BIOLASE Technology, Inc., a medical technology company focused on the dental laser market, today announced that attendance at its 2nd Annual Clinical Laser Symposium increased by 400% over last year's meeting. The main objective and focus of the Symposium was advanced training on the company's Waterlase(TM) and LaserSmile(TM) systems.
Over 240 dentists and hygienists from around the world, academicians from five different universities, and leaders from important dental organizations attended the BIOLASE Symposium. The meeting was held at Dana Point, Calif., from Jan. 24-27, 2002. Simultaneously, BIOLASE held a User's Meeting for European Waterlase(TM) clinicians and researchers in Berlin, Germany. These meetings were totally dedicated to Waterlase(TM) and LaserSmile(TM) clinical applications and technology.
"The growth and success of the Dana Point Symposium further demonstrates that the dental community is enthusiastically embracing our technology. Private practitioners are learning that not only do the Waterlase and LaserSmile systems improve the standard-of-care for their patients, they also energize them personally, their staff and their bottom line," commented Jeffrey W. Jones, BIOLASE president and CEO. "Additionally, a growing number of researchers around the world are studying and documenting the important clinical advantages of our technology."
Jones continued, "While our main objective was providing advanced clinical training, the meeting resulted in significant sales. While some sales were made to new prospects attending the meeting, the majority were to current customers purchasing additional lasers. This clearly indicates that they have been successful implementing BIOLASE systems into their practices and they recognize the clinical and financial benefits of owning more than one system."
Universities participating in the Dana Point Symposium were Columbia University Department of Dentistry (New York), St. Barnabus Hospital Department of Dentistry (New York), University of the Pacific School of Dentistry (San Francisco), Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (California) and Showa University, Japan School of Dentistry. The keynote speaker was Dr. Robert A. Lowe from the world renowned Rosh Nash Seminars, Charlotte, N.C. Also participating was the World Congress of Microdentistry.
During the three-day Dana Point meeting, 25 presentations were given by leading clinicians, researchers and laser scientists on advanced clinical uses of the Waterlase(TM) and LaserSmile(TM) systems, laser physics and safety, and marketing a dental laser practice.
Dr. Kim Kutsch, a founder and fellow of the World Congress of Microdentistry (www.wcmicrodentistry.com), noted, "The Waterlase is perfectly suited for dentists performing microdentistry. Microdentistry is the evidence-based discipline dealing with oral hard and soft tissue-saving procedures, with the primary goal of improving quality of life through lifelong optimal oral health. The Waterlase is an incredible tool to preserve tooth and gum structure and help patients avoid 'adult dentistry' such as crowns, root canals, implants and dentures."
During the same time as the Dana Point Symposium, BIOLASE also held a User's Meeting in Berlin, Germany, in conjunction with the German Dental Laser Society (Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Laserzahnheflkunde - DGL).
Several world-renowned dental laser experts using the Waterlase participated in both the DGL and BIOLASE User's Meetings. These included Prof. Dr. Norbert Gutknecht, from the University of Aachen and current vice president of the DGL; Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sperr, Head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Vienna-Austria; and Dr Gerhard Will, renowned publisher and chief editor of "Zahnarzt Wirtschaft Praxis," considered to be one of the most respected dental laser publications in the world.
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