Dental Asia May/June 2018

Dental Updates
Convergent Dental Expands Executive Leadership Team with Two New Additions
Convergent Dental, Inc., developers
of Solea ® , the industry-leading CO 2
all-tissue dental laser system, is pleased
to announce two new appointments
t o i t s e x e c u t i v e l e a d e r s h i p t e a m .
Mr. Daryl Donatelli recently joined the
Company as Vice President of Marketing,
and Mr. Charles Kerbage now
holds the title of Vice President of
Research and Development.
In his new role as Vice President
of Marketing, Mr. Daryl Donatelli
w i l l d r i v e a l l m a r k e t i n g e f f o r t s f o r
Convergent Dental’s agship product Solea,
the No.1 selling dental laser for hard, soft,
and osseous tissue procedures. Mr. Donatelli
will lead Convergent Dental’s marketing
team eorts including product strategy,
marketing communications, business
partnerships, and sales enablement.
“I’m very excited to be part of creating
what will denitely be a new standard of
care for dentistry,” remarked Mr. Donatelli.
“I am even more excited about enabling
an experience for patients that will forever
change what it means to go to the dentist.”
Mr. Donatelli brings over fifteen
years of executive marketing experience
to Convergent Dental, including the
commercialisation
and growth of major
medical devices
a n d c o n s u m e r h e a l t h p o r t f o l i o s a c r o s s
North America, Asia and Europe.
Mr. Donatelli holds a BA in Economics
from the University of Rochester, and an
MBA from Simon Business School.
In addition, Mr. Charles Kerbage
h a s j o i n e d C o n v e r g e n t D e n t a l a s
Vice President of Research and Development.
Mr. Kerbage will lead the Company’s R&D
team in identifying opportunities for
innovation that will both improve existing
product performance and bring new
capabilities into the company’s product
portfolio.
“Having come from the laser industry, I
was attracted to the innovative culture and
commitment to creating excellent products
that exists at Convergent Dental,” remarked
Mr. Kerbage. “The folks at Convergent are
true pioneers in dental laser technology,
and their reputation for a superior customer
experience is second to none. I am thrilled
to be working with such a high-powered and
motivated team of professionals.”
As a technical leader with strong business
acumen, Mr. Kerbage has over 15 years of
experience in scientic and technological
innovation and has transitioned numerous
technical developments into gamechanging
solutions in the medical devices,
life sciences, and photonics industries.
M r . K e r b a g e h o l d s a P h D i n
Applied Physics from Columbia University,
and an MBA from Boston University.
Complete Make-over: University of Pretoria Installs Dentsply Sirona’s Technologies
I n J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 , t h e
University of Pretoria and Dentsply Sirona
completed an ambitious renovation project.
In just four weeks, Dentsply Sirona equipped
two levels of the Faculty of Health Sciences,
Prinshof Campus, School of Dentistry with
its technologies – in particular 22 Intego
treatment centres.
The University of Pretoria (South Africa)
has chosen Dentsply Sirona’s
technologies for its ambitious renovation
p r o j e c t . T h e S c h o o l o f D e n t i s t r y o f t h e
F a c u l t y o f H e a l t h S c i e n c e s ,
P r i n s h o f C a m p u s , h a s a l r e a d y u s e d
Dentsply Sirona’s CAD/CAM technologies
and imaging systems. Now, Dentsply Sirona
installed 22 Intego treatment centres and
additional equipment on two levels: On
level 02 in the Department of Maxillo-Facial
and Oral Surgery as well as on level 03 in the
Department of Prosthodontics.
Renovation while running operations
Requirements for the comprehensive
r e n o v a t i o n p r o j e c t w e r e a m b i t i o u s .
“Our hospital could
not stop operations.
So, we had to t all
patients in on the
available oors. Any
delay would not only
have affected the
students who started
in February, but
also the patients”,
explained Professor AJ Ligthelm, CEO and
Chairperson of the School of Dentistry.
Besides the treatment centres
Dentsply Sirona equipped also the sterilising
rooms and the joinery on the two levels.
In the Department of Prosthodontics,
Dentsply Sirona also installed third party
equipment for the clinical lab.
Ready to use in just four weeks
Dentsply Sirona completed the renovation
i n v e r y s h o r t t i m e . M r . A n d y C y p r i a n o s ,
C o m m e r c i a l D i r e c t o r D e n t s p l y S i r o n a
South Africa, describes the challenge: “We
were dependent on other contractors to be
nished before we could
start. Therefore, we had
to cope with a very short
time frame to complete
our installations by the
end of January 2018”.
Intego and more –
new equipment for
students
In the Department of Maxillo-Facial and
Oral Surgery Dentsply Sirona set up six
operatories and in the Department of
Prosthodontics in total 16 cubicles.
The renovation works in the
Department of Prosthodontics were even
more extensive. Dentsply Sirona equipped
cubicles for the sta and for the students.
I n t h e d e p a r t m e n t ’ s c l i n i c a l l a b ,
Dentsply Sirona put in third party
equipment such as polishing lathes,
micromotors and extraction units. In the
Department of Prosthodontics, third party
suppliers contributed also cleaning devices
such as instrument washers.
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MAY / JUNE 2018