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Ultradent Supports the Affiliate Network of National Children’s Oral Health Foundation
June 22, 2009 Charlotte, NC
read more »National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF): America’s Toothfairy, plans to help its 1,000,000th child in its upcoming fiscal year thanks to generous supporters dedicated to helping children.
Since 2006 NCOHF has worked to eliminate pediatric dental disease by staying focused on oral health and education among our nation’s most economically challenged children and their families. Even though pediatric dental disease is completely preventable, it affects millions of children in our country, causing pain so severe it can impact a child’s ability to eat, sleep, learn and thrive. NCOHF: America’s Toothfairy works with a growing national network of non-profit dental facilities, called Affiliates, to provide preventive measures, treatment and education for underinsured children across the country.
To date NCOHF Affiliates have served almost 700,000 children and, with additional facilities being added this fiscal year, should reach 1,000,000 by Summer 2010. Because of support from corporations, NCOHF has been able to provide funding and product donations to its Affiliates valued at over $4 million since 2006.
Generous corporations provide funding and product donations, making it possible for NCOHF’s Affiliates to receive the support they need. One such corporation is Ultradent Products, Inc., a dental company with a 30-year history of innovation and quality. Ultradent, led by Dr. Dan Fischer, has been a consistent underwriter and product provider since NCOHF was founded.
“We passionately believe in the mission of NCOHF”, said President/CEO of Ultradent, Dr. Fischer, “It is a unique opportunity to be aligned with a program that so closely matches our own corporate goals of improving oral healthcare to the underserved. We proudly support the efforts of NCOHF.”
Ultradent manufactures and packages more than 500 materials, devices and instruments used worldwide by dentists, group practices, dental and veterinary labs, government agencies and universities. As a leader in the dental manufacturing field, Ultradent adheres to a strong moral code, operating with core beliefs in integrity, quality, hard work, innovation, and care.
Support from Ultradent has assisted NCOHF in creating its network of now 60 Affiliates. NCOHF is the only independent non-profit national children’s health organization exclusively focused on supporting delivery of comprehensive oral health care for economically disadvantaged children. Thanks to generous underwriters, 100% of the funds and products raised by NCOHF goes directly to programs that help children who are in critical need of oral health care.
“NCOHF exists because of the great need for pediatric dental care,” says Fern Ingber, CEO of NCOHF. “Underwriters like Ultradent make it possible for the Foundation to support our Affiliates, and for them to receive funds and products from caring individuals and corporations. We appreciate Ultradent for their unwavering support since NCOHF’s inception and their belief that we must work together to eliminate pediatric dental disease among our nation’s poorest children.”
About the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy (NCOHF)
National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to raising awareness of the #1 chronic childhood illness: pediatric dental disease, facilitating delivery of comprehensive pediatric oral health services, and eliminating this preventable disease from future generations. NCOHF draws on vast national resources to secure and distribute product and financial donations along with innovative preventive programs to a growing network of not-for-profit community-based universities, health centers, dental clinics, and mobile programs throughout America.
For more information about NCOHF, please visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org. -
Ultradent Products, Inc. Receives Charles A. Caine Safety Award
May 29, 2009 South Jordan, UT
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc. will be honored with the 2009 Charles A. Caine Award for Workplace Safety at a reception hosted by the Workers Compensation Fund. Nominated because of its outstanding safety practices, Ultradent is among 12 companies out of 24,000 in Utah to receive this distinction.
Ultradent credits its low experience modifier rating (.76) to the company’s safety philosophy of “zero accidents”. For the past ten years, David Nuttall, Ultradent’s Safety and Security Manager, has worked towards this objective by decreasing the number of reported injuries through various measures including an onsite first aid room to evaluate injuries, a first-aid response team which consist of employees trained to address medical emergencies and a strong company-wide safety mindset.
The Charles A. Caine Award will be presented next Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Grand America Hotel. For more details, please contact Ida Baghoomian at 801-553-4243 or email ida.baghoomian@ultradent.com -
Ultradent Unveils VALO
May 18, 2009 South Jordan, UT
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc. unveiled VALO, the new wave in LED curing lights at the California Dental Association (CDA) Scientific Session last week in Anaheim, CA. VALO is the LED curing light for unsurpassed accessibility, accuracy and efficiency in a sleek body to deliver the right power in the right place.
VALO is anything but your ordinary curing light. Its optimized power output, broad spectrum custom LEDs and precisely collimated beam provide consistent and uniform cures. By offering three curing options (standard power, high power and a new plasma mode), VALO has the ability to cure all types of restorations with the touch of a button. With a three-second time cycle and built-in two-second safety delay, VALO’s plasma mode has been said to rival plasma arc lights in its level of rapid cure.
“I have been using VALO for some time and I would not want to be without it”, said Dr. John Kanca. “No longer do you have to decide if you want a normal output, a high intensity output or the power of a PAC light. VALO has all of that in one light, and in a very light and compact unit. Its ability to produce the greatest amount of energy at distances up to 10 mm from the tooth is just amazing.”
VALO is engineered for both practitioner and patient well-being. It’s sleek, aerospace wand-style body is lightweight and exceptionally durable. The aluminum body has a sapphire like coating for a virtually scratch resistant surface. These features coupled with a low profile head resulted in a curing light that feels unlike any other.
VALO is the next wave in dental curing lights. For more information, please call 1-801-553-4243 or visit Ultradent online at www.ultradent.com. -
Victoria L. Wallace, CDA, RDA Lectures at the Upcoming Florida National Dental Convention
May 12, 2009 South Jordan, UT
read more »Victoria L. Wallace of Ultradent Products, Inc., Certified Dental Assistant and Registered Dental Assistant since 1976, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming Florida National Dental Convention’s Clinical Assistant Mastery Program on June 18, 2009. Victoria’s lecture, “Totally Bonding: Do’s and Don’ts to Help Create the Ultimate Bond” will help the entire dental team improve their performance with bonding and troubleshooting existing issues. A composite hands-on exercise will be included to help with understanding of different resin systems.
Ms. Wallace has received tremendous praise as a consistent program lecturer for Ultradent’s Continuing Education series. She is widely recognized within the industry for her professionalism and personal growth. In 2006, she was the recipient of the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) Sullivan-Schein 12th District Award of Excellence. Ms. Wallace also received the 2007 D. Kay Mosley Distinguish Service Award for her contributions to both the ADAA and the ADAAF. She is the Immediate Past President of the Nevada Dental Assistants Association and Southern Nevada Dental Assistant’s Society and has been an active member of the ADAA for 11 years. She has also participated on the ADAA Foundation Board of Directors for the past 6 years, currently serving as the Vice Chair.
Ms. Wallace started working for Ultradent Products, Inc. in 1996. Her current position is Major Accounts Manager for the West Coast and Nebraska Dental Schools and lecturer on Dental Products and Procedures. Ms. Wallace will be a guest speaker at the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference on July 23-24, 2009 and the ADA/ADAA convention on October 2, 2009 among several other state dental association meetings in the next few months.
For more information, please contact Ultradent Products by visiting www.ultradent.com or call 1-800-552-5212. -
Ultradent Gets Social
May 8, 2009
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc. gets social by joining in with millions of Internet socialites on Facebook and Twitter. Now “fans” and “followers” alike will be able to find out in seconds “What’s Ultradent doing right now”?
Ultradent’s Facebook home is filled with resources for the dental office including articles, techniques videos, links to podcasts and information on events. The pages provide a unique and dynamic forum for clinicians, customers and friends to share experiences. Friends can quickly become fans by searching for Ultradent’s pages (Ultradent Products, Inc., Opalescence and Ultradent Hygiene Products) or Dan Fischer.
And, by the way – Ultradent also “tweets”. Follow us for news bites about product roll-outs, events, and anything else happening in Ultradent’s global network.
Facebook and Twitter have helped reshape the way Ultradent connects with you so that, together, we can change the world one smile at a time.
Links to Facebook and Twitter can be found on www.ultradent.com in our press room. For more information, please call Ida Baghoomian at (801) 553-4243. -
Araraquara Dental School-UNESP & Int'l Univer. of Catalunya (Barcelona) Dept of Endodontics
May 7, 2009 South Jordan, UT
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc. recently announced dates of a seminar series presented by Dr. Renato Leonardo, Araraquara Dental School-UNESP Department of Endodontics Chairman. The lecture series, Technological Resources and Biological Concepts in Minimally Invasive Endodontics, will be presented as a hands-on working seminar.
Dr. Renato Leonardo is a graduate with a Masters in Endodontics and PhD in Pathology from the Araraquara Dental School-UNESP in Brazil. He is now licensed as the school’s Head and Chairman of the Department of Endodontics’s Masters and PhD programs and invited professor at International University of Catalunya (Barcelona). He is also a member of the Regional Board of Endodontics of São Paulo (Brazil) and Vice President of the Brazilian Society of Endodontics and a member of the American Association of Endodontics . Dr Leonardo has authored numerous articles in Qualis A Endodontic Journals, three published books and lectures extensively in fifty-eight countries, including the United States.
Dr. Leonardo’s courses address the progressive general practitioner with a minimally-invasive approach. Attendees will participate in an educational presentation and hands-on section with information on vital and non-vital pulp therapy, the Anatomic Endodontic Technology (A.E.T.) System and the Apical Delivered Obturation (A.D.O.) System. The lecture will illustrate hand, rotary and oscillatory instrumentation of the root canal system as well as root canal filling materials and techniques and retreatments. It will also discuss success criteria in Endodontics.
For more information on Dr. Leonardo’s lecture series, please visit us online at http://www.ultradent.com/seminars or call 1-800-552-5512. -
New User-Friendly Design for Ultradent’s Website Launched
April 6, 2009 South Jordan, UTu
read more »Ultradent.com has a new look for Spring. Ultradent Product Inc’s website is now sporting a user-friendly interface, simplified navigational tools and a streamlined online store. Online users will now experience a clean yet enriched view of Ultradent’s cyberspace home.
Once visitors are logged on to ultradent.com, the first visible change is a home page filled with resources. Visitors can quickly navigate to product information, continuing education course options, an online store, or Ultradent’s library of podcasts. The improved navigation tools make finding the required resource easier.
Perhaps the most notable change is a streamlined online shopping process (https://store.ultradent.com/). Informative, printable product pages, information on price breaks, and a quick two-step checkout process make the experience hassle-free. For the more regular shopper, a list of previously purchased products quickly populates the cart for a speedy check-out.
Together, we’re creating smiles. See for yourself, visit us at www.ultradent.com. -
Ultradent Dedicates New 65,000 Square Foot Manufacturing Facility Expansion
March 16, 2009 South Jordan, UTu
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc. will dedicate its new manufacturing facility, located at 10075 South Jordan Parkway, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009. The 65,000 square foot expansion is the first phase of a 200,000 square foot planned expansion. The City Manager, John Geilmann, other city officials and South Jordan Area Chamber members will be present for the ceremony.
The dedication marks Ultradent’s 30th anniversary in business and completion of their first 235,000 expansion located in an adjacent lot in South Jordan. Camco Construction, GSBS Architects and Rocky Mountain Mechanical have coordinated efforts for the design and build of both locations.
With the addition of the new 65,000 square foot facility, Ultradent plans to expand their current manufacturing operation to meet increasing requirements. The expansion also includes relocation of their OEM business which has experienced tremendous growth manufacturing product for various medical and oral healthcare customers.
The ceremony will commence at 2:30 PM in front of the Northeast corner of the building accompanied by music from the Joe Muscolino Band. A tour will follow immediately. For more information or to RSVP, please call Ida Baghoomian at (801) 553-4243. -
“The Epitome of Composite Art” presented by Ultradent Products, Inc.
February 23, 2009 South Jordan, UT
read more »Dr. Frank Milnar and Dr. Brian LeSage will present “The Epitome of Composite Art: Advanced Concepts in Shade Selection and Layering” on behalf of Ultradent Products, Inc. at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg on May 15, 2009. This intensive, hands-on course will present advanced techniques for creating morphologically correct composite restorations using ceramist principles.
Clinicians experienced with complex bonding procedures will be able to reap the benefits of a course designed for the composite artist. The course offers instruction on the creative use of the artist’s “palette” to create three dimensional restorations with depth of color and realism. Attendees will leave as masters of a logical method for shade selection, including tints, opaquers, and layering techniques. Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive 8 Continuing Education Credit Hours.
Dr. Frank Milnar graduated from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry. Dr. Milnar maintains a full-time practice in St. Paul with an emphasis on appearance-related dentistry. Dr. Brian LeSage graduated from the University of Maryland, College of Dental Surgery. Dr. LeSage maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, California with an emphasis on Aesthetic and Reconstructive Dentistry. Both Dr. Milnar and Dr. LeSage are accredited members and board examiners for the AACD.
To find out more about “The Epitome of Composite Art”, please contact us at 1-800-552-5512 or visit us at www.ultradent.com/schaumburg. -
Victoria L. Wallace, CDA, RDA Lectures at the Upcoming Connecticut State Dental Convention
February 16, 2009 South Jordan, UT
read more »Victoria L. Wallace of Ultradent Products, Inc., Certified Dental Assistant and Registered Dental Assistant since 1976, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming Connecticut State Dental Convention on May 7 and 8, 2009. Victoria’s lecture, “Totally Bonding: Do’s and Don’ts to Help Create the Ultimate Bond” will help the entire dental team improve their performance with bonding and troubleshooting existing issues. The program will include a composite hands-on exercise to help with understanding of different classifications of resin systems.
Ms. Wallace has received tremendous praise as a consistent program lecturer for Ultradent’s Continuing Education series. She is widely recognized within the industry for her professionalism and personal growth. In 2006, she was the recipient of the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) Sullivan-Schein 12th District Award of Excellence. Ms. Wallace also received the 2007 D. Kay Mosley Distinguish Service Award for her contributions to both the ADAA and the ADAAF. She is the Immediate Past President of the Nevada Dental Assistants Association and Southern Nevada Dental Assistant’s Society and has been an active member of the ADAA for 11 years. She has also participated on the ADAA Foundation Board of Directors for the past 6 years, currently serving as the Vice Chair.
Ms. Wallace started working for Ultradent Products, Inc. in 1996. Her current position is Major Accounts Manager for the West Coast and Nebraska Dental Schools and lecturer on Dental Products and Procedures. Ms. Wallace will be a guest speaker at the Florida Dental Convention on June 18-20, 2009, the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference on July 23-24, 2009 and the ADA/ADAA convention on October 2, 2009 among several other state dental association meetings in the next few months.
For more information, please contact Ultradent Products by visiting www.ultradent.com or call 1-800-552-5212.