W&H Dentalwerk

Products

• Restoration / Prosthetics
• Sterilization / Hygiene / Care
• Oral Surgery / Implantology
• Prophylaxis / Periodontology
• Endodontics
• Dental laboratory Template: Infobox Company / Maintenance / products

W & H Dental is founded in Berlin in 1890, headquartered since 1944 in the town in the Austrian state of Salzburg Bürmoos companies. The now global family is one of the leading manufacturers of dental instruments and equipment.

Company History

The term W & H stands for the surname of the company's founders, Jean Weber and Hugo Hampel. The two precision engineers founded in Berlin in 1890 a company for the production of hand and angle pieces for dentistry.

In the years 1920-1930 there were operational restructuring. W & H has been a part of Degussa and gained a global sales network with their international significance. 1944 W & H moved from Berlin to Bürmoos. In March 1946, Peter Malata was used by the Allies as administrator of the company, and in 1958, W & H went into the possession Malatas and his wife Hilde. Since then the company is family owned. 1964 was done the first step towards expansion with W & H Germany. In the 1970s, the continuous rise and expansion of the company began to its present status as a global player. More locations in France, Italy, Sweden, the UK and other countries followed. Since 1996, Peter Malata junior managing director of the company.

Currently 19 sales subsidiaries and a variety of partner companies in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and North and South America are responsible for the care and technical support. The medical devices are manufactured at two production sites in Bürmoos and at a plant in Brusaporto (Italy).

The W & H Group employs around 1,000 people worldwide, including about 625 in Bürmooser headquarters. W & H is mainly in the B2B business operates. 95% of products are exported to more than 100 countries.

Products

The products for dentistry and maxillofacial surgery find application in dental practices, dental clinics, dental laboratories and in the mouth. The current product range includes instruments and equipment for the application areas

• Dental restoration and prosthetics
• Endodontics
• Oral Surgery and Implantology
• Prophylaxis and periodontology
• Hygiene and care
• Dental laboratory

Certificates as the international ISO 9001 certificate, ISO 13485 and Annex II to Directive 93/42/EEC are standard for W & H products. In 2007, W & H of qualityaustria environmental certification in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004.

1895: W & H presented a universal handpiece forth with adjustable head angle to get optimum access to the treatment site.

1926: The first filing angle W & H made ​​, called the cursor, simplified root canal preparation.

1933: According to old records and prototypes had W & H technician Roda the idea to incorporate a light source in the instruments. The technical requirements of the lamps had not yet been added to this time.

1939: W & H developed its first Fußtretbohrmaschine. With the help of this machine could be made independent of the current dental treatments. By pressing a pedal - similar to a mechanical fußgetriebenen sewing machine - could be brought into the drill rotation.

1959: The first shoulder drill came on the market. This outpatient dental treatment were possible, so that even bedridden patients could be treated.

1960: W & H developed its first turbine, turbo 60 These turbines offered an integrated quick heating for water and air.

1978: The first Roto Quick coupling appeared on the market. This allowed a free and easy instrument rotation by 360 ° and simplified the instrument change.

1979: the world premiere of the first pushbutton clamping for turbines was introduced. For the first time, be changed by actuation of a button on the rear of the tool head of the drill. Before a drill changer is required for this step.

1983: With the Elcomed W & H developed in 1983, the fastest and most powerful small surgical device of its time. The engine reached an input speed to 45.000/min. With this device, W & H has expanded its product offering in the field of oral surgery.

1989: W & H presented a special endo- elbow. The root canal preparation was carried out by so-called aleatory, ie random movements instead of by a rigid motion. The endo- file could better follow the natural shape of the root canal.

1992: W & H offers the instrument care system Assistina on the market.

1995: The quietest and at the same time the most powerful turbine at the time, 898 LE (Low Emission ), has been developed. Due to the high transmission power of the turbine, the idling speed could be reduced to 300.000/min.

2001: W & H developed a implantology motor for detailed work in dental implants.

2007: The new Synea generation decreed for the first time in dental history via turbines with sterilizable LEDs. To make the benefits of LED technology to all dentists available, W & H also resulted in the IDS 2007 surgical handpieces and angle pieces with a generator technology. Independently of the drive motor, the current for the light is generated by a generator integrated in the instrument. The principle is similar to a bicycle dynamo.

2009: In the W & H Alegra series offers since 2009 an independent sterilizable LED light in elbows.

2013: W & H presents the first turbine with sterilizable quintuple LED ring in the head of the instrument and therefore ensures a shadow-free illumination of the treatment area. With the new surgical device Piezomed the company brings an efficient surgical drive on the market, which has a patented automatic peak detection in the same year.

Self-presentation

Based on the worldwide success of W & H is a team-based structure. Thus, the W & H organization is supported by around 95 teams. The team organization is consistent - after the Sell & Call Principle - aligned on actual customer demand.

Working in a team with self-responsible tasks required of the W & H employees a high degree of organizational capacity. In addition to a seamless internal communication include confidence in the competence of the staff and a comprehensive training and education system of the essential pillars of this innovative team structure.

The company also provides services for the next generation of dentists. There is cooperation with the EDSA ( European Dental Student Association ), and it was set up a website for students.