KaVo Kerr

Kerr, a subsidiary of Sybron Dental Specialties, was founded in 1891. The company develops, manufactures, and markets a range of consumable dental products, including restorative materials (composites, amalgam alloys, bonding agents, and cements), preventive products, curing lights, laboratory products, impression materials, industrial jewelry products, dental burs and infection control products. Kerr's sales are made primarily through dental distributors serviced by more than 100 sales representatives worldwide. Kerr is well positioned to take advantage of the emerging economic markets of Eastern Europe, South America and the Far East due to its extensive experience in selling internationally and the quality of its existing international dealer network. More than 2-percent of the company s annual net sales are dedicated to new product development. Kerr is headquartered in Orange, Calif.

Founded in 1967, Pentron Clinical Technologies specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of dental products. It offers crowns and bridges, flowable composites, core build-up material, self-adhesive resin cement, and obturation and bonding systems. The company s brands include the Flow-It ALC, Bond-1, Build-It FR, Artiste Nano Composite, Breeze, TempSpan, FibreKleer Posts, Correct Plus and Epiphany. It has a more than 35,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and offers online order placement options. The company manufacturers and supplies a variety of laboratory products through its subsidiary, Pentron Laboratory Technologies. Pentron Clinical Technologies organizes various informative seminars and conferences, as well as offers educational services.

BIOLASE Technology designs, manufactures and markets laser systems that enable dentists, oral surgeons and specialists to perform a broad range of dental procedures and cosmetic applications. The company has clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market its laser systems in the U.S. BIOLASE has sold more than 2,000 laser systems in 25-plus countries. The company s Waterlase device uses a unique combination of water and laser to precisely cut hard tissues, including bone and teeth, as well as gums, with minimal damage to surrounding tissue. BIOLASE s LaserSmile system performs tooth whitening and cosmetic procedures. The company also manufactures and sells accessories and disposables for laser systems, such as handpieces, tips and whitening gel. BIOLASE Technology is headquartered in San Clemente, Calif.