Lab acquires Becden Dental Laboratory

July 7, 2006
Acquisition of Salt Lake City area laboratory increases MicroDental's market share and capability, expands customer base across the country.

DUBLIN, California--MicroDental Laboratories, the world's leading cosmetic dentistry laboratory and makers of industry-leading MACVENEERS, has announced the acquisition of BecDen Dental Laboratory.

Founded more than 10 years ago and located in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, BecDen Dental Laboratory employs more than 100 professionals. BecDen has an excellent reputation for high quality products and service, and its customers include top cosmetic dentists across the United States.

"The acquisition of BecDen Dental Laboratory is part of MicroDental's strategic growth plan," said Fred Walke, CEO of MicroDental Laboratories. "Adding BecDen to the MicroDental family is a natural fit as both companies focus on many of the same key measures of success. Specifically, their focus on client retention and aesthetics has provided them the type of growth that we like to see in our business. The addition of BecDen further increases our market share in the dental laboratory industry and expands our client base of top doctors while maintaining the excellence of the people, product and service MicroDental is known for."

As with Sunrise Dental Laboratory, which was acquired by MicroDental Laboratories in 2003, BecDen will continue to operate under its own name, and as a stand-alone operation.

"MicroDental's quality, research and development, commitment to education and marketing resources set the pace for the industry; and joining the MicroDental team provides the employees of BecDen many new and valuable resources," said Dennis Vasquez, principal founder, BecDen Dental Laboratory.

"This is the start of an exciting new era for BecDen, and we look forward to much joint success in the future."