DENTSPLY International Acquires Midwest Orthodontic Manufacturing.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2000 DENTSPLY International (Nasdaq-XRAY) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Midwest Orthodontic orthodontic (ôr´th  dän´tik),adj Manufacturing, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , based in Columbus, IN, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $600,000. The acquisition of this business is expected to add approximately $2 million to DENTSPLY's annual sales. Midwest Orthodontic Manufacturing (MOM) produces a broad array of ancillary materials used in orthodontia or·tho·don··tia n. See orthodontics. orthodontics, orthodontia that branch of dentistry concerned with irregularities of teeth and malocclusion. from their 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. 9002 certified Indiana facility, including elastics, retainer cases and springs. Commenting on the transaction, Mr. John C. Miles II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DENTSPLY, said, "The MOM acquisition provides a strategic fit with our established orthodontic business as it completes our Company's product offerings in the fast growing field of orthodontics orthodontics: see dentistry. . The MOM product line essentially encompasses everything used in orthodontics except bands, buccal tubes and arch wires which are currently sold by DENTSPLY's GAC GAC Great American Country GAC Global Assembly Cache (Microsoft .NET) GAC Global Assembly Cache GAC Granular Activated Carbon GAC Gustavus Adolphus College (St. orthodontic business. Now that our Company has a complete orthodontic product offering, we expect to generate additional sales among both individual and group dental practices." DENTSPLY designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for the dental market. The Company believes that it is the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of dental prosthetics, endodontic Endodontic Pertaining to the inside structures of the tooth, including the dental pulp and tooth root, and the periapical tissue surrounding the root. Mentioned in: Root Canal Treatment endodontic instruments and materials, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, ultrasonic scalers, and crown and bridge materials; the leading United States manufacturer and distributor of dental x-ray equipment, dental handpieces, dental x-ray film holders, film mounts and bone substitute/grafting materials; and a leading United States manufacturer or distributor of impression materials, orthodontic appliances, dental cutting instruments, intraoral cameras and dental operatory software systems. The Company distributes its dental products in over 100 countries under some of the most well established brand names in the industry. DENTSPLY is committed to the development of innovative, high quality, cost-effective new products for the dental market. |
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