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Ultradent Products Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Ultradent Products, a family-owned, international dental supply and manufacturing
company, is celebrating 40 years in the dental industry.
Forty years ago, Dr. Dan Fischer, a young dentist who had recently graduated from
Loma Linda University, wanted to create a product that would act as a solution to a common
problem dentists face-achieving predictable, rapid and profound hemostasis in the mouth.
He began experimenting with different chemistries after-hours at his small dental practice
in Salt Lake City, and by 1978, he had invented and patented Ultradent's first product, the
hemostatic Astringedent. That same year, he founded Ultradent Products.
As business grew, Ultradent expanded from its first headquarters, a 40-by-60-foot metal
hay barn on Fischer's property, to its South Jordan, Utah, headquarters, which encompasses
more than 460,000 square feet. The company has gone from one offering to more than 1,600
dental products worldwide, and has offices and subsidiaries in Asia, Australia, Europe and
South America. Ultradent researches, designs, manufactures, packages and ships 95 percent
of what it sells in its South Jordan facility. It also exports 70 percent of its products to more
than 100 countries.
Beyond the dental community, Ultradent supports and donates products to humanitarian
efforts locally, nationally and internationally, including the Crown Council and Sealants
for Smiles. The company founded and sponsors its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,
the Diversity Foundation, an outreach program committed to preventing hate crimes and
intolerance. The foundation is currently helping support more than 50 students in their
efforts to pursue higher education at the college and graduate level.
For more information, visit ultradent.com or call 800-552-5512.

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NuSmile Launches
Pediatric Dentistry
Locator Website
NuSmile, a provider of pediatric
aesthetic restorative dental products, recently launched its "I Love My
NuSmile" program. Through its website,
this new program helps parents
understand the best restorative dental
options available for their child and provides a locator feature to find providers
with nearby dental practices that offer
NuSmile's aesthetic pediatric crowns.
Mike Loessberg, NuSmile director of
sales, North America, says the website
will help parents grasp the pros and
cons of differing restorative options
for their children, with photographs
showing treatment outcomes of each.
He noted that this consumer-focused
approach has been successful in the
orthodontic clear aligner market and
should also work well with parents who
are looking to find the best restorative
treatment options for their child.
Diane Johnson Krueger, NuSmile
founder and CEO, thinks dentists will
appreciate the solution as much as
parents will, saying that the company
will make a significant investment in
advertising that draws parents to the
website.
For more information about the
new program, visit ilovemynusmile.com.
For more information about NuSmile,
visit nusmile.com.

Young Innovations Acquires Mydent International
Young Innovations, a global manufacturer and distributor of dental supplies and equipment, has acquired Mydent International. Launched in 1985,
Mydent is a supplier of infection control products, disposables, preventives, impression material systems, rotary instruments and restoratives in more than
45 countries.
Andrew Jones, vice president of corporate development at Young Innovations, says the acquisition complements the company's infection control,
preventive and restorative brand, and product portfolio, and aligns well with its commercial strategy.
Andy Parker, Mydent founder and CEO, says Young Innovations is the best partner to allow sustained growth of the Defend brand. Parker will serve in an
advisory role for a transitional period. There will be no immediate changes to ordering and service procedures for customers or vendors.

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