Dentsply International is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) to support the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation’s Annual Student Research Poster Clinics. The poster clinic will be held in conjunction with the AAPD Annual Session in May, 2007. The program will feature over 200 dental residents from North American dental schools presenting scientific presentations addressing all aspects of pediatric oral health.
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry exhibits outstanding leadership in efforts to improve oral health of children and advance the specialty of pediatric dentistry. Dr. John Rutkauskas, Executive Director of AAPD stated, “We are pleased to partner with DENTSPLY International to launch the AAPD Foundation/DENTSPLY Student Research Competition. This program will recognize the important research contributions made by pediatric dental graduate students, faculty members and the academic community.”
As a dental manufacturer, Dentsply International is committed to supporting pediatric dentistry and the research efforts on which the specialty is based. Mr. Bret Wise, CEO of DENTSPLY International, commented “DENTSPLY International has a long standing commitment to student research through our ADA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Research Program. This partnership with AAPD builds on this commitment and extends it to the pediatric oral health arena. We are pleased to have the opportunity to support pediatric dentistry in this important endeavor.” This partnership represents an extension of DENTSPLY’s long-standing commitment to education and oral health research to promote better dentistry for the global dental community.
DENTSPLY designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of products for the dental market. The Company believes that it is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of dental prosthetics, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics, endodontic instruments and materials, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, ultrasonic scalers, and crown and bridge materials; the leading United States manufacturer and distributor of dental handpieces, dental x-ray film holders, film mounts and bone substitute/grafting materials; and a leading worldwide manufacturer or distributor of dental injectable anesthetics, impression materials, orthodontic appliances, dental cutting instruments and dental implants. The Company distributes its dental products in over 120 countries under some of the most well-established brand names in the industry.