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Following on its recent acquisitions of Dynamic Dental Laboratory (Lethbridge, AB) and Creative Dental Lab (Charlottetown, PE), the management and staff of Aurum Ceramic/Classic Dental Laboratories are pleased to welcome Hub Dental Lab to the Aurum Group™ family. The Aurum Group currently...

Ivoclar Vivadent AG, of Schaan, Lichtenstein CEO Robert Ganley, was honored at the American College of Prosthodontists 2013 Annual Session at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on October 10. He was recognized with Brasseler USA Chairman, President and CEO Don L. Waters as Honorary Directors of the ACP Education...

Ivoclar Vivadent has founded a subsidiary in Russia, enhancing its presence in growing markets.

The Moscow-based subsidiary was formally inaugurated on September 19, 2013. The new subsidiary will be instrumental in scaling up the company's activities in the Russian market. Managing Director Stephan...

For the first time ever, live dentistry will be offered at AACD 2014 in Orlando, the annual scientific session of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

In a partnership with the American Dental Association (ADA), the AACD will present "Education in the Round," a live dentistry experience located...

Advanced Dental Products, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Jelrus porcelain furnace spare parts sales and repairs of the VIP Universal X-Press. They will also supply muffles and thermocouples for all Jelrus porcelain furnaces. The acquisition became effective on September 1, 2013.

Jelrus,...

Brea, CA - VITA is pleased to announce that Puche Dental Lab, Innova Dental Inc., Magnusen Orthodontic Lab, Michaelangelo Dental Studio, Castable Ceramics, Artistic Dental Design, Inc., Pacific Dental Inc., Brabant Dental Lab, R-dent Dental Laboratory and Biogenic Dental Corp. have completed comprehensive...

Beacon Bay Holdings and affiliates ("BBH"), a leading private investment firm located in Newport Beach, CA, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cal Ceram Dental Laboratory's business. BBH is continuing with its strategy to partner with prominent dental laboratories across North America to provide...

Atlantic Precious Metal Refining (Atlantic), a Pittsburgh-based precious metal refinery serving dental professionals worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of Strategy Milling, a revolutionary state-of-the-art milling center providing dental professionals convenient, affordable, and never before...

TCS has developed the Network of TCS Laboratories to connect dentists with high quality laboratories. They receive requests daily from dentists wanting to know of laboratories that offer exceptional TCS Unbreakable partials. Through this program the company lists your laboratory in their referral program for dentists. Becoming part of the network lets you to take advantage of promotions, bi-monthly raffles, free training and much more. For more information, call 866-426-2970 or visit www.tcsdentalinc.com.

Handler has partnered with the American Cancer Society and will donate a portion of the proceeds from all sales at the ADA meeting to fight the battle against cancer.

This year's ADA meeting will be held in Las Vegas on Oct 10-12.

This summer, Ivoclar Vivadent announced that it had invested in Sirona Dental Systems, manufacturer of the Cerec InLab and Cerec chairside CAD/CAM systems, as well as in D4D Technologies, manufacturer of the E4D CAD/CAM systems for laboratories and dental offices. Ivoclar has supplied consumable materials for the Sirona system for a number of years, and will continue to do so, as well as to supply materials for the E4D system, which will be exclusively distributed by Henry Schein. (Along with...

Ivoclar Vivadent has been honored for its significant contributions to Donated Dental Services (DDS), a program of Dental Lifeline Network that provides dental care to people with disabilities or medically at-risk and elderly patients through a nationwide volunteer network of 15,000 dentists and 3,200 laboratories.

"Without the outstanding support of Ivoclar Vivadent and its donations of metals, teeth, CEREC blocks and other restorative materials used by our volunteer laboratories, DDS could never...

Beginning April 1, Jensen Dental will be a 3M ESPE Certified Lab Channel Partner in the U.S., responsible for selling 3M ESPE Lava™ materials, software and equipment, and providing first-line customer support for laboratories. The agreement brings laboratories broader and more extensive customer support and expertise by leveraging the combined strengths of the two companies.

"This move will allow 3M ESPE to further its commitment to innovation in materials research and digital workflows for...