LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2001) - Futuredontics, Inc., operator of the highly recognizable 1-800-DENTIST® dental referral service, announces the Southern California launch of the 1-800-DENTISTA® program. For 15 years, Los Angeles-based Futuredontics has helped Spanish-speaking consumers in search of dental care through its 1-800-DENTIST service. The brand new 1-800-DENTISTA program will now provide an even more effective patient-to-dentist matching service for the local Spanish-speaking community, which makes up 40.3% of the population of Southern California (U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000).
By calling 1-800-DENTISTA, Spanish-speaking consumers can now be assured of quality assistance by highly-trained, bilingual operators who will match them with dental practices that can meet their dental and language requirements.
“We have always taken great strides to promote the importance of dentistry and regular office visits,” said Futuredontics’ CEO, Fred Joyal. “With the addition of 1-800-DENTISTA, Futuredontics will now reach a larger audience, encouraging even more people to actively seek dental care.”
Since 1986, Futuredontics has brought dentists and patients together through its cooperative advertising program based on the 1-800-DENTIST telephone number. The company has produced more than 85 television commercials informing the public about modern dentistry and encouraging regular dental visits. Futuredontics represents thousands of dentists nationwide and receives 65,000 calls each month from consumers in search of a dentist.
Media Contact: Lisa Fleetwood 310-215-6400 lisaf@futuredontics.com