Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. Wins Top Prizes at Dental Industry Awards

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. (NYSE:SYD) announced today that its Professional Dental Group received more awards that any other dental manufacturing company at the 2006 REALITY Publishing awards banquet, including the top prizes for New Product of the Year and 20th Anniversary Legacy Award.  The following REALITY awards were given to Kerr and Orascoptic, both business platforms of the Professional Dental Group:

New Product of the Year -- Demetron LED II curing light, the most powerful and versatile high output light used for curing composites.

20th Anniversary Legacy Award (given in recognition of a classic product that continues to demonstrate excellence) -- OptiBond/OptiBond FL, a family of adhesive products designed to bond to composite, amalgam, porcelain and metal.

Three products also received the REALITY 5-star award (the highest ranking): Dimension-3 loupes, HiRes loupes and EyeMax telescopes, which are all magnification devices manufactured by Orascoptic.

In addition, the Professional Dental Group received awards for garnering the most 5-star product rankings, the most #1 REALITY Choices, and the most REALITY Choices overall (for highly rated products).

"This year's event was one of the most rewarding ever," said Dr. Ed Shellard, President of Kerr.  "To be recognized at such a high level by the esteemed group of clinicians at REALITY is the greatest validation we could possibly receive for our R&D efforts.  Winning the 20th Anniversary Legacy Award is particularly gratifying, as it highlights our long-term commitment to be a world-class provider of high quality, clinically-proven dental materials."

According to the REALITY website, REALITY Publishing Company is the premier information source for all dental professionals.  REALITY is known within the industry for its innovative products and services such as the annual product evaluation edition, the monthly update REALITY NOW, and The Techniques, as well as many other resource materials.  REALITY is also a well respected independent dental research company.  Located in Houston, Texas, REALITY Publishing is a global concern with members worldwide.

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Sybron Dental Specialties and its subsidiaries are leading manufacturers of both a broad range of value-added products for the dental profession, including the specialty markets of orthodontics, endodontics and implantology, and a variety of infection prevention products for use by the dental and medical professions. 

DATASOURCE: Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.



CONTACT:  Bernard J. Pitz, Chief Financial Officer of Sybron Dental

Specialties, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.sybrondental.com/ 

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