ProDrive Systems Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Patterson Dental Canada
Unique and patented ProDrive products provide unparalleled handpiece performance and efficiency benefits for dentists.
Montreal, September 1, 2009 - With five years and $25M invested in R&D, in partnership with industry leading manufacturers (Sirona, Meisinger and SycoTec R&D spin off of KaVo), ProDrive Systems today announced the launch of ProDrive products nationwide in Canada with an exclusive multimillion-dollar agreement through Patterson Dental Canada. As Canada's largest dental products reseller, Patterson has operations in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, London, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Halifax and Montreal.
ProDrive products include the upgrade turbine for leading brand handpieces, the patented triangular shank burs, and the ProDrive handpieces. The unique product offering revolutionizes dental handpieces improving instrument cut speed, control and precision. ProDrive products have an engaged triangular drive system, an innovative locking turbine and bur design that outperforms outdated friction grip handpiece design.
"On the heels of a successful American launch in Q1 & Q2 2009, we saw a great opportunity to introduce our products to the Canadian market," Richard St-Pierre, President & CEO of ProDrive Systems. "We are proud to have partnered with blue chip industry brands to develop and manufacture such a revolutionary product, and now our Canadian distribution agreement with the market leader, Patterson, is another indication of our growth and progress.
We're proud to be working with the Patterson team to bring these products to Canadian dentists."
Andre Desjardins, CEO Patterson Canada adds, "Our ProDrive field trials demonstrated valuable clinical benefits to the dentist and we are proud to be ProDrive¹s exclusive reseller partner in Canada. Patterson Canada has a legacy of successfully introducing new products to the North American market and we look forward to an important and lasting partnership with ProDrive."
About ProDrive Systems
ProDrive Systems Inc. is a dental technology firm that is poised to revolutionize dentistry technology and practice with a patented ProDrive Triangular Bur and Turbine System that improves the performance of dental handpieces and enhances practice efficiency. Visit www.prodrivesystems.com
for more information.
About Patterson Dental Supply
As Patterson's largest business, Patterson Dental Supply provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, clinical and laboratory equipment, and value-added services to dentists, dental laboratories, institutions and other healthcare providers throughout North America. Patterson Dental Supply, which is growing significantly faster than its market, has the largest direct sales force in the industry, totaling nearly 1,300 sales representatives and equipment/software specialists serving the United States and Canada.