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Ultradent Products, Inc. Proudly Introduces Jiffy® Natural Universal System
November 21, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc., proudly introduces the Jiffy® Natural Universal Finishing System—a complement to Ultradent’s renowned Jiffy® Universal Finishing System. The polishers in the Jiffy Natural Universal Finishing System are designed to efficiently and easily reach all tooth surface areas to give a natural finish on all ceramic materials, including zirconia. They can also be used to temper super high-gloss finishes to create the look of natural enamel.
The Jiffy Natural Universal System consists of malleable spiral-shaped wheels that are designed to easily conform to tooth anatomy. Their pliable, finger-like extensions easily reach where cups and points can’t, including occlusal anatomy. The system is designed to be used in conjunction with the Jiffy Universal Finishing System to give clinicians options and versatility to achieve the right esthetic look for their patient. The efficient two-step process allows clinicians to easily get the most natural finish they desire on any ceramic material, including zirconia, lithium disilicate, and porcelain.
To learn more about the Jiffy Natural Universal System, please call 800.552.5512, or visit ultradent.com.
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About Ultradent Products, Inc.
Ultradent Products, Inc., is a leading developer of high-tech dental materials, devices and instruments worldwide. Ultradent's mission is to improve the level of dental health care and to make dental procedures more predictable and hassle free. Consistent with its mission, Ultradent works to improve the quality of life and health of individuals through financial and charitable programs. For more information about Ultradent, call 800.552.5512 or visit ultradent.com.
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Ultradent Products, Inc., Named 2017 International Company of the Year At Utah Global Forum Meeting
October 17, 2017
read more »Salt Lake City, Utah, October 17, 2017 – Today at the Utah Global Forum Meeting, held at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ultradent Products, Inc., accepted the award for 2017 International Company of the Year, presented by KeyBank and the World Trade Association. Each year business and political leaders from around the state gather at the Utah Global Forum meeting to present and learn about developing international business and export strategy, as well as tap into new markets. The International Company of the Year Award honors one company and one individual each year for excellence in these areas, as well as global citizenship and humanitarianism. Nominations for International Company of the Year are submitted only by parties not employed or affiliated with the nominee.
Accepting the award on behalf of the company, Dr. Dan Fischer, Ultradent founder and CEO, said, "Ultradent wasn't just founded by me, it was founded by family, and we're proud to have maintained that family feeling as the company has grown throughout the decades to include 1,600 employees in offices in ten countries around the world, including our home office in South Jordan, Utah." He went on to say, "We believe in the opposite of outsourcing. We do our own R&D, our own machining, our own injection molding, and our own primary and secondary packaging and mailing. We're proud to say that 95% of what we sell, we manufacture ourselves, and we're also proud to say that 70% of what we manufacture is exported beyond our U.S. borders to over 100 countries."
Special guest speakers at the Utah Global Forum meeting event included Utah Governor Gary Herbert; CNN, ABC News, and Telemundo Political Contributor and GOP Strategist, Ana Navarro; as well as many other influential business and civic leaders throughout the country and state.
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About Ultradent Products, Inc.
Ultradent Products, Inc., is a leading developer of high-tech dental materials, devices and instruments worldwide. Ultradent's mission is to improve the level of dental health care and to make dental procedures more predictable and hassle free. Consistent with its mission, Ultradent works to improve the quality of life and health of individuals through financial and charitable programs. For more information about Ultradent, call 800.552.5512 or visit ultradent.com.
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UPDATE: Ultradent Increases Donation to $300,000 for Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Relief and Offers Special Discounts to Affected Dentists
September 12, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »UPDATE: In response to the catastrophic devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and the most recent damage done by Hurricane Irma, Ultradent Products, Inc., has increased the company’s donations to the Saint Bernard Project (SBP) and to the All Hands Volunteers organization from $250,000 to $300,000. The Saint Bernard project will use the funds to aid in the rescue, relief, and rebuilding efforts of all those affected by the storms. The All Hands Volunteers organization will also use the donation funds to help restore and rebuild the communities affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
In addition to these donations, Ultradent is offering to help dentists whose practices have been damaged by the hurricanes. Since Monday, August 28, 2017 Ultradent has offered any dentist whose office has sustained substantial physical damage by Hurricanes Harvey or Irma $500 worth of free consumable product, plus 40% off all consumable products and 15% off all equipment purchases exceeding the initial $500 on that order. Through this offer, Ultradent hopes to provide some aid in the rebuilding efforts of the dental community.
Ultradent’s president, Dirk Jeffs, says, “Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, with their wind and flooding, have caused unprecedented, catastrophic damage in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and surrounding islands. Care is an important core value at Ultradent, and we want to extend a helping hand and show our care for the people who have been affected by these devastating storms.”
Ultradent has a strong culture of giving. The company contributed to relief efforts associated with the Pulse Nightclub shooting, Typhoon Haiyan, Hurricane Sandy, and the earthquakes in Haiti and Ecuador. Additionally, Ultradent has donated more than 1.6 million pounds of food over the past nine years to the Utah Food Bank. Ultradent also contributes to various national and international dental humanitarian missions. To find out more about Ultradent’s disaster relief efforts, please visit www.ultradent.com/en-us/about-ultradent/humanitarian-efforts-program/Pages/Disaster_Relief_Efforts.
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About Ultradent Products, Inc.
Ultradent Products, Inc., is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments worldwide. Ultradent’s vision is to improve oral health globally. Ultradent also works to improve the quality of life and health of individuals through financial and charitable programs. For more information about Ultradent, call 800.552.5512 or visit ultradent.com.
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UPDATE: Ultradent Increases Donation to $250,000 for Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts and Launches Special Discount Program to Help Affected Dentists Rebuild Practices
August 30, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »UPDATE: In response to the catastrophic devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, Ultradent Products, Inc. has upped its donation to the Saint Bernard Project (SBP) from $50,000 to $250,000 as damages from the storm continue to devastate the communities in its path. The Saint Bernard project will use the funds to aid in the rescue, relief, and rebuilding efforts of all those affected by the storm. Additionally, Ultradent is launching a discount program to help dentists whose practices have been damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Beginning Monday, August 28, 2017, Ultradent will offer dentists negatively affected by Hurricane Harvey $500 worth of free product, with 40% off all consumable products and 15% off all equipment purchases exceeding the initial $500, in the hopes of providing some aid in the rebuilding efforts of the dental community.
Ultradent’s president, Dirk Jeffs, says, “Hurricane Harvey, with its wind and flooding, has caused unprecedented, catastrophic damage in Texas. Care is an important core value at Ultradent, and we want to extend a helping hand and show our care for the people who have been affected by this devastating storm.”
Ultradent has a strong culture of giving. The company contributed to relief efforts associated with the Pulse Nightclub shooting, Typhoon Haiyan, Hurricane Sandy, and the earthquakes in Haiti and Ecuador. Additionally, Ultradent donates over 1.6 million pounds of food over the past nine years to the Utah Food Bank. Ultradent also contributes to various national and international dental humanitarian missions. To find out more about Ultradent’s disaster relief efforts, please visit www.ultradent.com/harvey.
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About Ultradent Products, Inc.
Ultradent Products, Inc., is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments worldwide. Ultradent’s vision is to improve oral health globally. Ultradent also works to improve the quality of life and health of individuals through financial and charitable programs. For more information about Ultradent, call 800.552.5512 or visit ultradent.com.
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Ultradent Donates $50,000 to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts and Launches Special Discount Program to Help Affected Dentists Rebuild Practices
August 28, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »In response to the catastrophic devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, Ultradent Products, Inc., will donate $50,000 to the Saint Bernard Project (SBP) as they work to aid in the rescue, relief, and rebuilding efforts of all those affected by the storm. Additionally, Ultradent is launching a discount program to help dentists whose practices have been damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Beginning Monday, August 28, 2017, Ultradent will offer dentists negatively affected by Hurricane Harvey $500 worth of free product, with 40% off all consumable products and 15% off all equipment purchases exceeding the initial $500, in the hopes of providing some aid in the rebuilding efforts of the dental community.
Ultradent’s president, Dirk Jeffs, says, “Hurricane Harvey, with its wind and flooding, has caused unprecedented, catastrophic damage in Texas. Care is an important core value at Ultradent, and we want to extend a helping hand and show our care for the people who have been affected by this devastating storm.”
Ultradent has a strong culture of giving. The company contributed to relief efforts associated with the Pulse Nightclub shooting, Typhoon Haiyan, Hurricane Sandy, and the earthquakes in Haiti and Ecuador. Additionally, Ultradent donates over 1.6 million pounds of food over the past nine years to the Utah Food Bank. Ultradent also contributes to various national and international dental humanitarian missions. To find out more about Ultradent’s disaster relief efforts, please visit www.ultradent.com/harvey.
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About Ultradent Products, Inc.
Ultradent Products, Inc., is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments worldwide. Ultradent’s vision is to improve oral health globally. Ultradent also works to improve the quality of life and health of individuals through financial and charitable programs. For more information about Ultradent, call 800.552.5512 or visit ultradent.com.
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Ultradent has Multiple Products Honored with 2017 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards
August 17, 2017 South Jordan, UT
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc., is pleased to announce that the Gemini® 810 + 980 diode laser, and the VALO® curing light family—which includes VALO Corded, VALO Cordless, and the largest LED curing light available on the market, VALO® Grand—have been selected as 2017 recipients of the Cellerant “Best of Class” Technology Award. Now in its ninth year, the Cellerant “Best of Class” Technology Award recognizes manufacturers and service providers for their innovations and is one of the most prestigious dental industry honors. “Being selected as a ‘Best of Class’ winner acknowledges companies that create the innovative dental technologies that will help shape the future of our profession,” said Dr. Lou Shuman, Best of Class Founder and Cellerant CEO.
This year will mark the fifth time that Ultradent’s VALO Curing Light family has been awarded the “Best of Class” Technology award. It is the first time that the Gemini 810 + 980 diode laser has been recognized for the honor. Of the distinctions, Mike Simmons, Ultradent’s Global Brand Manager of Equipment, says, “Ultradent is truly honored to receive this award for both the VALO family of curing lights and our newly launched Gemini diode laser. We strive to bring value to the dentist through innovative products, and the VALO curing lights and Gemini laser portray this goal perfectly. We are very proud of our equipment and are humbled by the praise and recognition from the Cellerant Consulting Group.”
The VALO curing light’s multiwavelength light-emitting diode (LED) and optimally collimated beam makes it capable of polymerizing all dental materials. The low-profile design of the light’s wand-style body and the large footprint of the curing head provide unprecedented access to the oral cavity. Each VALO light is precision milled from a solid bar of aircraft aluminum, ensuring unsurpassed durability. VALO Cordless is also available in the colors Graphite, Gold, Fuschia, and purple. The VALO Grand curing light features a 50% larger lens and an additional curing light on the underside of the wand.
“Best of Class” honorees are chosen by a panel comprised of leading voices in dental technology, who come together each year to discuss, debate, and decide what products merit recognition. “We research the best available technologies for an entire year leading up to the announcement of award winners,” said Dr. Marty Jablow of Cellerant. “To be selected as ‘Best of Class’ after all of that scrutiny and deliberation means that our panel is confident in recommending winning technologies to our peers.”
In addition to Dr. Shuman, the 2017 “Best of Class” panel consisted of Dr. John Flucke, Technology Editor for Dental Products Report; Paul Feuerstein, DMD, Technology Editor for Dentistry Today; Marty Jablow, DMD, known as America’s Technology Coach; and Parag Kachalia, DDS, Vice-Chair of Preclinical Education, Research and Technology, University of Pacific School of Dentistry. “Ultradent is extremely honored to be among those recognized by this extremely distinguished panel of doctors, leaders, and innovators. There is no higher recognition than to be lauded by your peers, and for that, we are humbled and grateful,” said Dr. Dan Fischer, founder and CEO of Ultradent Products.
About Ultradent Products, Inc.
Ultradent Products, Inc. is a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials, devices, and instruments. Founded in 1978 as a family-owned company, Ultradent’s vision remains to continue to improve oral health globally by creating better dental products that set new industry standards. Ultradent also aims to improve quality of live and the health of individuals through financial and charitable programs.
About The Cellerant “Best of Class” Technology Awards
The “Best of Class” Technology awards were launched in 2009 as a new concept to provide an unbiased, non-profit assessment of available technologies in the dental space. Through print and digital media coverage, the “Best of Class” message reaches the community of 150,000 dentists through multiple touch points—in print and online—educating them about the products. Honoree participation in the “Tech Expo” at the American Dental Association’s Annual Meeting offers face-to-face interaction with the companies as well as technology-centered education provided by members of the panel. Courses at last year’s 2016 meeting sold out. This year’s event will be held Oct. 19-23 in Atlanta, GA.
About Cellerant Consulting Group
Founded and led by CEO Dr. Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, Cellerant provides strategic dental market insights, clinical expertise, implementation resources and support to accelerate growth for client dental companies. Cellerant services include new concept incubation, clinical product evaluation, product development, continuing education program development and CE sponsorship, strategic branding and marketing, online marketing, lead generation, and dental media relations management. As an orthodontist and former owner of a 10-doctor multi-specialty private group practice, Dr. Shuman guides clients to develop offerings that connect with and engage dental customers on a relationship level that provides sustained differentiation. Cellerant operates under a unique model that merges leading voices in clinical product evaluation and strategic partner companies to provide a menu of services from one easily accessible network.
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Introducing UniCore® Accessory Posts Part of the UniCore® Post and Drill System
June 16, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc., proudly introduces UniCore® Accessory Posts, part of the UniCore® Post and Drill System. Designed for the general dentist and endodontist, UniCore Accessory Posts work to fill voids in the root canal, improving in overall strength of the post and core unit. UniCore Accessory Posts were created to be placed in the root canal alongside a master post, such as the UniCore Post. Adding accessory posts allows for much better adaptation in the case of flared and oval canals, eliminating the need for an additional drilling procedure.
UniCore Accessory Posts feature a tapered shaft for dentin conservation and enhanced adaptation in flared canals. This minimizes gap formation as well as polymerization shrinkage. UniCore Accessory Posts are stronger than composite resins, providing reinforcement of the restoration inside and outside. They feature high translucency for optimal aesthetics and light conductivity, and are also radiopaque, making them easy to see in radiographs.
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Dr. Jaleena Fischer Jessop Appointed Ultradent’s Director of Clinical Affairs
May 19, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc., a global manufacturer and distributor of dental materials and equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jaleena Fischer Jessop as the company’s Director of Clinical Affairs, effective immediately. Of the promotion, Dirk Jeffs, president of Ultradent, says, “I am excited to have Dr. Jessop at the helm of our Clinical Affairs department. Her rich clinical experience, drive to provide the highest standard of care for patients, and passion for Ultradent’s vision of improving oral health globally will enable Ultradent to continue to offer solutions that are driven from clinical insights for many years into the future.”
As the director of clinical affairs, Dr. Jessop, a practicing dentist, will oversee all phases of product development to ensure that the clinician’s point of view is considered in every aspect. Additionally, Dr. Jessop will head a new clinical team at Ultradent that will work with other departments to ensure clinical input and accuracy in every area of the company. Dr. Jessop will also continue to work in her dental practice three days a week, applying her hands-on clinical experience to her work at Ultradent.
Dr. Jaleena Jessop began her undergraduate work at the University of Utah, studying medical biology prior to attending dental school. She then went on to graduate with honors in oral surgery from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 2002. She later completed a two-year certification for straight wire orthodontics from the American Orthodontic Society. Dr. Jessop has served for two years on the Utah Dental Association board, and has served for three years on the national advisory board at the University of Utah Dental School. She also currently works as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah Dental School. Dr. Jessop owns a private dental practice where she has worked for 15 years with an emphasis on esthetic and minimally invasive dentistry.
Furthermore, Dr. Jessop has been making valuable contributions to Ultradent for many years, playing an important role on the company’s New Product Evaluation Committee, as well as consulting on numerous product development and design projects. Additionally, Dr. Jessop has participated regularly for several years in the company’s upper management meetings, helping to establish the strategic direction of Ultradent, contributing her vast clinical acumen to many of the company’s decisions.
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Ultradent Products Inc. Announces Evening Event at AAO Featuring Gemini® Laser Course, Cocktails, and Hors d'Oeuvres
March 29, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc., is excited to announce an evening event that will coincide with the American Association of Orthodontists show in San Diego, California. The event will feature a course titled, “A New Generation of Lasers in Orthodontics,” taught by Dr. Derek Mahony, an orthodontic specialist based in Sydney, Australia. Attendees will also be treated to drinks, cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres throughout the evening.
The event will be held on Friday, April 21, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina hotel, located at 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, California, 92101.
Course Description:
Many orthodontists around the world regularly use soft tissue lasers to drastically reduce treatment times and improve patient outcomes. Join us for an incredible evening of food, beverages, and entertainment while you learn how to successfully integrate the latest laser technology into your practice to the benefit of you and your patients. Immediately after the seminar, you will have the opportunity to use the Gemini 810 + 980 soft tissue laser and experience the incredible performance and speed it has to offer.
Attendance is free, but space is limited. To reserve a spot at the event, please contact Jason McFarland at jason.mcfarland@ultradent.com or call 800.520.6640.
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Ultradent Products, Inc., Announces Cocktail Reception, Opportunity Drawing, and Benefit Event in New Orleans, Louisiana
March 27, 2017 South Jordan, Utah
read more »Ultradent Products, Inc., is excited to announce a cocktail reception and benefit event that will take place on the evening of Friday, April 28, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana, after the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) trade show ends for the day. The event will include cocktails, live music, and hors d'oeuvres, as well as an opportunity drawing in which participants could win an Endo-Eze™ Genius® endodontic system or one of several other great prizes. All donations for the drawing will benefit the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation (NOMC).
The event will be held in the River Room at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, located at 2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130. It will begin at 5:30 pm and go until 8:00pm. Casual attire is encouraged.
To learn more about the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation, please visit http://neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/.
To reserve a space at the cocktail event, please contact DJ Moody, at dustin.moody@ultradent.com.