Industry News

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 19, 2010) – 1-800-DENTIST®, the nation’s leading dental marketing company for consumers and dentists, reported this month that membership has reached an all-time high. The company, which will celebrate its 25-year anniversary in 2011, has increased its member base by more than 25% in the last six months alone.
 
1-800-DENTIST® was founded in 1986 to provide dental practices with new patient leads, and has pioneered many consumer marketing innovations that are now standard across numerous industries. In June, they launched a new Pay-Per-Lead program as a cost-effective option for dentists looking to build their patient base, while staying in control of their monthly budget.

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Charlotte, NC (October 19, 2010) – Sirona Dental Systems, LLC (Nasdaq: SIRO), the company that pioneered digital dentistry 25 years ago and the world’s leading producer of dental CAD/CAM systems, was recently honored by the Pride Institute with two prestigious “Best of Class” awards for its CEREC® CAD/CAM system and CEREC® AC CAD/CAM system, powered by Sirona’s patented Bluecam technology.

A panel of dental technology experts organized by the Pride Institute placed both Sirona’s CEREC and CEREC AC technologies on the list of winners for its best “Diagnostic” technologies category.  Specifically, the Pride Institute panel of clinicians concluded that Sirona’s CEREC CAD/CAM restoration system trumps all others for superior CAD/CAM restorations.  Additionally, Sirona’s CEREC AC acquisition center has been granted the “Best of Class” award in Pride’s Diagnostic category for outstanding digital impressions. 

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PARSIPPANY, New Jersey—October 20, 2010—The Dental Integrators Association (DIA) today announced that it has named 14th Floor Solutions as its marketing agency. According to DIA president and founder Jeffrey Weiss, “We feel that the DIA offers a very attractive value proposition to dental practices, and we are confident that 14th Floor’s unique blend of strategic insight and creative thinking will help us drive awareness of and interest in our
organization.”

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