first day in operation, Fred and Gary had matched more than 50 people to that small group of dentists. It became clear that day that they were on to something big. The formula was simple: bring on more dentists as members of the program, spread the message about the importance of oral health care and match consumers with dentists who meet their needs.

Since the beginning, one of the company's primary goals has been to educate the public by promoting the importance of dental care, encouraging consumers to visit the dentist on a regular basis and introducing the latest innovations in dental technology. As the years went by, the company was able to add more dentists in neighboring states, eventually expanding all the way to the East Coast.

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• Every year, more than 4 million people from across the country contact 1-800-DENTIST to find a dentist who can meet their dental health needs at a location near them.
• Consumers can find a screened dentist by calling the toll-free 1-800-DENTIST phone number or by visiting 1800dentist.com, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
• 1-800-DENTIST is a strong advocate for promoting the importance of dentistry and encouraging consumers to visit the dentist on a regular basis. This message is relayed through high-quality TV commercials airing over 10,000 times each month across the nation.

What is 1-800-DENTIST?
1-800-DENTIST is a free service that matches people with dentists in their local areas. For dentists, 1-800-DENTIST is a membership-fee-based cooperative marketing program aimed at providing them with a consistent flow of new patients. 

How many people utilize the 1-800-DENTIST service?
1-800-DENTIST is contacted by more than 4 million people annually through its memorable phone number and popular Web site, http://www.1800dentist.com/.

Does the public get to choose from a list or directory of dentists?
People who contact 1-800-DENTIST are not provided a list of dentists from which to choose, nor are they quoted fees. The professionally trained operators gather comprehensive information from each person in order to match them with a 1-800-DENTIST member in the most convenient location who can meet their dental health needs.

To read more, download the 1-800-DENTIST media kit.