Dentsply and Astra Tech sitting in a tree, D-o-m-i-n-a-t-i-n-g

Personally, bigger is never better. Customer service and the value of the enduser goes out the window in lieu of margins and bottom lines. Perhaps Bret W. Wise may see this as an opportunity to turn the corporate culture of Dentsply around, but I’m not going to hold my breath. We’ve become a market driven … Read more

Standard Oil – Dentsply International – do the math?

One has to wonder whether a colossus is the answer to the future of dentistry. Does a monolithic entity that detaches itself at the corporate level, further and further from it’s client base, r Image via CrunchBase eally bring needed change to an industry and in turn does it deliver the needed products to their … Read more

Astra Sells Dental Unit for $1.8 Billion

By Margot Patrick from the Wall Street Journal LONDON–AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to sell Astra Tech to Dentsply International Inc. for $1.8 billion,after a sale process that attracted strong interest from private-equity firms and strategic buyers looking to tap into growth in the dental-implants market. The transaction, expected to close in the second half, will … Read more