Announcements

Longtime Vident CEO and Founder Wayne Whitehill Retires

Longtime Vident executive, Wayne Whitehill, recently announced his retirement as CEO, effective August 1.  Mr. Whitehill will stay on as a Vident Board Member and consultant for the near term. President Fred Ketcho has taken over as the new CEO. One of the original founding members of the company, Wayne Whitehill, along with Ray Morrow… • Read the rest

Vident Hosts DSG Labs for In-Depth Porcelain Training

Dental Services Group (DSG) lab managers recently made a commitment to use VITA porcelain materials in their dental laboratories, prompting Vident to organize a 3-day symposium to provide training and implementation support. Led by Vident Technical Instructor Ken Chizick, R.D.T., C.D.T., DSG lab managers from around the globe recently traveled to Vident headquarters in Brea,… • Read the rest

VACUMAT 6000 Furnace Receives Prestigious iF Product Design Award

Since 1953, iF International Forum Design has invited international manufacturers and designers to enter their products in the iF Product Design Awards. Design experts from all over the world come together to evaluate product entries that exemplify design excellence. Judging criteria for the product entries include choice of materials, finish, degree of innovation, environmental impact… • Read the rest

VITA sponsors SCAD 3rd Annual Conference

VITA is proud to be a sponsor of The Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD) 3rd Annual Conference, September 23-24, 2011. The meeting will feature high-quality, evidence-based information on color-related issues in dentistry presented by many of the key opinion leaders in this field. Learn more at scadent.org The Society for Color and… • Read the rest

VITA Becomes Platinum Sponsor of 2011 Academy of Dental Materials

VITA has signed on as a platinum sponsor of the Annual Meeting 2011 of the Academy of Dental Materials which will take place in Bahia, Brazil, October 13-15. The Academy of Dental Materials was founded in 1941 as a consortium of dental professionals who were interested in the development and application of new materials to… • Read the rest

Plotting Your Strategy: JDT Interviews Vident President Fred Ketcho

When Fred Ketcho became president of Vident, he walked into the industry with a limited background in the dental laboratory field. But that didn’t last long. He dove right in, perused the market research, met industry professionals and implemented a strategic plan. Recently, he paused his busy schedule to answer a few questions from the… • Read the rest

Webinar: Shade Matching and Easyshade Compact Training

One of the only areas in dentistry that even the untrained eye can identify as questionable with a tooth is the shade. Understanding color science and what influences our perception of color will allow you to choose shades with greater accuracy. In this sixty minute program, we will explore evidence based shade taking how to… • Read the rest

Vident Culture Book

At Vident, we have a new culture book that contains our core beliefs and values as well as provides the foundation of how we make our decisions, all with the goal of satisfying our customers. It contains our main ideals like Honesty and Integrity, Trust, Anticipating Customer Needs, Educational Leadership and more. We take our… • Read the rest

VITA VACUMAT 6000M FURNACE VIDEO

VITA introduces a line of modular ceramic furnaces that provide an unprecedented level of adaptability to the dental lab. Thanks to the system’s innovative design, the concept satisfies laboratory firing needs in an efficient and economical way. Click here to view the new Vacumat 6000M video.