Dental Equipment and Supplies 2007 Market Outlook

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I: OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INDUSTRY

• Definition of the Industry
• Sales Trends
• Foreign Trade
• Prices
• End-Use Markets

CHAPTER II: THE U.S. MARKET FOR DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• Promising Future for U.S. Manufacturers
• Dental Professional Equipment and Supplies:
  • Overall
  • Product Segments and Categories
• Dental Laboratory Equipment and Supplies:
  • Overall
  • Product Segments and Categories
• Additional Industry Sales
• X-Ray Apparatus and Tubes
• Gold and Silver Consumption

CHAPTER III: STRUCTURE OF THE U.S. DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INDUSTRY

• Manufacturing Establishments
• Industry Sales and Gross Operating Margin
• Value Added
• Labor Productivity
• Capital Expenditures
• Explanation of Terms
• Plant Manager's Workbook:
  • How to Use This Section
  • Gathering Your Data
  • Developing Your Ratios
  • How Does Your Plant Stack Up?

CHAPTER IV: FOREIGN TRADE IN THE U.S. DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INDUSTRY

• Trade Balance
• U.S. Apparent Consumption
• U.S. Exports:
  • Overall
  • As a Percentage of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales
  • Leading Destinations
  • Top Products
• U.S. Imports:
  • Overall
  • Import Penetration
  • Leading Sources
  • Top Products

CHAPTER V: PRICING TRENDS IN THE U.S. DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INDUSTRY

• Dental Equipment and Supplies vs. All Finished Goods
• Dental Professional Equipment and Supplies
• Dental Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
• Resales
• X-Ray and Other Irradiation Apparatus

CHAPTER VI: MANUFACTURER PROFILES

• Introduction
• Align Technology, Inc
• DENTSPLY International Inc.
• Nobel Biocare Holding AG
• Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.
• Water Pik Technologies, Inc.
• Young Innovations, Inc.

CHAPTER VII: END-USE MARKETS FOR DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• Introduction
• Dental Offices and Clinics:
  • Overview
  • Annual Receipts
  • Number of Facilities and Employees
• Dental Groups:
  • Overview
  • Profiles of Selected Large Group Dental Management Service Companies:
    • American Dental Partners, Inc.
    • Bright Now! Dental, Inc.
    • Castle Dental Centers, Inc.
    • Coast Dental Services, Inc
    • InterDent, Inc.
    • Monarch Dental Corporation
    • OCA, Inc.
• Number of Practicing Dentists
• Dental Schools:
  • Number of Degrees
  • Demographics of Enrollment
• Dental Laboratories:
  • Overview
  • Annual Receipts
  • Number of Facilities and Employees
  • Profile of the Largest Dental Laboratory:
    • National Dentex Corporation

CHAPTER VIII: DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INDUSTRY

• Relying on Distributors
• Competition
• Profiles of Selected Distributors:
  • Benco Dental Supply Company
  • Burkhart Dental Supply Company
  • Henry Schein, Inc
  • Patterson Companies, Inc

CHAPTER IX: FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND FOR DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• National Health Care Expenditures
• Dental Services:
  • Overall
  • Source of Funds
  • Per Capita Expenditures
  • Consumer Prices
• The Aging of America
• Economic Trends
• Dental Visits

CHAPTER X: DIRECTORY OF SELECTED U.S. MANUFACTURERS OF DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• Introduction
• Directory