FRISCO, Texas, June
4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a lead up to the 21 Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Dental Sleep Medicine, the
largest US convention of dentists specialized in the treatment of
sleep disordered breathing conditions with oral appliance therapy,
to be held in Boston,
Massachusetts from 7 – 9 June, SomnoMed Limited
(SOM.ASX) announced the formation of a strategic partnership
with Benco Dental, the largest privately owned, full-service dental
distributor in the United States,
with more than 30,000 customers and over 400 sales representatives,
coast to coast.
As part of this partnership, SomnoMed will work with Benco
Dental and its representatives to keep customers up-to-date on the
latest developments in dental sleep medicine through in-person and
online seminars with the SomnoMed Academy. Benco Dental customers
will have access to SomnoMed's extensive range of products and
services including; SomnoDent® apnea therapy, SomnoMed Health Claim
Support Line, SomnoMed MATRx™ and SomnoBrux™.
"Our partnership with Benco Dental is significant and uniquely
positioned," said Ralf Barschow,
Chief Executive Officer of SomnoMed. "Working with Benco
Dental will help us directly reach dentists who are interested in
learning more about dental sleep medicine and want to know how they
can effectively incorporate it into their practices."
"Incorporating dental sleep medicine is of high interest to our
customers treating a serious health risk that affects more than 20M
Americans," said Paul Jackson, Vice
President of Marketing, Benco Dental. "By partnering with SomnoMed,
we are meeting our customers' needs with an extensive range of
products and services from a trusted source."
"From our partnership with Benco to Medicare PDAC coding
verification to the recent FDA clearance of SomnoMed MATRx™ and
launch of our health claim support service, we continue to improve
access to the best products for patients suffering from
sleep-related breathing disorders," said Barschow.
About Benco Dental
Benco Dental, headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania, is the largest
privately owned, full-service distributor of dental supplies,
dental equipment, dental consulting & equipment services in
the United States. Founded in 1930
by Benjamin Cohen, the company has
remained family owned and focused on the unique mission of
"delivering success smile after smile". During Benco Dental's 81
year history, the company has grown from a single storefront
location in Wilkes-Barre, PA into
the nation's fastest-growing dental distributor with more than 50
regional showroom locations and five distribution centers servicing
over 30,000 dental professionals in more than 50 states.
In 2009, Benco Dental reached a new milestone in the company's
long history by unveiling a 272,000-square-foot corporate
headquarters, distribution center and equipment showroom in
Pittston, Pennsylvania. Benco
Dental CenterPoint houses the largest dental equipment showroom in
North America, featuring 25 fully
functional operatories, 14 operational digital X-rays including 2D
and 3D units, three sterilization centers, design & lab concept
suites and a summit training center for continuing education
courses. The company has additional distribution centers in
Fort Wayne, IN, Jacksonville, FL, Dallas, TX, Reno,
Nevada.
Benco Dental provides more supply and equipment options than any
other full-service dental distributor, an offering enhanced by a
comprehensive suite of services, including office design, equipment
repair, practice coaching, financing and real estate planning,
wealth management, and dental-specific technology solutions. These
services are supported by over 400 professionally trained sales
representatives and 290 factory-trained service technicians. Put it
all together and Benco Dental offers all the tools to enable dental
professionals to achieve their desired goals for success. For more
information, visit benco.com or call 1.800.GO.BENCO.
About SomnoMed
SomnoMed (SOM.AX) is a public company (ASX:SOM) providing
diagnostic and treatment solutions for Sleep-related Breathing
Disorders including obstructive sleep apnea, snoring and
bruxism. SomnoMed was commercialized on the basis of extensive
clinical research. Supporting independent clinical research,
continuous innovation and instituting medical manufacturing
standards has resulted in SomnoDent® becoming the state-of-the-art
and clinically proven medical oral appliance therapy for
obstructive sleep apnea. SomnoDent® is the most comfortable and
effective design and treatment solution for over 100,000 patients
in 22 countries. For additional information, visit SomnoMed at
http://www.somnomed.com.
Contact:
Anthony White
+1-972-978-4906
awhite@somnomed.com
SOURCE SomnoMed