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05 Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 12/2016 BUSINESS By DTI BANGALORE, India: European den- tal manufacturers W&H Dental- werk and Planmeca have joined forces on the dental market in India. Comprising a shared office centre in Bangalore and a special- ised customer service network, the collaboration between the two companies is aimed at exploiting synergies in offering a compre- hensive and unique product port- folio to dental professionals in the country. According to the companies, Bangalore was chosen in order to create a strong base for sustaina- ble growth in the high-potential Indian market. Equipped with a state-of-the-art showroom and facilities for local customer sup- port and service, the office centre, which began operating in Novem- ber, will be an important contact point for Indian customers. “With the local presence of our sales and service team we can es- tablish a direct link to the Indian customers. This is an important basis to build up a good reputation and create confidence of our Indian users with the W&H and Planmeca products we sell,” said Raghavan Radhakrishnan, General Manager of W&H India and Planmeca India. In addition to the institutional sector, particular focus will be di- rected towards the private sector, as the demand for innovative, high-tech solutions for efficient patient care is currently growing in India. “This is a terrific new dawn for Planmeca in India,” com- mented Planmeca Vice President of Sales Jouko Nykänen. “We are extremelyexcitedaboutthecoun- try’s growing dental market and will utilise this new kind of grass- roots partnership and partner support model to provide increas- ingly better customer experiences in India,” he added. Commenting on the coopera- tion, W&H Managing Director Peter Malata remarked: “The col- laboration with Planmeca, also a family-run enterprise with ad- vanced technology, allows for synergies of two strong brands. The purpose of establishing a sub- sidiary in India is to be able to learn first-hand the needs of dentistry in India. The sharing of office space and infrastructure by Planmeca and W&H will allow us to offer perfect solutions for dental clinics in India. This is what we strive for.” Dental Material GmbH 24537 Neumünster / Germany Tel. +49 43 21 / 5 41 73 Fax +49 43 21 / 5 19 08 eMail info@promedica.de Internet www.promedica.de Light-curing micro-hybrid composite • applicable for various indications and all cavity classes • high translucency and a perfect colour adaption • Polishable to a high gloss • excellent physical properties for durable fillings • high filler content • packable consistency (also available as Composan LCM flow) Dental Material GmbH 24537 Neumünster / Germany Tel. +49 43 21 / 5 41 73 Fax +49 43 21 / 5 19 08 eMail info@promedica.de Internet www.promedica.de AD W&H and Planmeca approach the Indian market together Raghavan Radhakrishnan, General Manager of the office centre in Bangalore, (left) and W&H Managing Director Peter Malata. © W&H By DTI TOKYO, Japan: On 12 and 13 No- vember, Japanese dental manu- facturer GC Corporation hosted the fourth International Dental Symposium in Tokyo to com- memorate the 95th anniversary of the company’s establishment and the 60th anniversary of the GC Membership Society. The two-day event, which included scientific sessions for dentists, dental tech- nicians and dental hygienists, as well as hands-on courses, was at- tended by 6,951 participants. Held under the theme “Ad- vanced technology and knowl- edge will change the dental prac- tice—Dentistry that supports and improves people’s lives”, the sym- posium comprised 23 sessions, which were presented by 85 prom- inent researchers and clinicians from various fields of dentistry. The scientific programme was complemented by four interna- tional sessions with lectures by 14 distinguished speakers, includ- ing Dr Javier Tapia Guadix (Spain), Dr Gianfranco Politano (Italy), Dr David Garcia Baeza (Spain), Dr Sreenivas Koka (US), Prof. Bart Van Meerbeek (Belgium) and Prof. Mark A. Latta (US). At the opening ceremony, FDI World Dental Federation President Dr Patrick Hescot, Prof. Jukka H. Meurman, President of the International Association for Den- tal Research (IADR), and imme- diate past President of the IADR Prof. Marc Heft delivered congrat- ulatory speeches. In conjunction with the scien- tific programme, a dental show was held on an underground level of the Tokyo International Forum. Featuring product experience booths and various seminars, the show was crowded with visitors throughout the weekend. At the event, the company presented the GC Membership Society’s fourth International Den- tal Symposium Lab Work Award, a contest for dental technicians. Next year, GC will once again celebrate both anniversaries with the MI World Symposium, which is to be held in Tokyo at the JP Tower Hall and Conference centre on 5 February 2017. The focus of the event will be future appli- cations of MI Paste Plus, the company’s water-based, sugar-free dental topical crème containing RECALDENT and fluoride, in clini- cal dentistry. GC celebrates 95th anniversary at fourth International Dental Symposium Tel. +494321 / 54173 Fax +494321 / 51908 Tel. +494321 / 54173 Fax +494321 / 51908