Ultradent products, Inc., receives Pierre Fauchard Academy Awards
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The Pierre Fauchard Academy recently presented the Dental
Trade & Industry Award to Ultradent Products Inc, developers of the
Astringedent Dento-Infusor concept. The company was founded by Dan E.
Fischer, SD'74, who began formulating this concept while at the School
of Dentistry. Dr. Fischer was not able to interest dental manufacturers
with his products, so he founded his own company. After the success of
Astringedent, Dr. Fischer developed a superior retraction cord resulting
in Ultrapak. Then came Ultra Etch. Working from his kitchen table, surrounded
by family, he turned Ultradent into a company with 400 employees shipping
to 62 countries and featuring 500 products. Ultradent has earned the "Exporter
of the Year Award" and in 1993 the "Direct Distributor of the
Year Award."
Dr. Fischer is active at LLU, beginning as an instructor
in fixed prosthethics to his current status as adjunct professor. He was
presented the 1994 LLU Alumnus of the Year Award. And in 1995, Utah ADG
honored him with the Utah Dentist of the Year Award. Other notable awards
include Utah's Governor's 1997 Medal for Science & Technology, and
the Clinical Research Institutes 2000 Millennial Achievement Award. Dr.
Fischer is still in private practice. In the photo, Dr. Fischer (left)
receives the award from Pierre Fauchard Academy president Fred Halik.
Reprinted, with permission, from the Pierre Fauchard Academy website
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