American Dental Technologies Receives ISO 9001 Certification.SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 17, 1997--American Dental Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADLI) announced today that it has received formal notice of certification under ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 for its manufacturing facility in Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. . Certification under the ISO 9001 standard represents the highest level of facility certification attainable, and places American Dental Technologies in a unique position among high tech dental product manufacturers. Manufacturing certification becomes a requirement in Europe as of July 1, 1998. After that date, all medical products distributed or sold in Europe must come from quality certified manufacturing facilities. "While the ISO Certification will soon be mandatory in Europe, most U.S. dentists and distributors already understand that the ISO 9001 certification means our products represent the highest manufacturing quality possible. The market will demand that all dental manufacturers rise to this quality level eventually and we are pleased to be able to lead the way," stated Ben J. Gallant, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The attainment of this manufacturing certification further demonstrates our company's commitment to leadership in high tech dentistry," said Gallant. "Our entire manufacturing group has worked extremely hard to achieve this certification and they are to be congratulated. Without their dedication to this certification effort, the company could not have advanced as a world class manufacturer. We are especially gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that we have attained certification nine months before the EEC EEC: see European Economic Community. standards require it in Europe." American Dental Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Southfield, Michigan Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. , develops and manufactures advanced technologies for dentistry and markets them worldwide. In its newly certified facility, the company manufactures its KCP KCP Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan KCP Khmer Citizen Party (Cambodia) KCP Kingston Computer Planet KCP knurling cup point (fasteners) KCP Kernel Control Path line of dental air abrasive products, PulseMaster dental lasers, Plasma Arc Curing (PAC) high speed curing lights, and industrial air abrasive products. CONTACT: American Dental Technologies Diane Miller, 248/353-5300 Or our home page, http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/adli.htm |
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