GC EUROPE

	Innovation Award 2009 - The Dentists have decided: The dental trading company Pluradent (Offenbach) and the trade journal "DZW - Die ZahnarztWoche" have organized the dental innovation award for the third time. Dentists have made their choice at the dental trade fairs in autumn 2009 as well as by ballots of "DZW - Die ZahnarztWoche". In the product category "Materials and Instruments", GC Dry Mouth Gel by GC EUROPE was voted on second place (15.25 %) by the dentists.

	Welcome to our renewed website! As you may have noticed, the GC EUROPE website has just had a makeover. When visiting other GC websites around the world you will discover that all of them have from now on the same new design with uniform and consistent communication in order to strengthen the GC brand and its online presence. The look and navigation of the sites is new and information has been made more accessible. We hope you will enjoy the site and find the information you are looking for. We would be pleased to receive your comments at marketing@gceurope.com.

	We are proudly announcing that we have started the expansion works of the warehouse in Leuven, Belgium. This expansion is in response to increased demand for GC branded products, despite the current economic climate in Europe. First preparation works for this warehouse started January 4th. The expanded warehouse will boast the total storage capacity for finished products to +/- 4500m² and will allow GC EUROPE to significantly advance its assembly capabilities and order processing. GC expects to take the new expanded facilities in operation beginning of 2011. This investment by GC follows on from its recent opening of the GC EUROPE Campus, Meeting and Education Centre in September 2008 at its headquarters in Leuven. This 2-storey, purpose-built, training and meeting centre is set up with the very latest in equipment and amenities and continues to host regular workshops and meetings. Visit the dedicated website to get information about future and past courses.

	Create æ-motion with the restorative material of the future Incorporating the best of industrial monomer innovation from DuPont, Kalore, the new nano-sized hybrid universal composite from GC features an exclusive low shrinkage technology. On a microscopic level, this means that during and after polymerisation, adhesion between the fillers and the resin matrix is maintained. With minimised shrinkage stress, the integrity of the restoration especially at the margins is ensured. Kalore offers you a revolutionary TOTAL PACKAGE in aesthetic restorations.

	During the IADR 2009 meeting in the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida many abstracts/studies have been published on GC products. We are happy to share this high level scientific support with you. Please click here to download the complete overview of all abstracts of our product related studies.

	We are pleased to present you with the first issue of MID, an informative digital turning page edition dedicated to Minimum Intervention Dentistry, compiled by Interactive Dental Media in partnership with GC. Written by practicing dentists, academics and hygienists, the MID ezine looks at how current evidence translates into practice, to the ultimate benefit of the patient. Learn to implement MID into your practice today, serve your patients better and still make a profit.

	Only 4 ceramics for all 16 standard shades! The new GC Initial IQ - One Body, Layering-over-Metal concept enables dental technicians to achieve simple and economical reproduction of standard Vita shades. The secret: four new Body materials, which can be combined with the proven three-dimensional Lustre Pastes.

	Resin luting re-defined Finally you can achieve a twofold long-lasting high-strength bond in one step to tooth structure AND to aesthetic restorations, especially zirconium. G-CEM Automix stands for simplicity without compromising bond strength to dentin, enamel and zirconium.

	Dry Mouth Gel provides relief and long lasting comfort for dry mouth sufferers. Its unique neutral pH means effective symptomatic relief, whilst preserving oral pH within the safe range to prevent demineralisation.

	Every two years, the IDS is one of the paramount platforms for GC to present its products, solutions and services to our valued partners. Looking back on IDS2009, we can conclude that we had a very successful International Dental Show. For pictures & more info, please visit www.ids2009.com.

	GC EUROPE is proud to announce that it has been granted the EFQM 'Recognized for Excellence' award. Following the 'Committed to Excellence' award in 2006, this is another step towards our commitment to the improvement of performance and services.

	GCC came 8th in the Quality Management Ranking of 500 Japanese firms and manufacturers: After the internationally renowned Deming Award for Business Excellence and the Japan Quality Medal, the all-encompassing quality efforts of the Japanese GC Corporation (GCC) have again been endorsed by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).

	MI Paste PLUS wins innovation award. The Cooperative Research Centre for Oral Health Sciences (CRC-OHS), the research centre of the Melbourne University has received an award for excellence in innovation for the development of Tooth Mousse Plus, available as MI Paste Plus in Europe. Please visit our multimedia section to watch Professor Eric Reynolds explain the molecular processes of the CPP-ACP (Recaldent™).

	Guidelines for the correct use of PBIs: "Focus Edition" helps to find solutions. A guideline for optimal use and a troubleshooting list - these items will help dental technicians to get the most out of GC EUROPE's Phosphate Bonded Investment materials. The new brochure called "Focus Edition" provides detailed instructions for the optimal techniques when working with GC's high quality products for crown and bridge technique. For perfect controllability and high accuracy of fit, please have a look at GC Fujivest Premium & Platinum.

	Enhance the preventative measures and motivate your patients with Saliva-Check Mutans, a simple and accurate chairside test which detects, in 15 minutes only, if the patient has a high level of S. Mutans without the need for incubators or other devices.