Totten and Connolly Dental Laboratory

08/05/2026

Friday afternoon fun — aligner edition. 😁

True or False:

❓ You need an expensive scanner to offer aligners.
→ FALSE. A good impression works perfectly.

❓ Setting up with a new aligner lab takes weeks.
→ FALSE. We have new practices collecting within 48 hours.

❓ If a stage doesn't fit, you're on your own.
→ FALSE. You call us. We sort it. Same day.

❓ T&C do aligners for NI practices.
→ 100% TRUE. 😄

Have a great weekend — and if any of those answers surprised you, drop me a message. 📩

08/05/2026

It's Friday. You've made it. 🎉

And somewhere out there, a patient just googled "teeth straightening Bangor" and is about to book with whoever comes up first.

Just saying.

If your practice isn't offering aligners yet and you'd like it to be — message me today. We can have you set up by Monday morning. No better way to start next week.

Have a brilliant weekend everyone. 😄

— Gary
Totten & Connolly Dental Laboratory, Bangor

07/05/2026

If you've been thinking about adding aligner treatment to your practice — here's the only number you need to know.

48 hours.

That's how long it takes from your first message to us to having your practice set up on our collection route and ready to submit your first case.

No contracts. No minimum volumes. No complicated setup.

Just message me. 📩

Totten & Connolly Dental Laboratory, Bangor. Daily collections across all of Northern Ireland.

07/05/2026

A practice got in touch with us last year. They'd been offering aligners through a different lab and the experience had been frustrating — stages arriving late, a stage that didn't fit with nobody to call, the whole thing becoming more hassle than it was worth.

They sent us a trial case expecting nothing special.

The feedback we got back: "I didn't realise it could be this straightforward."

That's all we're trying to be. Straightforward. Reliable. Local.

If aligners have felt like more trouble than they're worth — it's not the treatment, it's the lab.

Message me and let's try one case. 📩

— Gary

07/05/2026

Hamilton Road, Bangor

07/05/2026

Let me walk you through what actually happens when you send us an aligner case.

You take the impression — or send us a digital scan. Either works.

We produce the models, design the stages, and fabricate the aligners. Every stage is checked before it leaves our lab in Bangor.

We dispatch on our daily Northern Ireland collection route. 3–5 working days per stage, working to your fit appointment schedule.

If a stage doesn't fit — you call us. We diagnose it, we fix it, and we get it back to you fast. Because that's what having a local lab means.

That's the whole process. No mystery. No complication.

Ready to start? Message me directly. 📩

06/05/2026

Quick question for NI dentists — are you currently offering aligner treatment in your practice?

Yes, no, or thinking about it?

I'm asking because the answers always surprise me. And whatever yours is — I'd genuinely love to hear it. 👇

06/05/2026

Here's what offering aligners actually adds to a dental practice — beyond the obvious.

Yes, there's the revenue from the treatment itself. But there's more to it than that.

Patients who come to you for aligners trust you with their smile. That trust turns into a long-term relationship — they come back for whitening, for crowns, for everything else. They refer their family and friends.

Aligner treatment isn't just a service. It's a relationship builder.

And with T&C handling the lab side — 3–5 days per stage, daily NI collections, someone who picks up the phone if a stage doesn't fit — adding it to your practice is genuinely straightforward.

If you'd like to know more, drop me a message. 👇

05/05/2026

Something I don't think NI dentists hear enough — you don't need a digital scanner to start offering aligners.

I've had practices tell me they've been putting it off for months because they assumed the tech investment had to come first.

It doesn't.

A good quality impression is all we need. We handle everything from there.

If aligner treatment has been on your list and you've been waiting for the right moment — this is me telling you the moment is now.

Message me today and I'll have your first case collected within 48 hours. 📩

— Gary, Totten & Connolly Dental Laboratory, Bangor

05/05/2026

Big news. 📱

We're launching the Totten & Connolly Lab App at the end of May — and we think it's going to change how easy it is to work with us.

Here's what you'll be able to do straight from your phone:

📦 Track your cases in real time — see exactly where every job is from the moment it arrives at our lab to the moment it leaves

📋 Submit dockets and download your full case history — no more phone calls just to check on a case

💰 Access our up-to-date price list any time — aligners, bleaching trays, full contour Zircads, crown & bridge — all there whenever you need it

We've been serving Northern Ireland dentists since 1979. I joined this lab in 2001 and bought it in 2014. And this app is the next step in making T&C the easiest lab in Northern Ireland to work with — not just the best.

It's free for all our existing practices. And if you're not working with us yet — maybe this is the nudge you needed. 😄

Launching end of May 2026. We'll post again when it goes live with the link.

Watch this space. 👀

— Gary
Totten & Connolly Dental Laboratory, Bangor · Est. 1979

04/05/2026