Ivoclar Vivadent and Carestream Dental announce local distribution partnership

Ivoclar Vivadent Australia and Carestream Dental have entered into a new strategic relationship effective January 1, 2016. In this partnership, Ivoclar Vivadent will distribute and service the Carestream Dental range across Australia.

This range will enable Ivoclar Vivadent the ability to provide market-leading products in the dental imaging field and further increase its relevance to the Australian dental industry. Both organisations have a wealth of experience with nearly 200 years of history with innovation and research & development at the core of everything they do.

Managing Director of Ivoclar Vivadent Pacific, Ken McInnes said "We are very excited that we have been able to secure the Carestream Dental portfolio of products for distribution in Australia. Ivoclar Vivadent's core values of passion, vision and innovation are very closely aligned with the core values of Carestream Dental. Their range of industry leading dental equipment further strengthens our ability to provide a complete solution for the dental industry in Australia. We will be investing in both our sales and service departments to fully maximise this excellent opportunity and will communicate those changes in January 2016."

Shane Gibson, Carestream Dental ANZ General Manager, said "Carestream Dental sees this association with Ivoclar Vivadent as a perfect fit for the Australian dental market. Ivoclar Vivadent's national coverage and excellent service network will provide a platform for both businesses to grow and ultimately provide dentists with high quality products with best in class, service and support. The Ivoclar Vivadent breadth of product categories was a key factor in our decision to partner with them as a distributor, enabling sales representatives to present a complete solution, including dental imaging to the dentists of Australia."

Carestream Dental will transition out of their existing distributor arrangement and further information around the servicing and support of the existing Carestream Dental customers will be communicated in coming months.