Zimmer Dental expands Zimmer Institute

Zimmer Dental, a provider of dental oral rehabilitation products and a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, has announced expansion of the Zimmer Institute educational program. In order to meet the growing demand from clinicians and participating universities and institutions, a third Zimmer Institute location has been erected in Parsippany, N.J. (the other two locations are in Carlsbad, Calif., and Winterthur, Switzerland).“‘Zimmer Institute East’ will establish a much-needed East Coast presence, doubling the capacity for our state-of-the-art, hands-on, simulated patient-based education in the United States,” said Harold C. Flynn Jr., Zimmer Dental president. “This reinforces Zimmer Dental’s commitment to expanding its comprehensive offerings, which includes industry-leading education and innovative new products.”Specifically, the latest Zimmer Institute facility will best serve the clinicians ,as well as local universities/institutions in the northeastern region of the United States. Attendees from across the globe also will be welcome, as well as those in the central and eastern parts of Canada who should benefit from the new location. The groundbreaking for the Zimmer Institute East occured in April 2010 with the inaugural course offering planned for the same month.Welcoming its first class in 2006, the Zimmer Institute at www.zimmerdental.com/edu_ZimmerInstitute.aspx offers an implant training program, backed by a university or organization. A key component in the process is the proprietary Simulated Patient Training Laboratory, which allows participants to refine clinical skills through hands-on training utilizing Zimmer Dental' products on lifelike mannequins.Contact a Zimmer Dental sales consultant or customer service at (800) 854-7019, (760) 929-4300 (for outside the U.S.), or visit www.zimmerdental.com for more information.To read more about Zimmer Dental, go to www.dentistryiq.com/index/display/article-display/2574407688/articles/dentisryiq/products/applications/2010/04/zimmer-implant_anniversary.html.

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