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R&D is the cornerstone
of Planmeca Oy
Planmeca Oy’s products are What is Planmeca built on?
considered to be state-of-the-art Planmeca’s foundations are essentially its major universities in the U.S., Canada and
dental equipment. The company innovative in-house R&D and committed Denmark, allowing young professionals to
delivers complete dental entrepreneurship. use the latest technology in the early stages of
solutions, with highly integrated their career.
device and software options The founder and president of Planmeca
utilising the latest technology, Oy, Mr Heikki Kyöstilä, saw the global From Finland to worldwide markets
prospects and potential in the very early
stages and the company grew by making ac- In less than four decades, Finnish company
quisitions and establishing subsidiaries. Planmeca Oy has evolved into the world’s
and has been a forerunner in In the meantime, product development third largest player in the dental business. It
digital imaging and advanced fiercely challenged familiar solutions, tech- is the parent company of Planmeca Group,
computer integrated dental care nologies and design – and still does. Design which employs 2300 people worldwide
and new technologies are not simply created and has an estimated turnover for 2010 of
concepts for years. in isolated R&D chambers but developed 600 million euros.
through constant dialogue with dentists, Planmeca products are designed and
4 who know what they need and want to see manufactured in Helsinki, Finland, and dis-
in their practices. tributed worldwide via a comprehensive
In Planmeca’s products, the design also network of distributors operating around
contributes to ergonomic comfort, patient the globe. More than 98% of Planmeca
safety and hygiene. This has also been products are exported to over 100 countries.
noticed outside the field of dentistry, with Today Planmeca’s market penetration is
Planmeca products winning recognition in especially strong in the United States, Japan
several design contests over the years. and the EU. In Japan and the U.S., Planmeca
The company’s involvement in dental is the number one importer of X-ray
education is also extensive. Its unique IT- equipment and in Northern Europe it is
enabled learning environment is in use at the market leader in all product groups.
