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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



To National Dentex Corporation:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement File Nos. 33-77266, 33-77268, 33-77264 and 333-28623.




/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



March 2, 1998