Industry News: Vol 9, No 2

ZEST Anchors expands dental portfolio with acquisition of Danville Materials

ZEST Anchors, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacturing of overdenture attachments, announced the acquisition of Danville Materials, LLC, a leading manufacturer of restorative consumables and small equipment for the dental market from Inverness Graham Investments. Zest is a portfolio company of Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm.

“For more than 40 years, Zest has been a global leader and pioneer of overdenture treatment technologies focused on improving the lives of edentulous patients, including the market leading LOCATOR^® Attachment System,” said Steve Schiess, Zest’s CEO. “The acquisition of Danville will enable Zest to expand its broad range of treatment solutions to patients caring for their natural teeth, as well. Danville’s high-quality line of dental consumables, market leading micro-etching and air abrasion products, and unique offerings, including Perioscopy, will strongly complement the clinical solutions available at Zest today.”

Darby Dental Supply announces national service agreement with Dental Fix Rx

Darby Dental Supply, LLC, all-telesales distributor of dental products, recently formed a partnership with Dental Fix Rx, to bring dental equipment service and repair to their customers.  “We have listened closely to our customers as they discussed their business needs,” reported Scott Walsh, Vice President of Sales at Darby Dental Supply. “Partnering with expert tech-nicians at Dental Fix RX provides the services that our customers want and need, while allowing us to continue to offer products at more competitive pricing without carrying the fixed expense of an in-house team of service technicians.”  David Lopez, CEO for Dental Fix Rx, a nationwide company with 200+ franchises specializing in the repair and installation of dental equipment added, “Customer service is one of the key factors in Dental Fix Rx’s success. Darby is a very customer-centric organization, and we see a lot of synergies here that will help both businesses grow in this changing economy.”

For more information about all Darby services and products, visit www.darby.com.

For more information about Dental Fix Rx franchises and services, visit www.dentalfixrx.com.

Misch International Implant Institute and Glidewell Laboratories announce educational partnership

The Misch International Implant Institute and Glidewell Laboratories announced a partnership in continuing education that will introduce the Hahn™ Tapered Implant as the exclusive dental implant system used in the institute’s courses. As part of this collaboration, the Misch Institute will relocate its West Coast programs to the Glidewell International Technology Center in Newport Beach, California.

For more information on Misch International Implant Institute course offerings, visit https://www.misch.com, or call 248-642-3199. Additional information on the Hahn Tapered Implant can be found by visiting https://www.hahnimplant.com or calling 800-407-3379.

Merger of leading U.S. dental lab solution providers

Digital Dental Lab, based in Laguna Hills, California, and Dental Laboratory Milling Supplies, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, have merged in order to offer a comprehensive suite of CAD/CAM solutions for digital dentistry. The merger brings together the leading brands of Crystal^® zirconia, Dental Mill machines, and SinterMax ovens.  The new combined company will be known as Digital Dental and will be headquartered in Scottsdale.

The companies develop advanced technologies and materials, which enable dental labs to use computer-aided design to create stronger and higher quality dental restorations (crowns, bridges, and dentures). The newly combined company is the only American-made provider of materials and milling machines in the dental lab industry. The combined company also includes a “Center for Excellence” advanced dental milling research and training laboratory in Scottsdale.

For more information, visit https://www.digitaldentallab.com/