Ivoclar Vivadent

Ivoclar Vivadent AG
Limited company
Industry Dental
Headquarters Schaan, Liechtenstein
Key people
 Christoph Zeller
(Chair, Supervisory Board)
Robert A. Ganley
(CEO)
Revenue 809 Mio. CHF [1]
Number of employees
 about 3600 (12/2017)
Website www.ivoclarvivadent.com

Ivoclar Vivadent AG is a worldwide dental company that produces a range of products and systems for dentists and dental technicians.

Basics

Headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein, Ivoclar Vivadent AG has been a privately owned company since it was founded in Zurich in 1923.[2] The company's products are shipped from Schaan to 120 countries worldwide. Ivoclar Vivadent does business in all dental markets worldwide. It has subsidiaries and marketing offices in 25 countries, and employs approximately 3600 people.[3]

Products

Ivoclar Vivadent operates in the three product areas: Direct Restoratives, Fixed Prosthetics and Removable Prosthetics. In these areas, the company offers dentists and dental technicians products and product systems that support them across the entire treatment and fabrication process and enable them to achieve esthetic results.

Research and development

Ivoclar Vivadent AG has an internal Research and Development centre that employs more than 240 people who collaborate with various universities and scientific institutes [4]

Training and continuing education

The company operates a learning and training facility for dental courses and continuing professional education at its headquarters in Schaan called the International Center for Dental Education (ICDE). Regional education centres in other countries around the world supplement the company's dental training programs.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Facts & Figures 2017
  2. ↑ "Company". Ivoclar Vivadent. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dental Lab Products". Vol. 35, No. 4: Passion, Vision, Innovation. April 2010. pp. 32–33. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ↑ DiMatteo, Alison M (Nov–Dec 2009). "Duplicating Nature: Biomimetics and Dentistry". Vol. 5, Iss. 10: Inside Dentistry. pp. 132–144. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  5. ↑ DiMatteo, Alison M (Feb 2009). "Does the Evidence Support Office-Based Research?". Vol. 4, Iss. 2: Inside Dentistry. pp. 106–116. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  6. ↑ DiMatteo, Alison M (Sep 2009). "Dental Labs: A Vital Key to Your Success". Vol. 5, Iss. 8: Inside Dentistry. pp. 106–118. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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