We now offer a new and simple identification system for children called Toothprints.
It works by softening a special thermo-plastic wafer in hot water
and having your child chomp down on it. Besides the obvious individual tooth characteristics
left behind, this wafer captures saliva, which is a powerful source of human scent, and a DNA
sample. The completed tooth print is then sealed in a zipper type bag and handed off to a
parent or guardian for safe keeping at home in the freezer or a safety deposit box. Like
fingerprints, dental imprints are one of a kind, but a tooth print offers more to aid law
enforcement in the worst case scenario of a missing child.
Toothprints costs $5 and the Lifetime Family Dentistry will be
donating all proceeds from this service to the Canine Unit of the Madison Police Department.
To schedule an appointment for toothprints please call our patient
coordinators at 608.827.6453.
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