Most people are never taught how dental appliances are made or why the cost of crowns, dentures, retainers, and night guards can vary so widely.
In this OraWellness interview, Joe Bassi shares how decades working inside dental labs led him to create Dental Lab Direct, a company designed to give patients direct access to custom dental appliances made by certified labs without unnecessary markups.
By connecting consumers directly with the same labs dentists use, this approach helps patients access high-quality dental restorations at significantly lower cost, while still receiving guidance, quality control, and human support.
This conversation focuses on patient empowerment, transparency in dentistry, and smarter ways to navigate dental care costs.
What You Will Learn
- Why removable dental restorations often cost more than patients expect
- How a direct-to-consumer lab like Dental Lab Direct can reduce costs by up to 70 percent
- When going direct for dental appliances makes sense and when working with a dentist is still essential
- Why modern removable dental appliances like partial dentures, retainers, and night guards are worth reconsidering
“Most patients are paying for layers of process, not better materials.
When you simplify access, you simplify cost.”
Joe Bassi, Founder, Dental Lab Direct
OraWellness Community Offer
As a thank you to the OraWellness community, Dental Lab Direct is offering 20 percent off any dental appliance order.
Use code ORAWELLNESS20 at checkout.
Watch the Interview
If you are exploring dental restoration options, considering a removable appliance, or simply want to better understand how dental care pricing works, this interview offers clear, practical insight from an industry insider.
Because everyone deserves a healthy, confident smile without unnecessary financial barriers.
Watch the full conversation here.
Thank you,Will, for having this interview. As the saying goes, there are no coincidences. I found this DLD site online last
week and saved the info to get in contact with them after reading many testimonies, and studying options. As being one of the people afraid of dentists, due to multiple negative experiences, most of my problems being a result of those. what a great option! No need to file a healthy tooth to place an extra tooth in a space a dentist pulled my tooth out of with a quip:”Oopps,I could have repaired”. Many blessings.
Please send me the contact information for Dental Lab Direct
Aloha Betty,
Sure, I can help with this! 🙂
Here’s a link to Dental Lab Direct’s website: https://dentallab-direct.com/
If you decide to place an order through their site, during checkout, feel free to apply code ORAWELLNESS20 for 20% off any dental appliance order.
I hope that helps!
Feel free to holler with questions, Betty; we’re here to help.
Hi, I learn much better by reading something than listening to someone speak. Also, I do not have the time or patience to sit and listen to this whole podcast. Any chance to get a transcript of it? Thanks.
Aloha Joe,
Thank you so much for your feedback!
I completely get that an hour-long session is a lot to take in. I’ll share your suggestion with co-founders of OraWellness, Will and Susan. 🙂
Here’s a tip that you might find helpful: feel free to pause the content and engage with it in 10-20 minute segments to make it more digestible.
I hope that helps!
Aloha!