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| feature META BIOMED, through cooperation with ADIZ, supports school development projects and scholarship programmes in the Quiché district of Guatemala. (Photos courtesy of META BIOMED) The highest quality of products and the highest quality of life by DTI META BIOMED, manufacturer of endodontic and restor- ative dentistry products, is involved in many relief activi- ties. Recently, the company participated in a charity pro- ject initiated by its key opinion leader in Latin America, Dr Jenner Argueta from Guatemala. META BIOMED do- nated 10 per cent of its profits from the 2017 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) to the Guatemalan Asso- ciation for Development in Zacualpa (ADIZ). ADIZ is a non-governmental organisation led by Fredy Argueta, Dr Argueta’s father. ADIZ is involved in school development projects and scholarship programmes in the Quiché district of Guatemala. It was not the first time that META BIOMED donated part of its profits to ADIZ; the company took up a similar charitable initiative af- ter the Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting in February 2017. According to Managing Director Ian Yun, this is only the beginning of META BIOMED’s coopera- tion with ADIZ. “We are excited to continue working with them in the future,” he added. Helping ADIZ is not the only relief project backed by META BIOMED. The company supports organisations and clinics with charitable goods and has been involved in the annual MOM-n-PA event run in Pennsylvania in the US, along with universities and clinics. The MOM-n-PA foundation provides dental care for the relief of pain to thousands of the most needy. It is a large-scale dental clinic where treatment is provided at no cost to individuals who cannot afford dental care. In the US, META BIOMED has also donated products to the University of California, San Diego, and its clinic and given funding to the Ander- son Cancer Institute is the Memorial Health foundation. Furthermore, the company supports Compassion In- ternational, which is the world’s leading authority in holis- tic child development through sponsorship. Compassion is a child advocacy ministry that pairs compassionate people with children living in poverty. The ministry seeks to release children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty with the goal of each child becoming a responsible and fulfilled adult. Each member of the META BIOMED team has his or her own sponsored child with whom he or she communicates via letters, pictures and e-mails. Their responsibility to them is just as important as their responsibilities to the company. The company’s philosophy is to deliver not only the high- est quality of products but also the highest quality of life, and to share its success and passion with those in need. Established in 1990, South Korean company META BIOMED now has over 1,000 employees and branches in Cambodia, China, Japan, US and Europe. In its pur- suit of leading technological innovation in dentistry, it has placed a strong emphasis on research and development and has continued to achieve breakthroughs in dental and surgical products and biomaterials. 42 roots 1 2018