Dental Asia March/April 2022

DENTAL UPDATES
BEGO Group receives TOP 100 seal of approval
The BEGO Group of companies from
Bremen, Germany, has announced that they
are included in the 29th annual TOP 100
competition, having been awarded the TOP
100 2022 seal.
At the heart of the TOP 100 innovation
competition is a scientific selection process
that participants must undergo. On behalf of
compamedia, a media organisation based in
Germany, the organiser of the competition,
innovation researcher Nikolaus Franke,
and his team examined the BEGO Group
on the basis of more than 100 indicators
from five categories: “Top Management
Promoting Innovation”, “Innovation Climate”,
“Innovative Processes and Organisation”,
“External Orientation/Open Innovation” and
“Innovation Success”.
“How focused is a company on innovation?
How consistently do its structures follow
this goal? With TOP 100, we examine this,”
explained Franke. “The most innovative
medium-sized companies receive the seal.
It shows that they are excellently equipped
to meet future challenges.”
On 24 Jun 2022, BEGO will be honoured
for these achievements in person by the
competition’s mentor, science journalist
Ranga Yogeshwar.
BEGO is one of the top innovators for
the second time. Founded in 1890, the
German company offers dental technicians
and dentists innovative equipment,
instruments, materials, implants, services,
and processes for the manufacture and
processing of dental restorations.
In 2015, BEGO launched a 3D printing
system called Varseo, developed in-house
with and for dental laboratories, for the
laboratory production of a range of dental
restorations from high-performance resins.
In early 2020, it presented VarseoSmile
Crown plus, a tooth-coloured, ceramic-filled
hybrid material approved as a Class IIa
medical device for 3D printing of permanent
single crowns, inlays, onlays and veneers. ■
The TOP 100 award
Zest Dental Solutions to partner with Dental Whale
Zest Dental Solutions has announced its
newest partnership with the Dental Whale
Membership. Effective immediately, the
three-year agreement with Dental Whale
supports over 19,000 Dental Whale offices
across the US.
buy LOCATOR and LOCATOR R-Tx abutments
directly from Zest to support implant systems
used in each member’s office. Additionally,
Dental Whale will be utilising the LOCATOR and
LOCATOR R-Tx Scan Bodies to support digital
initiatives.
Zest Dental Solutions as a key manufacturer
in the implant locator and overdenture fields.
We are excited to collaborate with bringing
quality offerings and education to the Dental
Whale membership.” ■
As part of this agreement, Zest will be part
of Dental Whale’s preferred network for
LOCATOR, LOCATOR R-Tx, and LOCATOR
Overdenture Implant Solutions. In addition
to local office support, Zest will also be
partnering with the clinical support team
to launch Dental Whale’s ORCA platform
supporting Removable Overdenture
surgical, prosthetic, and hands-on training
programmes being hosted in-person and
remotely across North America.
Zest Dental LOCATOR family products are
now part of Dental Whale’s network and
are available to Dental Whale members.
Dental Whale offices will have the ability to
“Zest Dental is excited to have Dental Whale
as part of our dental support organisations
(DSO) member family,” said Tom Stratton, CEO
of Zest Dental Solutions. “We are committed
to supporting Dental Whale member offices
with preferred access to the LOCATOR product
family, and helping their clinicians grow their
practices and create stellar smiles.”
Phil Cruz, vice-president of procurement,
Dental Whale, also commented: “Dental Whale
looks forward to continuing its rapid growth
with the addition of Zest Dental Solutions in the
preferred supplier network. As part of Dental
Whale’s mission to provide solutions that
simplify dentistry, we see the partnership with
Zest Dental LOCATOR family products
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