Nobel Biocare Signs Partnership Agreement with Noritake

  Nobel Biocare signs partnership agreement with Noritake Nobel Biocare announced today that it has signed a preferred partnership agreement with the Japanese company Noritake Dental Supply Co., Limited, a leading supplier of restorative and prosthetic materials for dentists and dental technicians. This agreement with Noritake marks the company’s third alliance under its recently established … Read more

Industry Merger Creates New Large Global Dental Equipment Manufacturer

   Industry Merger Creates One Of The Ten Largest Global Dental   SciCan, a Toronto based manufacturer of infection control products and solutions with subsidiaries in Canonsburg PA, Augsburg Germany and Zug Switzerland has merged with dental manufacturer SycoTec (previously, EWL, a subsidiary of the KAVO Group located in Leutkirch Germany) and French endodontic specialist … Read more

Getting Ready for IDS 2011!

  All set for IDS 2011 IDS on course to further extend its position as a world leading fair – High exhibitor interest – Once again more than 1,800 exhibitors expected.  There is still well over a year to go before the IDS once again drops anchor from 22nd to 26th March 2011 in Cologne. … Read more

VELscope is at the Winter Olympics!

    VELscope System Used to Screen Olympic Athletes for Oral Cancer The World’s Top Oral Cancer Screening Device Chosen to Examine the World’s Top Athletes   WHITE ROCK, British Columbia—February 18, 2010—LED Dental Inc. announced today that its VELscope Oral Cancer Screening System is being used to conduct oral cancer screenings for up to … Read more

Announcing the IPS Empress Direct Road Tour!

Ivoclar Vivadent Announces IPS Empress® Direct Road Tour Hands-on Composite Course Features Renowned Clinicians   Amherst, NY (February, 2010) – Ivoclar Vivadent is pleased to announce its 2010 IPS Empress Direct Road Tour. These in-depth Continuing Education programs are scheduled across the United States and Canada and will include comprehensive lectures and hands-on components so … Read more

Nobel Biocare Appoints New Head of Global Marketing & Products

   Nobel Biocare appoints Hans Geiselhöringer as Head of Global Marketing & Products Nobel Biocare today announced that Hans Geiselhöringer has been appointed Executive Vice President Global Marketing & Products and a member of the Executive Committee (EC) as of 10 February 2010. Hans Geiselhöringer will take over the position from Robert Gottlander, who has … Read more

Nobel Biocare signs Preferred Partner Agreement with VITA

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Nobel Biocare announced today that it has signed a preferred partnership agreement with Germany-based VITA Zahnfabrik, a global market leader in restorative and prosthetic materials for dentists and dental technicians. The agreement with VITA marks the second partnership, after Ivoclar Vivadent, in the company’s newly established Preferred Partner Program. The collaboration with VITA enables Nobel … Read more

National Museum of Dentistry partners with United Concordia

MouthPower CD-ROM

 The National Museum of Dentistry has partnered with United Concordia Dental to produce a CD-ROM version of the Museum’s popular MouthPower oral health education program. Modeled on the MouthPower Online program (www.MouthPower.org), the CD-ROM will assist dentists and hygienists in educating their patients about the benefits of good oral health. www.mouthpower.org), across the country in … Read more

Second Annual “Ethics and Legal Aspects of Dentistry” Conference

 ETHICS and LEGAL ASPECTS of DENTISTRY CONFERENCE    The Second Ethics and Legal Aspects of Dentistry Conference sponsored by the American College of Legal Medicine will be held March 6 and 7, 2010 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Twenty-five speakers will present topics applicable to all phases of dentistry for those practicing dentistry, practicing … Read more

Ivoclar Vivadent Donation to Haiti

    Solidarity with the victims   Ivoclar Vivadent donates to victims of the earthquake in Haiti   Ivoclar Vivadent AG will contribute 300,000 Swiss franks to a fund-raising campaign organized by the Red Cross organization of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Given the dramatic situation of the people in Haiti and their urgent need for … Read more

Nobel Biocare establishes Preferred Partner Program with Ivoclar Vivadent

Nobel Biocare announced today that it has signed a preferred partnership agreement with Ivoclar Vivadent as part of a newly established Preferred Partner Program. The collaboration with Ivoclar Vivadent will offer Nobel Biocare additional access to high-performance ceramic and acrylic prosthetic materials, thereby enabling Nobel Biocare to expand its leading restorative and prosthetic portfolio through … Read more

Tri-Hawk Celebrates 40th Anniversary!

    Tri Hawk Celebrates 40th Anniversary Dental Bur Innovator Rewards Employees for Valued Efforts   MORRISBURG, Ontario—January 11, 2010—Tri Hawk Corporation recently celebrated its 40th anniversary at a combination anniversary/holiday party with its employees and spouses.   Following a cocktail reception and dinner, company founder and CEO Gustel Fischer and VP Operations Joanne Kydd … Read more

New Director Appointed At The National Museum of Dentistry

JONATHAN W. LANDERS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENTISTRY January 11, 2010, Jonathan W. Landers, a nonprofit executive with more than 30 years of experience in marketing, museum, and corporate leadership, has been appointed executive director of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland. An Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum is the … Read more

Nobel Biocare appoints Melker Nilsson as Senior Vice President Business Development and John Cox as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America

Nobel Biocare announced today that Melker Nilsson has been appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development for North America. Melker takes over the responsibility for Marketing, Training and Education, Customer Support and Clinical Support. He will also assume responsibility for coordinating the activities of several other central functions. John Cox, previous Vice President of Sales … Read more

A Picture of Health: BC Dentists Help Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Smiles

As excitement builds toward the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, athletes are preparing for the final stretch before they take to the world’s stage in a display of excellence in their respective sports. Similarly, approximately 72 dentists and dental assistants are preparing, not for speed skating, ice hockey or even luge, but for … Read more

‘Your Spitting Image’ web site reveals what your mouth says about you

Interactive program explores forensics, saliva, and bioengineering through dentistry Did you know that a person can be identified from the DNA in saliva left behind on a postage stamp? The average person creates enough saliva each day to fill a soft-drink bottle? Teeth can survive fires reaching 2012 degrees F? Your Spitting Image (www.dentalmuseum.org/ysi), a … Read more

OraFresh Enterprises Inc. (OFE) Announces

OraFresh Enterprises Inc. (OFE) announces that Alliance H. Inc.(AHI), a Toronto based manufacturer of Dental Equipment, Cabinets and Infection Control products, has become a major shareholder of the Company. Concurrently, Michel A. Hart, Chairman of AHI, will become Chairman and CEO of OFE. Anne Bosy, head of Scientific Affairs with OFE and the developer of … Read more

Dead Stuck Shines Light on Richard Mounce

Dead Stuck, a non-fiction book by Richard Mounce, DDS, boisterously describes how being a root canal specialist (endodontist) has provided the author unique opportunities and challenges in marital and parental relationships, how he once wore girl repellent, his addiction to world football, how he diverted flights with fire on the wing, and the mortal danger he encountered while … Read more

36.5 Reasons to Smile

The makers of LISTERINE® and REACH® TOTAL CARE introduce an exclusive, limited-edition book titled “36 ½ Reasons to Laugh: A Slice of Life.” This custom book is inspired by funny moments in everyday life – including dating mishaps, office gaffes, and family antics – and features a foreword authored by ABC’s Desperate Housewives star Doug … Read more