Welcome to PRU-DENT Dental Instruments, Retipping, & Sharpening.

We truly offer superior instruments, and the fastest service, at fair prices.

"Thank you for the great Job. We loved the Retipped instruments and will send more. Thanks again."

"I wanted to thank you for your wonderful attention to our instruments. They are especially sharp and easy to maintain. Whoever did them did a great job. We appreciate it."

If you're a PRU-DENT customer, please hit the "Email Us" button and let me know how we're doing!

"I’m getting ready to send you more instruments to retip. Our first order was great! Everyone in the office is happy and I sure got some good “points” with the boss. I mailed our order by U.S. mail and paid for extra speedy delivery on a Friday afternoon and received our order from you on the following Thursday. WOW! Thank you for great service and excellent quality."

Tim, Thank you for your excellent teaching skills! I really appreciate you taking the time.
It's great to meet another family business.

PRU-DENT is a family business.

Established in 1932, PRU-DENT is the 3rd oldest Dental Instrument manufacturer in the United States. We are also a small family business that operates with pride and integrity.

PRU-DENT isn’t just a job, it’s who we are.

My Grandfather made the first Gracey curettes in 1928.
My Father invented Dental Retipping in 1978.
We ARE the Gold Standard in Dental Retipping.
As a business owner, and a mechanical engineer, I not only, understand the benefits of superior tools and equipment, I know how to make them better and at a lower cost than my competitors.
We provide the longest and most comprehensive Dental Instrument, Retipping, Sharpening, and even Handle, Guarantees in the dental industry!

Best Materials

We start with the Highest quality American made Stainless steel.

Precision machining

with tight tolerances for the perfect shape and feel.

Precise Bends

Improved geometry to make our blades last longer and be more resistant to breakage.

Forged Blades

Forging refines and directs the grain flow according to the shape of the blade providing greater strength and durability.

Heat Treating

Realigns the crystalline structure to to make our steel as hard as possible.

Cryogenic Processing

Allows the steel to achieve it's maximum hardness and toughness, making our blades last even longer.

Services we offer:

PRU-DENT Dental Instruments, Retipping, and Sharpening services make us the most cost effective way to maintain your instruments on an annual basis. So, it doesn’t matter if your buying big name instruments, the cheapest retips, or anything in between PRU-DENT is the most cost effective way to maintain your instruments.

Our products and services have been designed to make your job fast, easy, and inexpensive because that is what I want from my equipment.

Harder steel means I can sharpen my cutting edges to a finer point, it also means that they lasts longer.

Fastest turnaround time anywhere. Get your instruments in days as opposed to the weeks it takes from any other retipper.
“My customers have told me, they receive their retips from us faster than they’d ever gotten new instruments, from dealers.”

Excellent customer service allowing you to talk to the person sharpening or retipping your instruments.

So take a look at our Catalog and Price list, download our Order Form and let us start making your job easier and saving you money.

Superior Instruments - The Fastest Service - Fair Prices!

Welcome to PRU-DENT Dental Instruments, Retipping, & Sharpening.

PRU-DENT is a family business.

Services we offer:

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate E-mail or call us at

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