Dentsply Sirona is rightly recognized as a global leader in dental education. Their commitment to providing the highest quality and broadest scope of education is now further enhanced through the opening of a new venue, which joins many others worldwide, to form part of the Dentsply Sirona Academy.
The opening of the new facility took place on June 7th at Dentsply Sirona’s UK Headquarters in Weybridge. More than 80 invited guests, including key distributors, dentists and technicians, as well as representatives of UK dental schools and a host of VIPs, gathered to see and experience the state-of-the-art facilities. The opening Ceremony was conducted by Thomas Scherer, Group Vice President, Dentsply Sirona; Terri Dolan, Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Dentsply Sirona and Gerry Campbell, Vice President and General Manager, Dentsply Sirona UK and Ireland who said “Knowledge and skills are building blocks for every successful dental professional and as techniques and materials advance, the need to keep pace with change is increasing the demand for high quality teaching and learning. We have created the Dentsply Sirona Academy London in the belief that through training and education, we can best help all our customers to gain maximum value from the technology in which they have invested.”
The Dentsply Sirona Academy exists to address the continuing educational needs of all dental professionals, providing worldwide access to evidence-based, scientifically sound, theoretical and practical content. Worldwide, the Dentsply Sirona Academy provides over 11,000 courses annually in more than 80 countries, responsible for delivering education to approximately 350,000 dental professionals every year, covering an extensive range of clinical, technical and practice excellence programs. The aim in providing this educational platform is simple – to help equip clinicians and technicians with all the necessary skills so they can get the most from the new technology that will help drive their businesses forward and provide better, safer, faster care across every dental discipline.
The investment in the Dentsply Sirona Academy London is the embodiment of Dentsply Sirona’s educational philosophy. This multi-use facility will showcase products and equipment in a clinical setting and allow customer training to take place. In addition it will provide a UK base for Dentsply Sirona’s extensive in-house clinical and technical education programs that enable dentists and technicians to not only hear about how an integrated solution can improve their workflow, but to experience it first-hand.
The specially designed facility incorporates a Clinical Skills Suite featuring an 8-station simulation clinic complete with phantom heads. A Showroom includes treatment centres, handpieces and digital radiography, including fully functioning examples of the Galileos cone beam imaging system and Orthophos XG3D. Having this equipment on site enables visitors to appreciate the streamlined efficiency that can be gained by adopting an integrated workflow. These benefits are exhibited across specific disciplines including, restorative dentistry, implants, endodontics and orthodontics.
A 30-seat classroom style lecture room can be rapidly transformed to accommodate 60+ in theatre style, providing a flexible resource that can accommodate almost any training or education requirement. And of course, state-of-the-art audio visual equipment makes these facilities amongst the finest in the UK.