A storage and dispensing system (1 0) of orthodontic brackets includes a package (22, 200, 220, 230) with an orthodontic bracket (24, 240). The package (22, 200, 220, 230) has a base (34, 202, 222, 232) and a cap (32, 224, 234). The base (34, 202, 222, 232) has a post (36, 238) on which the orthodontic bracket (24, 240) is secured. The cap (32, 224, 234) includes a blind bore (57) such that the cap (32, 224, 234) surrounds the post (36, 238) and the orthodontic bracket (24, 240). The cap (32, 224, 234) and the base (34, 202, 222, 232) are configured to form a moisture tight seal therebetween. The orthodontic bracket (24, 240) may be a precoated orthodontic bracket. The base (34, 202, 222, 232) or the cap (32, 224, 234) includes an o-ring (48). The package is releasably secured to a strip and the strip includes an RFID tag. The package (22, 200, 220, 230) is releasably secured to a strip (26). The strip (26) includes an RFID tag (38). A method of manufacturing orthodontic brackets includes placing a predetermined amount of adhesive on an orthodontic bracket (24, 240), positioning the precoated orthodontic bracket on the base (34, 202, 222, 232), and placing the cap (32, 224, 234) over the precoated orthodontic bracket and into contact with the base (34, 202, 222, 232).
