Press release
GC: everX Posterior awarded as “Quality Innovation of the
Year”
GC, the specialist in innovative filling technologies, has created a
high-performance material that opens up new options for filling large
cavities: everX Posterior. The innovativeness of the glass fibrereinforced composite is going to be awarded by the Finnish Quality
Association as “Quality Innovation of the Year” – and, additionally, as
“Innovation of Innovations”. These honours continue the success
story of everX Posterior, and impressively confirm GC’s claims
regarding high quality standards. The awards will be presented in
Stockholm on 20th January 2014.
The “Quality Innovation of the Year” competition has been
organised by the Finnish Quality Association since 20071. Initially
started as a national competition of Finland, it has been expanded
to include Estonia, Sweden, Latvia, Hungary and the Czech
Republic by now. Past winners of the “Quality Innovation of the
Year” competition include STX Finland Oy for the worlds largest
cruise ship “Oasis of the Seas” (2009), Rovio Entertainment Ltd for
developing the well-known Angry Birds game (2011) or Volvo
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http://www.laatukeskus.fi/suomen-laatuyhdistys/laatukeskus-english
Construction Equipment (2012)2. The respective awards ceremony
will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 20th January 2014.
GC’s subsidiary Stick Tech Ltd, a Finnish high tech company
dedicated to the advancement of minimally invasive dentistry and
responsible for the development of everX Posterior, filed in an
application with everX Posterior in the category “Micro-enterprise“
(turnover below 2 million Euro and personnel up to 10 employees).
The
qualification
criteria
included
sub-categories
such
as
innovativeness (novelty value, usability, and learning) and quality
(customer orientation, effectiveness). Among the total of 32
categories, the local quality associations of the 6 countries selected
a total of 19 innovations to be awarded. The outcome, everX
Posterior, was chosen as the winner in the “Micro-enterprise”
category in Finland and, in addition, as the “Innovation of
Innovations”. everX Posterior was previously recognized as Finalist
of the Innovation Award (Prix de l’Innovation) at the latest edition
of the Annual Meeting of ADF (French Dental Association) in Paris
and won the “Top of Pragodent Award” for operatory products at
the 2013 Pragodent fair in Prague (Czech Republic)
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http://www.laatukeskus.fi/winners-2007-2011
The awards impressively pursue the success story of GC and the
company’s high claims regarding quality: Just recently, GC Europe
became one of the 10 official champions for the EFQM (European
Foundation of Quality Management) Excellence Award 2013 – as
the first dental company in the world to reach this top 10 finalist
status.
everX Posterior is especially suitable for large cavities of the
posterior area; it allows for the immediate treatment of large and
extended defects. It is used as a substitute for dentine – in
combination with a conventional composite as a substitute for
enamel – and is the dental specialist’s answer to an increasing
demand for a low-cost treatment alternative for large restorations.
Short
glass
fibres
effectively
prevent
fractures
occasionally
appearing within the final filling, and eventually propagating to the
tooth structure. To achieve high-aesthetic appearance and strong
wear resistance, everX Posterior should always be covered with a
light-curing universal composite, such as one from the GC G-ænial
product family.
Find out more about everX Posterior at www.gceurope.com
GC Europe N.V.
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Fax:
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