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Swiss multinational dental company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Company type | Limited company |
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Industry | Dental |
Headquarters | Schaan, Liechtenstein |
Number of locations | 56 (2023)[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Matthias Donhauser (Chair, Supervisory Board) Markus Heinz (CEO) |
Revenue | 856 Mio. CHF[1] |
Owner | Christoph Zeller |
Number of employees | 3600 (2024)[1] |
Website | Ivoclar.com |
Ivoclar is a worldwide dental company that produces a range of products and systems for dentists and dental technicians.
Ivoclar was founded in Zurich in 1923. In 1933, it relocated in Liechtenstein. It originally produced artificial tooth, but evolved into a global manufacturer of dental care products.[2]
In 2019, the company launched a dental consultation mobile application.[3]
In 2022, the company dropped Vivadent, rebranding its name to just Ivoclar.[4][5] In 2023, the company inaugurated its new head office building and celebrated its 100th anniversary.[2][6]
Ivoclar is headquartered in Schaan.[7] The company's products are shipped from Schaan to 130 countries worldwide.[citation needed] Ivoclar does business in all dental markets worldwide. It has subsidiaries and marketing offices in 30 countries, and employs approximately 3600 people.[8]
Ivoclar operates in the four product areas: Digital dentistry, Direct Restoratives, Fixed Prosthetics and Removable Prosthetics. In these areas, the company offers dentists and dental technicians products and product systems that support them across the entire treatment and fabrication process and enable them to achieve aesthetic results.[citation needed]
Ivoclar has an internal Research and Development center that employs more than 240 people who collaborate with various universities and scientific institutes [9] The company also operates a learning and training facility for dental courses and continuing professional education at its headquarters in Schaan called the International Centre for Dental Education (ICDE).[citation needed] Regional education centres in other countries around the world supplement the company's dental training programs.[10][11]
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