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2 Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | February 2015NEWS GROUP EDITOR Daniel Zimmermann newsroom@dental-tribune.com Tel.: +49 341 48 474 107 CLINICAL EDITOR Magda Wojtkiewicz ONLINE EDITORS Yvonne Bachmann Claudia Duschek COPY EDITORS Sabrina Raaff Hans Motschmann PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT/CEO Torsten Oemus CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Dan Wunderlich BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Claudia Salwiczek JUNIOR MANAGER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Sarah Schubert EVENT MANAGER Lars Hoffmann MARKETING SERVICES Nadine Dehmel SALES SERVICES Nicole Andrä EVENT SERVICES Esther Wodarski MEDIA SALES MANAGERS Matthias Diessner (Key Accounts) Melissa Brown (International) Peter Witteczek (Asia Pacific) Weridiana Mageswki (Latin America) Hélène Carpentier (Europe) Barbora Solarova (Eastern Europe) ACCOUNTING Karen Hamatschek Anja Maywald Manuela Hunger EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Gernot Meyer DENTAL TRIBUNE INTERNATIONAL Holbeinstr. 29, 04229 Leipzig, Germany Tel.: +49 341 48 474 302 Fax: +49 341 48 474 173 www.dental-tribune.com info@dental-tribune.com REGIONAL OFFICES ASIA PACIFIC Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Limited Room A, 20/F, Harvard Commercial Building, 105–111 Thomson Road, Wanchai, HK Tel.: +852 3113 6177 Fax: +852 3113 6199 THE AMERICAS Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Ste. 500, New York N.Y. 10011, USA Tel.: +1 212 244 7181 Fax: +1 212 244 7185 DENTAL TRIBUNE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA EDITION EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Aisha Sultan Alsuwaidi, UAE Dr. Nabeel Humood Alsabeeha, UAE Dr. Mohammad Al-Obaida, KSA Dr. Meshari F. Alotaibi, KSA Dr. Jasim M. Al-Saeedi, Oman Dr. Mohammed Sultan Al-Darwish Prof. Khaled Balto, KSA Dr. Dobrina Mollova, UAE Dr. Munir Silwadi, UAE Dr. Khaled Abouseada, KSA Dr. Rabih Abi Nader, UAE Rodny Abdallah, Lebanon Victoria Wilson, UK PARTNERS Emirates Dental Society Saudi Dental Society Lebanese Dental Society Qatar Dental Society Oman Dental Society DIRECTOR OF mCME Dr. Dobrina Mollova mollova@dental-tribune.me Tel.: +971 50 42 43072 DIRECTOR Tzvetan Deyanov deyanov@dental-tribune.me Tel.: +971 55 11 28 581 DESIGNER Kinga Romik k.romik@dental-tribune.me Learn more KaVo Dental GmbH · Mobile +971 56 175 7141 · Phone +971 4 550 8600 · Fax +971 4 550 8781 · www.kavo.com/MEA KaVo MASTERtorque™ turbine with Direct Stop Technology • DST, Direct Stop Technology: – Safe, dental bur stops within one second – Hygienic, no retractive suction • Powerful, 20 % more power, 23 watts • Extremely low-noise, 57 dB(A) Silence Technology Small diameter Anti-retraction valve Small head height KaVo MASTERtorque™ with Direct Stop Technology Superiority is at hand - all day, every day. Maximum Power. Whisper Quiet. Optimal Comfort. 23 Watts Power Direct Stop Technology NEW < Page 1 Alex A. Joseph President Danaher, Middle East & Turkey Alex.Joseph@danaher.com Contact Information what does it mean for them being part of Danaher and what are your plans for them? A. Joseph: Our dental business has been a major contributor to our growth in the region. There is a big focus on dental care in the Middle East. Through our broad dental product portfo- lio and leading brands such as KaVo, Kerr and Ormco to name a few, Danaher serves custom- ers across all segments – from dental instruments, to treatment centers, to imaging equipment, to orthodontic technology and services, to dental consuma- bles– so we have a full gamut and we believe that we provide our customers the highest qual- ity dental products and solutions that serve 99% of dental prac- tices throughout the world. Can we expect to see more dental companies joining Da- naher? J. Lico: Well, we never comment on acquisitions but I think as Alex said that the dental market is a growth platform within Da- naher. Our commitment to the dental market and our custom- ers has been seen both in our organic and in-organic invest- ments over the years. We have recently announced our latest addition to our dental segment with the acquisition of Nobel Biocare which closed beginning of December 2014. Looking into the dental business, there are probably no better examples of investments than investing in high growth market parts of the world. The Middle East is no dif- ferent and our dental team here has really done an outstanding job over a number of years in- vesting in products, technology, sales and services resources to make sure that we can really deal with the growing customer base that exist in the region. Ob- viously, investing here in Dubai is a Danaher investment but it can very much be seen as an investment in our growth plat- forms, of which dental is a key component. What do you expect from our biggest media partner in den- tal here in the region in the coming year? J. Lico: Any partnership which can continue to reach our cus- tomers in a creative, innovative way is positive for us and we ask this from every partner in all of our industries. Extending our ability to communicate to our growing customer base is an im- portant part of our success in the region. A. Joseph: Thank you for com- ing and joining us for our grand opening. Dental Tribune: Thank you for the opportunity to inter- view you. “The Saudi Dental Society Annual Conference - Innovative Digital Solutions in Dentistry” By Dental Tribune MEA R IYADH, KSA: This is your second SDS Conference for you as President, what are your thoughts of the upcoming event in relation to previous? The Saudi Dental Society (SDS) International Dental Confer- ence last year paved the way to the first paperless event for the society where we introduced the Poken which is a technology that utilizes Near Field Com- munication (NFC) technology to allow the exchange of online social networking data between two keychain accessories. Par- ticipants were able to interrelate professionally and exchange ideas during the conference ac- tivities digitally through their po- ken devices. The membership of the SDS continues to grow and each event is as successful as the previous year. This year, the event will feature 20 outstand- ing clinicians and dental experts who will cover various dental topics and bring forth another unique experience to its numer- ous members. How do you reflect back over the last 2 years as president of the SDS? During my first year, I had vowed to perform my tasks aimed at developing the soci- ety’s vision and to implement these policies and procedures. I am humbled to state that dur- ing my 2 years as President, the SDS served the dental commu- nity with many meaningful and remarkable accomplishments. I had hoped to stimulate more progress for the members of the Society towards providing them a better and diversified service, education and support. We see more and more the SDS has become very active out- side of the Kingdom, could you elaborate on your involve- ment in Dentistry for the GCC region? The membership of the SDS is by far one of the largest in the GCC region. This is why some of the SDS Board members are often involved in the GCC con- ference organizing committee and a majority of its members are always actively participating in the conferences outside the Kingdom like Dubai, Kuwait, Beirut, etc. The commitment and presence of the SDS mem- bers in the GCC conferences ensures their support and they gain scientific and educational > Page 4 Tel.: +4934148474107 Tel.: +4934148474302 Fax: +4934148474173 Tel.: +85231136177 Fax: +85231136199 Tel.: +12122447181 Fax: +12122447185 Tel.: +971504243072 Tel.: +971551128581 KaVo Dental GmbH · Mobile +971561757141 · Phone +97145508600 · Fax +97145508781 · www.kavo.com/MEA