Dentsply Sirona for the win
New technologies and innovations from Dentsply Sirona help empower customers all over the world. Better design, greater efficiency, and improved workflows are ultimately a reflection of the knowledge, creativity, and effort of the Company’s dedicated employees. Sometimes it’s nice to get a little recognition.
pro-K award
The new operating light LEDview Plus from Dentsply Sirona Treatment Centers recently won the pro-K award in the category of Medicine & Health. The award is given by the Industrial Association for Semi-Finished and Consumer Products made of Plastic, after a jury of designers, experts from testing institutes and specialist journalists have evaluated all the submissions.
Award-winning Framework
Dentsply Sirona’s framework for dental lights, including a holding system for LED boards and control electronics, won first prize in a competition organized by the European Association for Magnesium e.V. for efficiency, economy, sustainability and its innovative use of magnesium alloys resulting in an overall chassis weight of just 630 grams.
Fox AWARDS
The Imaging SBU recently won a 2016 FOX AWARDS for its product video “My practice. My treatment. My Orthophos SL.” The film, produced entirely through Computer-generated imagery (CGI), won over the jury thanks to the clear manner in which it addressed the target group and focused on design and functionality.
LROhana Freedom Award
2016, Nikki McCormick, Managing Director of the U.S. for Wellspect HealthCare, accepted the LROhana Freedom Award on behalf of Wellspect HealthCare and the LoFric® brand. LRO works to improve the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury.
Dental Excellence Awards
At the 2017 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Dentsply Sirona won awards in two categories: The CEREC SpeedFire sintering furnace received “Best New Operatory Product” and Sicat Air 3D software won for “Best New Diagnostic/Imaging Device”. Please see page 6 for more awards from the CAD/CAM SBU.
Atlantis two Million Abutments
Dentsply Sirona Implants has reached the milestone of selling more than two million abutments of the Atlantis patient-specific solutions, making it an innovative leader in the industry with further growth potential.
Orthophos Milestone
Each Orthophos 3D imaging unit (Orthophos XG 3D and Orthophos SL) contains a Flatpanel from Hamamatsu, Japan. In the summer of 2016, the 10,000th Orthophos containing a Hamamatsu Flatpanel was assembled in Bensheim marking another milestone in this great collaboration.
Heliodent Milestone
This past September, Dentsply Sirona Imaging delivered its 40,000th Heliodent Plus X-ray tube assembly. The imaging system is seeing a continuously growing demand due to its flexibility, its superior image quality and its intuitive operational system.
Marketing Intelligence and Innovation Award
The Treatment Center SBU received the Marketing Intelligence and Innovation Award 2016 in the category “New Reality Application” for its augmented reality app that gives potential customers the ability to design and preview treatment centers virtually. The award is given by the Quadriga University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany.
Best Investor Relations 2017
Dentsply Sirona has been awarded first place for “Best Investor Relations” on the 2017 All-America Executive Team, Institutional Investor’s exclusive annual ranking of the America’s top corporate leaders as judged by investment professionals.
Best Healthcare Brand in India for 2016/2017
Dentsply Sirona was named Best Healthcare Brand in India by the Economic Times of India in the category of Medical Devices and Equipment for the CEREC Chairside System - a first for a dental company. This honor is bestowed annually after extensive third party research and feedback on user experience.
“Top Employer" Certification in Austria, Germany and China
The Top Employers Institute, based in the Netherlands, honored Dentsply Sirona for the fifth consecutive year. The award demonstrates the Company’s commitment to retaining talent and helping its employees develop to achieve their goals.
Orthodontics Milestone
The Orthodontics SBU has launched the first group of products from its manufacturing facility since the initial product launch in September. This includes In-Ovation X, the largest launch for Orthodontics in over 15 years. This is the most advanced self-ligating bracket in the market today, utilizing state of the art manufacturing.
German Design Award for Sidexis
Dentsply Sirona’s imaging software, Sidexis 4, received a “Special Mention” from the German Design Council. Since 1953, the organization has given its German Design Award to products that exemplify target group orientation and trends in design combined with user-friendliness.