Premier Dental.

Premier Dental Products Company says it was founded in 1913 by instrument maker Julius Charlestein and that the business is still family operated, now in a fourth generation. A January 2023 anniversary note from the company marks 110 years, places the founding in Philadelphia, puts the corporate office in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, and says manufacturing facilities remain in Philadelphia. The live company-history page names Julie Charlestein as CEO and president and Gary Charlestein as chairman.

That history page is also the product map. It names RC-Prep, Hemodent, Triple Tray, and Two Striper diamonds as long-standing brands, and it names Traxodent hemostatic retraction paste, Enamel Pro Varnish, Enamel Pro prophy paste, and 2Pro disposable prophy angles as later additions. The page says Premier makes instruments in the United States and sells through a dealer network. It also says product sales reach more than 75 countries. Treat the country count as the company's statement on that page.

The shop at premusa.com, which carries a 2026 copyright line and an ISO 13485:2016 statement, lists Traxodent hemostatic gel, Traxodent retraction paste, and Traxodent FS, and it promotes Triple Tray and Enamel Pro. The published address is 1710 Romano Drive, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. Phone numbers on the site are 1-888-670-6100 and 610-239-6000, with hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday.

These products do not do the same job. Two Striper diamonds cut tooth structure. Triple Tray is a dual-arch impression tray for a prepared tooth, the opposing arch, and the bite together, which is the use described in the tray's published history. Traxodent is a hemostatic retraction product for tissue control before an impression, cementation, or bonding step, which is how Premier labels it. Enamel Pro varnish is a preventive applied in hygiene. Enamel Pro paste is a prophy paste. 2Pro is a disposable angle on a slow-speed handpiece. RC-Prep and Hemodent are named brands on the history page. Confirm the current indication on the package before you put either into a setup.

Premier is not a dental dealer and not a chair company. You buy through a distributor, and you reorder consumables on a schedule that is unrelated to capital equipment. The ISO 13485:2016 line on the shop footer is the quality-system statement. It does not rank one diamond against another.

Premier suits a general practice and its hygiene team restocking through a dealer. Restorative rooms use Two Striper diamonds, Triple Tray, and Traxodent. Hygiene uses Enamel Pro varnish, Enamel Pro paste, and 2Pro angles. Instrument cassettes are the other half of the company: the history page says Premier still makes instruments in the United States. Labs are not the main audience unless the lab is packing a Premier product the dentist specified.

Match the guide to the drawer. Diamonds belong in the diamond bur guide. Fluoride varnish belongs in the fluoride varnish guide. Disposable angles belong in the prophy angle guide. The office products directory is the manufacturer list around those categories.

A practice that has moved impressions to a scanner still has a reason to know Triple Tray. Dual-arch trays remain a backup and a choice for single restorations when the dentist wants a closed-bite record in one step. They are not a scanner accessory.

Compare Premier product by product. Two Striper is one diamond line among the brands in the diamond guide, including lines from other manufacturers in the directory. Enamel Pro varnish is one ACP varnish, in Premier's words, among the varnishes in the fluoride guide. 2Pro is one disposable angle among the angles in the prophy guide. None of those guides is a Premier catalog.

Traxodent is not a substitute for a retraction cord technique or for Hemodent until you have read both labels. Premier lists them as related hemostatic products, not as one SKU. Triple Tray competes with other dual-arch trays and with a full-arch impression or a digital scan, depending on the case. It does not compete with a denture flask.

Keystone Industries is a different company, aimed at laboratory acrylics and lab supplies. Do not order a Premier chairside item when the lab asked for a heat-cure denture acrylic. The jobs are easy to confuse because both companies sell "dental materials."

Order through your dealer and confirm the dealer return policy on opened varnish and paste. Premier's published path is the dealer network, with customer service in Plymouth Meeting if the dealer cannot answer a product question. Hours are weekday Eastern hours, shorter on Friday. There is no capital-equipment install and no factory training calendar described on the pages reviewed. The directions for use are the training.

Check compatibility at the chair. A diamond needs the right handpiece shank. A 2Pro angle needs the prophy handpiece you already use. Triple Tray needs the impression material your lab accepts for a dual-arch case, and the lab has to know a triple tray is coming. Traxodent has to match the hemostasis step you actually use before cementation. ISO 13485:2016 on the shop site is worth noting in a vendor file. It is not a clinical claim.

Skip any ranking you did not measure. Premier's history page says dentists trust the products. That is the company's language. Your reorder decision should be the indication, the unit cost from your dealer, and whether the assistant can find the right refill without a scavenger hunt.