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MELBOURNE, Australia: Gunz Dental and Henry Schein are the new distributors of Ultradent products in the Australian and New Zealand dental markets, DT Asia Pacifichas learned. In a statement released on Tuesday, the US manufacturer said that the expanded operations will be managed by Peter Mackley, who has been appointed by the company as new Pacific, Sub-Sahara Country Manager.
Ultradent has been partnering with Gunz Dental in the region since 1986. Henry Schein, one of the largest distributors of medical and dental products worldwide, currently maintains two divisions in Australia and New Zealand that market and sell a wide range of dental products from different manufacturers including 3M ESPE, Colgate and GC Corporation.
Mackley, who has worked as managing director for Essology and DMT International, commented that the new partnership will allow Ultradent to establish a greater local presence in both countries, which, according to the latest figures, boast the second largest market for dental materials and equipment in the whole APAC region.
“Ultradent has a number of new products that it intends to introduce in the region,” he said. "The new distribution arrangements are consistent with Ultradent’s global strategic plan."
The company will also continue to offer continuing education programmes for dentists in the market, according to Mackley.
