Dental Asia July/August 2022

SHOW REVIEW
GC’s centennial anniversary
celebrations continue at
GC International
Having unveiled a new company
motto “100 years of Quality in Dental”
last February, GC hosted numerous
celebratory events globally to mark
its centennial anniversary. The latest
celebration, hosted by GC International,
took place at the Grand Casino Luzern
in Switzerland on 25 Apr 2022.
Over 250 attendees were at the event
where they had a glimpse into GC’s
plans for the next decade. Among
the guests were Prof Ihsane Ben
Yahya, president of the FDI World
Dental Federation; Kojiro Shiraishi,
ambassador of Japan to Switzerland;
and Prof Dr Christian Schwarzenegger,
vice-president of the University of
Zurich.
The opening remarks were delivered
by Dr Kiyotaka Nakao, president
and CEO of GC Corporation and GC
International. He expressed gratitude
to all stakeholders and highlighted the
advancements in dentistry as well as
the growth and evolution of GC going
forward.
GC International was established in
the Swiss city in 2013 to facilitate
GC’s internationalisation, promote
new product development on a global
scale and manage other multinational
business operations. As GC’s global
headquarters, GC International leads the
organisation towards its Vision 2021
strategy, which is to become the leading
dental company committed to realising
a healthy and long-living society.
Prior to the celebration in Luzern, GC
hosted the fifth International Dental
Symposium at the Tokyo International
Forum from 16-17 Apr 2022. This
educational event gathered over 100
lecturers across the globe, united around
the symposium’s theme of “Smile for
the World – Beyond the Century”.
The symposium held a total of 28
educational sessions where attendees
gained insights into dentistry and had a
hands-on experience with the latest GC
products and equipment. DA
GC Chairman Makoto Nakao
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