Here are six updates on dental companies from the past week.
Danaher successfully completed the separation of its various segments, which Danaher's spin-off Fortive will own. Fortive will consist of Danaher's Test & Measurement segment, Industrial Technologies segment and Retail/Commercial Petroleum platform, according to Yahoo Finance.
Sixteen analysts covering 3M shares gave the shares a "hold" rating. 3M's 12-month price objective is currently $162.95, according to Community Financial News.
Dentsply Sirona is a key vendor in the global dental bone graft substitutes market, which is expected to reach $664.3 million by 2021.
Heartland Dental Founder Rick Workman and CEO Patrick Baurer will speak at Academy of General Dentistry's annual meeting in Boston from July 14 to July 17. Heartland Dental is an AGC supporting corporate donor.
Aspen Dental opened an office in Georgetown, Ky., on June 30. Courtney Hardin, DMD, is leading the practice.
Biolase shares registered a 0.51 percent decrease in short interest. In July, the company's short interest was 2.59 million shares, according to Engelwood Daily.
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