Here are 10 recent news updates on dental device and practice management companies.
1. DENTSPLY International began trading ex-dividend, and a cash dividend payment of $0.0725 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 10, representing a 9.4 percent increase over the same period a year ago. The current stock price is $53.41 with a dividend yield of 0.54 percent, according to Nasdaq.
2. Danaher Corporation will also begin ex-dividend trading on June 24, and a cash dividend payment of $0.135 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 31, representing a 35 percent increase over the same period a year ago. The current stock price is $86.25, with a dividend yield of 0.63 percent.
3. Henry Schein will acquire 85 percent of Nordic veterinary supplies company Jorgen Kruuse A/S.
4. Patterson Companies shares closed the last trading session at 49.27, and in this session, the stock reached a high of 49.35, according to VanguardTribune.com.
5. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, reviewed the EXA line of impression materials from GC America.
6. A recent New York University study found Ivoclar Vivadent's IPS e.max CAD crowns are comparable to the gold standard, i.e. metal ceramics.
7. Carestream Health was named a major company in the North American healthcare cloud computing market by Persistence Market Research.
8. 3M Company is buying safety-equipment company Capital Safety from KKR & Co., for $1.8 billion.
9. Heartland Dental purchased 1.45 acres of land in Huntley, Ill., from Tucker Development.
10. After New York state officials discovered they were making decisions about patients' dental care, Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $450,000 in civil penalties.
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