DENTAL UPDATES
Envista announces key leadership appointments
Envista Holdings Corporation announced key leadership appointments which will see Eric Hammes joining Envista as CFO, Stefan Nilsson joining Envista as president of Nobel Biocare, and Veronica Acurio joining Envista as president of Ormco. “It is a pleasure to welcome this trio of successful leaders to Envista. Each brings experience in dental along with a proven track record of continuous improvement, leading with purpose, and creating value for all stakeholders. Today’s announcement positions Envista even more strongly to advance our mission of partnering with dental professionals to improve patient lives,” said Paul Keel, CEO of Envista. First, Hammes has been appointed as CFO effective 8 Aug 2024. He succeeds Stephen Keller who has served as interim principal
Last, Acurio is appointed president, Orthodontics effective 2 Aug 2024. Acurio joins Envista from Solventum, a global medical device business recently spun off from 3M Company. Acurio has extensive experience in profitably growing global healthcare businesses. Envista is a global family of more than 30 trusted dental brands, including Nobel Biocare, Ormco, DEXIS, and Kerr united by a shared purpose: To partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista’s portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers a wide range of dentists’ clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. DA
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financial officer since September 2023. Keller will return to his previous role leading investor relations. Next, Nilsson has been appointed president of Nobel Biocare, effective 15 Jul 2024. Most recently, Nilsson served as CEO of Colosseum Dental Group, which grew to be one of Europe’s largest DSOs under his leadership. Prior to Colosseum, Nilsson was CEO of GrandVision Brazil, a leading eyecare service provider. Further, he had a distinguished career at Nestle in a variety of operations, marketing, and general management roles around the world.
Dental students honoured in Global Clinical Case Contest 23-24
Dentsply Sirona has announced the winners of its Global Clinical Case Contest (GCCC) 2023-24, which aims to empower dental students to do their best for patients and confidently advance their skills. This latest edition saw over 411 students from a total of 127 universities in over 20 countries taking part in this year’s global competition by participating in regional preliminary rounds. The regional winners came together for the final in Constance, one of Dentsply Sirona’s sites in Germany, where 10 dental students from 10 countries presented their case studies on clinically challenging restorations using Dentsply Sirona products at the final of the annual GCCC. The cases submitted were challenging anterior and posterior restorations that were implemented either directly or indirectly in the CAD/CAM workflow. Only
Dentsply Sirona products were used, for example CEREC Tessera, Calibra Ceram and Prime&Bond. The winner was N Movina Wu from the National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. She presented the case of a fractured upper right central incisor. After confirming the tooth’s vitality, a minimally invasive direct composite restoration was chosen. “It was a privilege to be part of a competition with such talented young dentists from all over the world. The award confirms my ambition to foster dental health and provide patients with state-of- the-art treatments,” said Wu. Second place was awarded to Qinyang Li from the Sichuan University, China, with the case of a patient who needed diastema closure after completing orthognathic and orthodontic treatment. Third place
GCCC judges, students and Dentsply Sirona team at Dentsply Sirona Site in Constance, Germany (Image: Dentsply Sirona)
was received by Mayar Mostafa from the Alexandria University, Egypt, for a patient case in which a 23-year-old female sought treatment for poor aesthetics of her upper anterior teeth after orthodontics, showing decalcification and staining. The jury praised the high standard of the cases submitted. “The restorations presented were produced by the students with great personal commitment and technical skill,” said jury member Dr Britta Hahn. DA
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