Dentsply International has its roots in the 1899 founding of Dentists’ Supply Company by George H. Whitely and three business partners. The company quickly acquired a Pennsylvania porcelain teeth manufacturer.
Whitely was a ceramist and operated the company due to his invaluable experience and important innovations such as using platinum rings to reduce tooth breakage, better fitting dentures, age specific colored teeth, and changing the size of manufactured teeth to fit the size of people’s heads and face shapes.
Today Dentsply International manufactures a broad range of dental products including crown and bridge materials, implants, tooth whiteners for artificial teeth, anesthetics, pastes, artificial teeth, root canal instruments, orthodontic appliances, ultrasonic polishers, and X-ray viewers.
The company sells its products through distributors as well as directly to dentists, dental schools, and dental labs.
Dentsply International trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol XRAY, is a member of the S&P 500, is #734 in the Fortune 1000, has 11,800 employees, and had $2.96 billion in revenue in 2014.
Dentsply International
Dentsply International has its roots in the 1899 founding of Dentists’ Supply Company by George H. Whitely and three business partners. The company quickly acquired a Pennsylvania porcelain teeth manufacturer.
Whitely was a ceramist and operated the company due to his invaluable experience and important innovations such as using platinum rings to reduce tooth breakage, better fitting dentures, age specific colored teeth, and changing the size of manufactured teeth to fit the size of people’s heads and face shapes.
Today Dentsply International manufactures a broad range of dental products including crown and bridge materials, implants, tooth whiteners for artificial teeth, anesthetics, pastes, artificial teeth, root canal instruments, orthodontic appliances, ultrasonic polishers, and X-ray viewers.
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The company sells its products through distributors as well as directly to dentists, dental schools, and dental labs.
Dentsply International trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol XRAY, is a member of the S&P 500, is #734 in the Fortune 1000, has 11,800 employees, and had $2.96 billion in revenue in 2014.
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