Patterson Companies, Inc. has announced that its dental unit, Patterson Dental, has extended its exclusive North American distribution agreement with Sirona Dental Systems GmbH for Sirona's CEREC 3D dental restorative systems.
The exclusivity agreement extends the current relationship between
Patterson Dental and Sirona by 10 years. Patterson Dental, which also will continue to provide customer support and training for CEREC equipment, has been the exclusive North American distributor for these advanced technology dental systems since 1998.
Patterson Dental's sales of the CEREC 3D system increased 39% in fiscal 2005, reflecting clinical acceptance of this new technology equipment that strengthens dental office productivity while improving clinical outcomes. Patterson paid a $100 million exclusivity fee for the extended agreement with Sirona.
