Affordable Dentures & Implants® To Open In McCalla, Ala.

Locally-Owned Dental Practice Improves Access to Tooth Replacement Services

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Jul 18, 2017, 10:12 ET

MCCALLA, Ala., July 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael McCracken, DDS has announced the grand opening of the newest affiliated Affordable Dentures & Implants® practice in McCalla, Ala., scheduled for Thursday, July 20. The dental practice is located in The Shoppes at Letson Farms at 4760 Eastern Valley Road, Suite 136. This practice opening marks Alabama's fourth practice in the Affordable Dentures & Implants® affiliated network.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognizes Jefferson County as one several Alabama counties considered "dental health professional shortage areas." According to the American College of Prosthodontists, 178 million Americans are missing at least one tooth and more than 35 million Americans are missing all their teeth on one or both arches. The practice aims to increase local patient access to critically-needed tooth replacement services by offering free consultations and x-rays for new patients.

Dr. Michael McCracken is a professor at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, and executive director of the Foundry Dental Center, a nonprofit dental clinic that serves as a safety net for people in need in Bessemer, Alabama. Dr. McCracken received his dental degree from the University of North Carolina and completed a prosthodontic residency at UAB School of Dentistry. He also earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at UAB, focusing on research related to growth factors and the healing of implants in compromised hosts.

Dr. McCracken's affiliated practice providing Affordable Dentures & Implants® delivers tooth replacement care – including dentures, extractions and dental implants – at affordable fees. The practice features its own on-site dental lab, which adds convenience and value for patients. The practice opens at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, or to make an appointment, patients may call the practice at 1-800-DENTURE (1-800-336-8873).

About Affordable Dentures & Implants®

Founded in 1975, Affordable Dentures & Implants® today is the largest network of providers concentrating on denture and implant services in the U.S., with more than 230 affiliated practices in 39 states. Each affiliated practice is individually owned and operated by a licensed, general dentist to provide dentures and implants crafted to each patient's treatment needs, delivered with the highest levels of professionalism and care. More than six million patients have received services from an Affordable Dentures & Implants®-affiliated practice.

Affordable Dentures & Implants® practices provide dentures, partial dentures, dental implants and tooth extractions. Every practice has its own on-site dental lab, which adds convenience and value for patients.

For more information about Affordable Dentures & Implants®, visit www.affordabledentures.com. To learn more about dental practice ownership and career opportunities, visit careers.affordabledentures.com.

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