ADS Transitions - From buying your first practice, to planning an exit strategy, and everything in between, we help dentists with every significant career move.  ADS Transitions (www.ADStransitions.com) is the largest group of independent transition specialists in the United States.  Members are selected for their integrity, high standards, expertise and knowledge.  The ADS brokers in Louisiana have embraced a simple yet powerful philosophy; if a deal isn’t good for both buyer and seller, we don’t pursue it.   We provide the following services:

Practice Brokerage

Practice Marketing – We market our listings via direct mail as well as advertisements in Dental Economics, State Dental Journals, JADA, local dental journals, and regional web sites.

Practice Appraisals - practice sales, partnerships, insurance and divorce

Transition Planning - Equity Associateships, Buy-Ins, Buy-Outs, Mergers

Real Estate Services – Pertaining to the lease or sale of the dental office

Practice Management Consultation -- ADS Lovelace and Associates provides practice management consulting services to dentists in need of assistance in order to help increase practice value and eliminate practice inefficiencies and debt.

LDA Member Discounts and Benefits

As a member of the LDA, you are entitled to the following services and discounts from ADS Lovelace and Associates (www.Lovelaceandassociates.com) and ADS South (www.ADSSouth.com):

 - Two FREE hours of Practice Transition or Practice Management consulting services
(a $600 Value)
- $300 discount on all practice appraisals
- 30% discount on any Continuing Education programs offered by ADS members.

To take advantage of any of these offers, contact Preston Lovelace at (225) 927-8015 or Earl Douglas at (770) 664-1982.

Banc of America Practice Solutions, Inc. - For more than 20 years, Banc of America Practice Solutions has served the needs of dentists by offering financial products and services to the dental community.  Whether you own a practice or are just getting started, we can provide customized financial solutions for your short-term needs and long-term aspirations:

Bank of America Financial Services - Earn points with the freedom to redeem for cash back or other rewards.  The Louisiana Dental Association Platinum Plus^® MasterCard^®  credit card with WorldPoints^® rewards  gives you the flexibility to choose from different types of rewards – Cash, Travel, Gift Certificates, Merchandise and much more. 

Features include:

•   Earn 1 point for every $1 in net retail purchases.
•   No limit to the amount of rewards you can earn.
•   Redeem your points starting just 2,500 points.
•   Support The Louisiana Dental Association with every purchase.
•   Access to the WorldPoints Mall – do all your shopping here and earn    Bonus Points at hundreds of your favorite online stores.
•   Absolute fraud protection and zero liability for unauthorized card transactions.
•   Secure Online Account Access – View up-to-the-minute account activity, pay our credit card bill, receive your monthly statement via e-mail and much more.

Reward yourself and apply securely online today.  For information about rates, fees , other costs and benefits associated with the use of this credit card, click here and refer to the disclosures that accompany the online credit card application.  This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A.

Bruner and Company: A Creative Web Design Studio - As a complete web solutions company, Bruner and Company offers customer-oriented web design services that add to the success of your dental practice. We work closely with LDA members from concept to delivery to ensure online solutions that reflect your practice and operational needs. Overall, our goal is to achieve the form and function of an online presence, without losing the creative appeal of an eye pleasing, user-friendly Web site.

Bruner and Company is a one-stop shop, aiding LDA members in every part of their online marketing presence, from design and search engine optimization, to registering a domain name and hosting the site. Bruner and Company is also offering LDA members one of the lowest hosting fees available in the marketplace. LDA members and/or their staff will also be able to make their own adjustments to text, photos, etc. on the member’s site. And, as Bruner and Company's first dental-reference, feel free to check out their work developing and launching the new LDA site at www.ladental.org.

Dental Website Summer Special - only $999 for a limited time. Bruner and Company Website Design is offering LDA members a customized 5 page dental website package which includes the first year of hosting and a free domain name for only $999! For details, please call Ron Bruner at 1-800-205-5759 or visit www.myLDAwebsite.com.

CareCredit - is the nation’s leading patient financing program. Over 8 million patients use CareCredit and 80,000 dental practices offer patients the convenience of CareCredit monthly payment plans.  CareCredit:

Increases case acceptance and is proven by the ADCPA to increase production an average of 25.3% (click here to view the study).

Helps you attract new patients with their online Doctor Locator, visited by nearly 400,000 patients per month, looking for a practice that offers CareCredit.

Provides an ongoing financial resource for your patients and their families, without the need to reapply.

Reduces the expense, stress, and time associated with collecting Accounts Receivable.

LDA members save on enrollment and there’s no monthly minimum use fee.  To get started or for more information, call 800-300-3046, ext. 4519 or go to www.carecredit.com/dental.  To contact Customer Service, call 800-859-9975. 

CGI Communications, Inc., formed in 1988, is built on delivering high-impact marketing and promotion products to Associations across the country and the members they represent.

Today, CGI has over 80,000 satisfied customers. As a result, we've created specific programs and products that will help create lifelong clients, build referrals, and strengthen your online presence and much more.

In today's fast-paced, ever changing world, it's more important than ever to discover new ways of staying connected to the community you serve.  In order for your business to stay relevant and have the ability to grow, cutting edge techniques have to be utilized in order to maintain a solid base of current clients, and attract future ones.

By being a member of your Association you have the opportunity to be introduced to this exciting program.  Your association has worked out very favorable rates for its members, and members only, to take advantage of. It will cost you nothing to learn about this exciting opportunity. Please be aware you'll be receiving a call from CGI to set up an appointment or feel free to contact them yourself.

If you have any questions, please contact Chris Sokal at 1-800-398-3029, ext. 241 or e-mail  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Elavon - Credit Card & Electronic Check Processing, improve your bottom line and your receivables. To get started now, please contact Lorie Verbois, your local account executive at (225) 229-6461 or e-mail her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to begin building your new payment processing program. Or, contact Barbara Martin, (800) 725-1243, ext. 8519, or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ENSERV - Collection, transportation, tracking, treatment and disposal of medical waste. Dedicated to meeting all customer needs with consistent, on-time performance. Offering a higher standard of materials handling and sharps processing with DOT-approved Safe-Cart System and Sharps Exchange Program.  For more information, call (504) 913-6016 (Jack Butcher).

Fortress Insurance Company - A professional liability company created by dentists, for dentists. To learn more about how Fortress can protect you and your practice, call Stormy Blair at Robert Ellis & Associates at
(985) 674-3886 or (888) 503-5547, Ext. 3886, or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The professionals at Robert Ellis & Associates, the LDA endorsed professional liability insurance marketing agency, have been serving the insurance needs of dentists throughout the South for over 25 years. Located in Mandeville, La., the REA staff combines prompt, professional service with the personal care their clients deserve

LDA Members: Click here for more resources from Fortress, including information on informed consent and sample forms and documents. 

IMEP created the Emergency Response System (ERS) to efficiently and effectively assist you in preparing your office for a medical emergency. ERS uses a comprehensive, systematic team approach for medical emergency preparedness and allows you to easily integrate new staff into the team. (866) 729-7333, for special pricing, use promotional code LDA.

IMPORTANT: IMEP is notifying you of an urgent recall notice involving the Physio-Control LifePak CR AED. Attached is a link from the AED Web site showing the Recall notice. www.emergencyactionguide.com

LDS Glove Program - LDS is thrilled to introduce a new glove program for LDA member dental offices.  Every dental professional has unique needs when it comes to the comfort, fit and feel of the gloves they wear.  The LDS glove line is able to meet your individual glove needs and provides special pricing exclusively for LDA members.

The LDS glove program offers a full selection of gloves, including some of these popular products such as powder-free textured latex, powdered smooth and textured latex, powder-free textured nitrile, powder-free textured chloroprene, and powdered or powder-free vinyl.

By using the LDS glove program, you will receive high quality gloves with great pricing exclusively for LDA members.  Please contact Dental Association Gloves today at (877) 484-6149 to order gloves, request free samples, or for answers to your questions.  You’ll be glad you did!     

Mercury Data Exchange connects dental practices, payers and vendors through real-time technology, including eligibility and benefits verification, real-time claims adjudication, electronic remittance advice and electronic funds transfers. These tools enable dental organizations to minimize paper-based processes, streamline workflow, speed payment times and reduce administrative costs. To learn more, visit www.whymde.com. For more information, contact Andrea Kreskowski at (866) 633-1090, ext. 2581.

New Line Medical, Inc. - Lowest prices on top dental products! Plus an extensive line of infection control, evacuation, prophy and other dental-related products. Items ship the same day you place your order! Excellent customer service from a Louisiana company. (800) 452-8909. 

NEW! New Line Medical, your local source for dental products, is now happy to offer the services of The Handpiece Doctor. This new division of New Line Medical offers the highest quality repairs to most make and models of handpieces. Gone are the days of waiting months on end for handpiece repair.

The Handpiece Doctor's technicians are professionally trained and will return your handpiece utilizing factory standards, in most cases, within 24 to 48 hours. Don't keep paying for overpriced parts and service when The Handpiece Doctor can do the job for you locally and at a fraction of the cost. The Handpiece Doctor also offers free estimates and will always offer you the honesty and commitment that you deserve. For any handpiece problem you may encounter, call New Line Medical at  (800) 452-8909 and let The Handpiece Doctor get you back on track with friendly service, precision repair and hometown prices!

Oak Tree Storage provides secure, automatic offsite backups of your computer data over the Internet. It identifies the files and encrypts them with your private individual access code, then compresses and automatically backs them up regularly – on your own schedules – to its backup servers located in a highly secure and fully redundant data center. (212) 983-5050   

This is theTropical Storm season when doctors consider an offsite data backupsystem.  At Oak Tree Storage, we reassure our customers, that all theirbackup data is perfectly safe in our highly secure, earthquake-resistant andfully redundant data center. That said, an ounce of prevention is worth a poundof cure; meaning you should take a few precautions now in anticipation ofthe upcoming Tropical Storms: 

You should be able to avoid having to address data restoration or recovery issues altogether.  The best way to do this is,first, to review and ensure your backups are current and up-to-date.

Next, consider “powering down” (turning off) yourtechnology environment and unplugging your key equipment (or their powerstrips, surge protectors, etc.) from their wall sockets. This will disengagethat equipment completely from the electrical system, completely eliminatingthe possibility of electrical damage – even if turned off. Please checkwith your local technical service provider before doing this, as Oak Treecannot assume any responsibility for such actions. 

In flood zones, computers can be put on higher tablesor shelves to be out of reach of rising water levels. Placing equipment incorners of rooms where support beams strengthen the walls can protect it fromexcessive winds, etc.

Of course, damage can occur regardless of precautions –that’s why Oak Tree Storage is here. While we encourage you to take thesereasonable precautions, be confident that your backed up data will be availableif and when you need it.

Paychex, Inc. - Any business owner with employees knows the headaches that go along with calculating payrolls, keeping records, and providing employee benefits. They are never-ending tasks that can become more and more overwhelming as a business grows. To ease this burden, many businesses like yours look at outsourcing their payroll, human resources and benefits administration.  

Paychex is the solution:

You can save countless hours of preparing payroll while avoiding costly penalties;

Our Taxpay® service eliminates compliance worries related to federal, state, and most local payroll tax filing requirements;

Our Flexible Pay Package provides you with different options to deliver pay to your employees;

Paychex offers a full spectrum of retirement plan options, no matter the size of your business;

In the times of rising health care costs, you can help your employees stretch their salaries and reduce your payroll taxes at the same time by signing up for Paychex Flexible Spending Account services.

Every business needs to handle payroll and payroll taxes – you can’t avoid it. Paychex makes automated payroll efficient and cost-effective for your business, and delivers a variety of human resource services.  Members of the LDA receive special discounts from Paychex. To begin saving, call (800) 729-2439, and mention a promotional code 5659, or go to the Paychex Web site at www.paychex.com.

SolmeteX - A water treatment company providing a series of amalgamseparators systems and scrap amalgam recycling to the dental community.  SolmeteX is the number one selling separator in the US.  Designed for ease of use, these systems are virtually maintenance free.  Recycling is done easily and efficiently.  For additional information, contact your local dealer or SolmeteX directly, (800) 216-5505.

Southern Anesthesia and Supply (SAS) - For over 22 years, SAS has provided pharmaceuticals, dental, medical and surgical supplies to practices.  The SAS team takes great pride in unmatched customer service, competitive pricing, individual attention and quality products. Ordering is convenient and simple...orders are accepted by phone, fax, on-line, and mail and customer service representatives are ready to assist Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (est) with orders, product information or any questions.

The LDA Buying Group provides:
        • A 5% up-front discount on our full line of dental supplies, pharmaceuticals, and light equipment to all LDA members.
        • A quarterly royalty payment  back to LDS for the support of LDA membership benefits and the mission of the Association.

There is no cost for LDA members to join! Simply call (800) 624-5926, prompt 7 and identify yourself as a member of the LDA. Your discounts will begin immediately and       LDS/LDA will begin earning a royalty!

Dental • Surgical • Pharmaceutical • Emergency Preparedness   
Phone (800) 624-5926  •  Fax (800) 344-1237  •  www.southernanesthesia.com