The floods in the Midwest, the gas shortage in Atlanta, and the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ike have obviously made business difficult for many Americans this year.

Even the Ultradent family was touched by these occurrences. We are fortunate to have three fabulous, classy ladies representing Ultradent in the areas where Hurricane Ike hit last month: Ana and Jennifer in Houston and Thais in Louisiana. Luckily, none of them experienced any structural damage to their property, though they were inconvenienced by power outages, fallen trees, and long lines for gas or groceries. In fact, Ana (who has a gorgeous little baby) wasn’t able to function without electricity, but was able to fly with her baby to Guatemala where she grew up. How’s that for “waiting out the storm”?

We do know from our reps’ reports that many of the dental offices in their areas have been damaged or destroyed, with some dentists having to set up temporary practices in other cities. Our thoughts and prayers are with these fine professionals and we would like to offer support.

If your office has been impacted by Hurricane Ike with loss of your dental materials, we would like to help get you back on your feet -- even if you haven’t been using our products to date. We hope this will contribute to helping you reestablish a functional practice. Please call 1-888-230-1420 and press #1. When you mention source code “Ike 08,” our customer support staff will be available to discuss the ways we can provide assistance. Please forward this information to others who may require assistance as well.

We are certain it will take time for life to return to normal and we encourage other industry leaders to do their part in helping us support our colleagues.

Most sincerely,
Dan