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40 dental news DENTAL TECHNOLOGY, JANUARY-MARCH 2024

A BRIGHT START TO A NEW CENTURY
LEADING AMERICAN
As an expression of gratitude, Ivoclar ended its
landmark anniversary year with a display of MUSICIAN REPLACES
light on the new office building at the company
headquarters in Liechtenstein: The building, TEETH WITH `7 CRORE
which was inaugurated in the centenary year,
was lit up in the company colours for several
days in December, symbolically lighting the way TITANIUM DENTURES
to a bright future for the company.
Exhibitions, special events for customers and Leading song writer and rapper, Kanye
international symposia as well as a series of fes- West posted a photo of his new teeth
tivities for company employees took place under on his social media. His new bling is a
the theme of “A Century of Innovation”. “We titanium set of dentures that is com-
used the centenary celebrations to say thank you pletely unique for his mouth and is
to our customers, business partners and employ- rumoured to cost USD 850,000.
ees. They have all contributed to making Ivoclar head office building in Liechtenstein was lit up Kanye West’s new mouthpiece was
a leading international dental company. We wish in the company colours, symbolically illuminat- done by Naoki Hayashi, a Master
to thank everyone who helped us get to where ing the way to a bright future. Together with the Dental Technician and Dr. Thomas
we are today,” said Markus Heinz, who has been company’s employees, CEO Markus Heinz Connelly in Beverly Hills.
heading up the Group as CEO since last March. looked back on a successful and memorable In another post, the singer compared
At the end of the centenary year, the Ivoclar year. his new look to the James Bond villain,
Jaws, who had a mouth of metal. Jaws
appeared in 1977’s 'The Spy Who Loved
Me' and 1979's 'Moonraker'.
3SHAPE IN NEPAL

Dr. Neha Gupta, Training and Application Specialist from 3Shape, India, embarked on a three-day
visit to Kathmandu, Nepal recently showcasing 3Shape's cutting-edge technologies and strengthened
the bond between the company and the Nepalese professionals.
The visit included a full-day course on "Contemporary Digital Dentistry: The New Reality," facili-
tated by Dr. Nitish Surathu. Dr. Surathu eloquently highlighted the significance of Digital Dentistry,
emphasizing 3Shape's pivotal role. Live demonstrations, featuring scanning with 3Shape Trios 3 &
Trios 5, captivated the audience and generated considerable interest in the local dental market. Dr.
Neha's collaboration with Denmart for a session on 3Shape's ortho portfolio also proved to be an
engaging experience for a group of 10 enthusiastic orthodontists. Day 2 saw 3Shape participating in
the 3rd International & 23rd National Conference by NDA. She actively engaged with potential cus-
tomers and existing
3Shape users, gathering LEIXIR DENTAL LABORATORY
valuable feedback about GROUP APPOINTS JOHN KRIER
their experiences. AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
An insightful session
on 3Shape Lab portfolio,
drawing the attention of Leixir Dental Laboratory Group (Leixir), a
12 skilled lab technicians leading operator of a full-service, state-of-
was also conducted. the-art dental laboratory network, recently
The session covered announced the appointment of John Krier
a comprehensive presenta- as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Krier suc-
tion of the lab scanner ceeds Leixir founder Harmeet Bindra, who
portfolio, culminating in a will continue as Executive Chairman.
live demonstration featur- “We are delighted to welcome John to
ing the E3 scanner with Leixir,” said Mr. Bindra. “His wealth of mul-
Dental system. tidisciplinary experience spans operations,
new product launches, strategic acquisi-
tions, customer-focused strategies, and
team development. With a long track
record of developing values-based compa-
VITA Zahnfabrik Celebrates 100 MATCH into every area of the company. The cen- ny culture and driving operational excel-
tenary celebration encompasses a variety of activ- lence, John is well-suited to lead Leixir in
Years of Pioneering Innovations ities, events and special educational formats, its next phase of expansion.”
for Perfect Prosthetics including 100 highlighted educational courses
worldwide and 100-minute webinars. The VITA
PERFECT MATCH experience will be part of the
VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG is user, customer and employee experience through-
proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary, a sig-
out the anniversary year, bringing innovative
nificant milestone in the history of the compa- prosthetics and user proximity to life.
ny. The forward-thinking commitment of this
fourth-generation family business, based in
Southern Germany, is and remains the pursuit
of even better, more efficient solutions for per-
fect prosthetics, both in functionality and
esthetics, using the VITA PERFECT MATCH.
The VITA PERFECT MATCH experience –
Experiencing a vision
VITA Zahnfabrik strives to be closer to users
than anyone else and bring the VITA PERFECT