On Earth Day 2024, we at Ultradent Products are proud to share our ongoing efforts to protect and enhance the environment around us. We are actively engaged in crucial initiatives to conserve resources and serve the dental community in environmentally conscious and sustainable ways.

Not all dental curing lights are created equal and it’s crucial to understand the differentiating factors between lights before investing in one for your office. Irradiance vs power, beam size, even the tools used to measure light outputs all play major roles in how a curing light will function. To find true quality and efficiency in a light, a user must be able to wade through the waves of false and misleading claims often made in the world of dental curing light advertising—Ultradent’s Sr. VP of Research & Development, Neil Jessop, delves into these topics and more in this edition of Dentistry Decoded: Insights from R&D.

Since its first days at Dr. Dan Fischer's kitchen table, Ultradent has been guided by a principle of seeing a need and working to address it. Whether it's by investing in research to create products that help dentists, educating about techniques that improve patient treatments, or supporting humanitarian efforts that help communities in need access oral health care, Ultradent's mission to Improve Oral Health Globally is at the heart of the company.

On August 23rd, PEOPLE Magazine named Ultradent one of its “100 Companies that Care,” out of a pool of thousands of candidates. Then, for the 3rd consecutive year, Fortune Magazine ranked Ultradent as one of its “Top Large Workplaces in Manufacturing and Production,” announcing its 2023 honorees to the press on the morning of September 5th.

“If anybody has had to move a dental office, you'll find out it's ten times worse than moving a home,” says Ultradent VP of Clinical Affairs, Dr. Jaleena Jessop. “Often times there are so many different products that just have one indication for what it can be used for.”

When asked about his memories of Ultradent, Dr. Chris Chen remarks, “I have so many wonderful memories from the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany from each time I’ve visited the Ultradent booth that it’s hard to pick out just one.” Dr. Chen is a restorative esthetic dentist (and long-time Ultradent customer) based in Taipei, Taiwan. He has also attended IDS every other year since he’s graduated from dental school.

From Fortune. ©2022 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. At a time when employee retention issues are common conversations on social media and in boardrooms, employers are looking for more and more ways to combat turnover and attract top candidates. While no company is immune to cultural shifts, Ultradent has been able to create an invaluable culture and quality employee experience. This is evidenced by Fortune Magazine honoring Ultradent as the fifth Best Large Workplace in Manufacturing and Production for 2022.

When discussing our core values Dr. Dan Fischer, founder of Ultradent Products Inc., often says “Honesty plus courage equals integrity.” It’s interesting to see how that value equation has played out over the years in everything, from the way Ultradent advertises its products to research and development.

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Recently, Ultradent added two new vice presidents to its executive team—Dr. Jaleena Jessop as VP of Clinical Affairs, and Karen Phillips as VP of Sales and Marketing. Both women bring a rich background and breadth of experience to their new roles and are proven, outstanding leaders in their field of expertise. Today you'll have the chance to learn about both women's impressive professional backgrounds, and also a bit more about their dynamic personalities—their favorite movies, their favorite Ultradent products, and more!