Around The Industry
Around The Industry
Market Moves
The DentalEZ Group has expanded its presence in the dental industry with the recent purchase of Nevin Laboratories, Inc., of Chicago, Ill.
Gordon Hagler, president of DentalEZ, along with Bob Nevin and Denis Sexton of Nevin, completed the transaction on Nov. 14.
"The addition of Nevin to the DentalEZ Group will provide DentalEZ, which already has customers in many of these same markets, a broader range of products with which to better meet our customer's needs," Hagler said.
"We know our association with DentalEZ will give us the resources necessary for significant growth," remarked Nevin.
Nevin Laboratories, Inc. has been designing, building and installing modular steel cabinets and workstations for dental laboratories for over 85 years. Among Nevin's other customers are both commercial and dental office laboratories, as well as vocational schools, universities, Veterans Administration, military hospitals and clinics.
Awards and Appointments
Professor Cecil Frith, CDT, a faculty alumni and retired faculty member of New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) has been inducted into the Project Hope Hall of Fame in recognition of volunteer service and an exceptional commitment to the mission of Project Hope. This is an honor rarely bestowed and is reserved exclusively for those individuals who have volunteered time and talent. Frith's name has been entered into the Donor Hall of Fame Record at the Project Hope Headquarters, in Millwood, Va., and will remain there permanently.
President Eisenhower gave Project Hope a navy ship called The U.S.S. Consolation. It was repainted white and renamed the S.S. Hope - and became a floating platform for volunteer American physicians and nurses, working side by side with local doctors and nurses. Today, the S.S. Hope has long been retired but, instead of one ship visiting one port at a time, Project Hope has programs in more than 32 countries on five continents sharing health, education and humanitarian aid.
Frith said he is proud to have been a faculty member at NYCCT and a current faculty alumni. He is grateful for the encouragements given to him and faculty at NYCCT to contribute time and talent not only to the college, but to the community and nation as well. Frith has been a Certified Dental Technician for more than 25 years.
CMP Industries LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Schmitt, CDT, as manager of technical services. Schmitt comes from a long line of dental professionals, her great grandfather having practiced dentistry and both her grandfather and father being CDTs. She has worked in the laboratory industry her entire career and received her own CDT in 1991. Most recently, Schmitt had managed a partial denture department in the Midwest. Among her many technical duties at CMP, she will be conducting regular training classes in both Nobilium (high-heat) and Ticonium (low-heat) partial denture techniques.
Elaeh N. Raphael, MBA, has joined CMP Industries LLC as the director of international business. She has more tha 20 years of experience with international business. Her previous employers include: Gaymar Industries, Inc. (medical devices) and Cottrell Ltd. (infection control products for dentistry). She speaks four languages and has traveled the world extensively.
Noteworthy
The following attended Ivoclar Vivadent's October e.max & Empress Esthetic, Press Technology Course at LVI: Jerry Park, Quinton Larimer, Raphael Wang, Goldie Jang, Mie Komatsu,RDT; Teresa Hallford, Myongsuk Chon, MDT; Soonho Hwang, Vahagn Mkrtchyan, Aram Torosian, Jose Banos, CDT; Sergey Adamyan, CDT; Rafael Santrich, Evelyn Grau, Kevin Flanagan, Bob Walther, and Ernie Dymond, CDT.
CMP Industries LLC is pleased to announce the availability of all its divisions' Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) online at its website home locations. This includes materials marketed by Ticonium, Nobilium, Niranium and IDP/Vernon-Benshoff. The MSDS download menu is available at CMP's home page www.cmpindustries.com and each individual division's home page as well: www.ticonium.com; www.nobilium.com; www.niranium.com; and www.vernon-benshoff.com. Each product's MSDS is individually accessible via an Acrobat PDF file and suitable for printing. Listings are alphabetical per the product's industry name for easy identification.
The Nobilium and Ticonium divisions of CMP Industries LLC has just released their training schedules for 2008. All dates are available for both Nobilium high-heat and Ticonium low-heat partial denture training. Call Nobilium at (800) 833-2343 or Ticonium at (800) 888-5868 for your reservation. Class attendance is limited for the best possible attention to each student. There is no charge for attending the class. A $200 deposit is required for each student registration. The deposit will be refunded in full upon completion of the training course. Classes are 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday (advanced classes are two day courses). Lunch is provided free of charge. Basic partial denture training will be held: Jan. 16-18; March 12-14; May 14-16; Aug. 13-15; Sept. 17-19; Oct. 15-17. Advanced partial denture training will be held June 17 and 18 and Aug. 7 and 8.
The Ivoclar Vivadent education team hosted a comprehensive training course in CAD/CAM technology, featuring IPS e.max CAD and IPS Empress CAD on Oct.11-13. The course, held at IOAD, focused on the design and milling of substructures from IPS e.max CAD and IPS Empress CAD. Participants included: Ginny Shadowens, Lenny Bushkanets, Lora Thompson, Rick Whipple, Dawn Whipple, Tiffany Howard , JD Castro, Roy Shelley, Terri Jarvis, Bob Walthers and Gary Osborn.
