W&H Bulgaria GmbH

About W&H Bulgaria GmbH

W&H is one of the leading providers of precision dental devices in the world. Innovative product and service solutions, a modern corporate structure, a strong focus on research & development, vision and a sense of social responsibility mean that W&H is a successful market player at local and international level. W&H has approximately 980 employees throughout the world and exports its products to more than 90 countries. The family company operates two production sites in Bürmoos (Austria), one in Brusaporto (Italy) and 19 sales subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and North America.

W&H is a company which specializes in dental instruments and devices. The current range of products includes rotating instruments for restoration and prosthetics as well as endodontics. Other instruments and devices are also included for oral surgery and implantology, and prophylaxis and periodontology, as well as instruments in the field of hygiene and maintenance and for dental laboratories. W&H products are among the best quality instruments on the market and are used in dental practices, dental hospitals, dental laboratories and in microsurgery.

All products are state-of-the-art and extremely reliable, as well as offering an excellent price-performance ratio.

W&H holds certificates such as the international ISO 9001 certificate, the ISO 13485 and Appendix II to Directive 93/42/EEC – quality criteria the company considers fundamental and indispensable. In 2007, qualityaustria awarded W&H the Environmental Management Certificate in line with the requirements of ISO 14001: 2004.

Market position

> W&H is one of the leading manufacturers of dental transmission instruments worldwide.

> W&H is the market leader in Austria for the manufacture of dental transmission instruments.

> W&H is the international market leader in the field of oral surgery/implantology transmission instruments.

> The LISA sterilizers produced by W&H Sterilization in Italy are firmly established in the top quality segment of the market for Class B benchtop sterilizers.

> The large number of patented features is testimony to the level of innovation at W&H Sterilization.

> W&H is a leader in innovation in the field of dental laboratory drive systems.

> W&H is market leader in Austria for dental laboratory drive systems.

The W&H product range: a focus on Research & Development

W&H is a specialist in the field of dental instruments and devices. The current product range comprises instruments and devices for:

• Restoration and prosthetics

• Endodontics

• Oral surgery and implantology,

• Prophylaxis and periodontology

• Hygiene and maintenance

• Dental laboratories

W&H products with their international quality standards are used in dental practices, dental hospitals, dental laboratories and in microsurgery. W&H products meet all technical standards and impress users with their reliability, state-of-the-art design and excellent price performance ratio.

Constant innovation is testimony to our high quality standards: W&H was the first manufacturer to use LED technology (light-emitting diodes) to illuminate the area to be drilled.

LED+

In 2007, W&H became the first manufacturer in the world to integrate sterilizable LEDs into rotary dental instruments. In 2010, W&H presents LED+: The newly adapted, high colour rendering index of the LED instruments is completely unique within the dental industry. It enables relaxed work thanks to daylight quality light, exceptional reproduction of natural colours and clear colour contrasts. The colour rendering index (CRI) of artificial light sources is very important because a high CRI value significantly improves people’s sense of wellbeing through improved visibility. Perfect colour rendering has an index of 100. Conventional LEDs only have a CRI of between 60 and 80 and are ineffective in reproducing red tones – a significant disadvantage for many medical applications. However, W&H dental instruments use a new technology. The result is a CRI of more than 90 which means clear colour contrasts and exceptional reproduction of natural red tones in the mouth.

The main W&H advantages at a glance:

• LED chip placed directly on the light source at the head of the instrument providing the largest illumination area of any dental instrument on the market,

• constant optimal colour temperature of 5,500 kelvin,

• a colour rendering index of over 90,

• constant light quality and luminous intensity of at least 25,000 lux, regardless of the settings on the dental unit's power supply,

• completely sterilizable LED product range,

• lifespan 10 times longer than conventional halogen light sources,

• generator technology: LED light independent from the power supply of the dental unit.

Product lines and most successful products

Restoration and prosthetics

1997 saw W&H launch “Synea”, a new quality standard in the field of turbines and handpieces/contra-angles for treating tooth decay and preparing cavities and crowns. Users were impressed with the instruments’ incredibly long useful life, their quietness and their light weight.

W&H launched the new generation of Synea in 2007, the very first turbines with sterilizable LEDs. Alongside the established and well-known advantages of the Synea range, the pure white light emitted by the LED turbines provides shadow-free illumination for the entire oral cavity and is thus the ideal complement to large op lamps.

With “Alegra” W&H presented a world first at the IDS in 2009. Alegra contra-angle handpieces produce their own LED+ light. A generator in the contra-angle handpiece acts as a self-sufficient energy source. The functional principle is similar to that of a bicycle dynamo. The self-generated LED+ light is neutrally-coloured and many times brighter than a conventional light.

Endodontics

W&H is enhancing mechanical root canal preparation with the “Endea NiTi” contra-angle handpieces. Thanks to 360˚ rotation, the root canal is quickly and efficiently prepared. The extremely small head of the contra-angle handpiece provides the best possible access to the treatment site and allows for a reduced working height due to shorter file shanks. With the Endea NiTi contra-angle handpiece EB 75 (16:1), any files available on the market can reach the required speed, whether an air motor, electric motor or torque-controlled motor is used.

With “Entran”, W&H offers a cordless handpiece for mechanical root canal treatment. There are many advantages to this handpiece. Entran allows for delicate, safe and reliable work. It can change rotational direction automatically without ever exceeding the set torque. The cordless instrument offers the greatest possible freedom of movement. The contra-angle handpiece is also impressively lightweight.

In addition, the W&H contra-angle handpieces “ENDO Cursor and ENDO NiTi” facilitate faster and more cost-effective treatment during mechanical root canal preparation without becoming fatigued.

With Endea, Entran and Endo, W&H provides a complete system solution for every area of application in mechanical endodontics.

Prophylaxis & periodontology

“Pyon 2”: the LED piezo scaler for use in the areas of scaling, periodontology and micro-preparation. The piezo scaler from W&H achieves optimum results in all applications. The LED ring in the handpiece allows for much more thorough and precise work. This not only helps with widening the root canal entrance but also with removing the crucial millimetre of subgingival concretion when necessary. Of course, W&H offers a range of tips for this purpose, which are perfectly tailored to the individual applications.

“Prozone” is the ozone generator from W&H that facilitates quick, clean and sterile disinfection of the treatment site. The device can be used predominately in the areas of prophylaxis and periodontology, but also in endodontics and cavity management. Prozone produces the gas mixture via corona discharge. This oxygen–ozone mixture arrives at the area that needs disinfecting via the handpiece and special disposable tips.

The “Proxeo” systems UNIVERSAL and YOUNG provide safety and flexibility during teeth cleaning: Proxeo uses an optimum speed to ensure that the polishing paste stays where it belongs. The rotational speed and the transmission ratio of 4:1 allow efficient cleaning and gentle polishing to be carried out with a complete overview of the treatment because the small contra-angle head means that the user can even see treatment sites in the distal area.

To ensure gentle prophylaxis and periodontology, W&H offers further handpieces/contra-angles and air scalers.

Oral surgery and implantology

“Implantmed” – an implantology motor for absolute precision in dental implants.

Implantmed signalled W&H’s major breakthrough in the field of implantology. Implantmed is a carefully thought-out complete solution, the first implantology device which is both extremely easy to use and extremely powerful. Implantmed comes with a very small and light surgical motor.

“Elcomed” is the most powerful surgical motor in the world. Thanks to Elcomed, surgeons and implant surgeons can now benefit from a powerful and multifunctional drive unit. The device’s large power spectrum make it suitable for use in jaw and facial surgery, implantology, microsurgery and minor bone surgery. The wide torque range allows the speed of the motor to be altered and set with great precision depending on the area of application.

“Surgical handpieces/contra-angles” with LED and generator.

W&H surgical instruments are particularly impressive thanks to their perfect daylight-quality LED light. Furthermore, all surgical instruments can be easily dismantled and reassembled. Thus, nothing now stands in the way of treatment in optimum hygienic conditions. The surgical instruments also feature an independent power supply.

“Surgical suction” – This new suction method is perfectly suited to use in jaw surgery and implantology. Until now, the separation filter in the vacuum pump would constantly become blocked or overflow. W&H’s surgical suction solves this problem. Simple suction and the law of gravity mean blood, liquid and saliva are collected in a special container. This protects the suction equipment in the dental unit and thus reduces maintenance costs for the dentist, as well as giving him greater security during surgical intervention.

Hygiene & maintenance

Hygiene and maintenance of instruments is becoming an increasingly important issue in the dental sector. W&H has been successfully operating in this market since 1992 with the “Assistina” instrument maintenance system. The “Service Oil F1”, also produced by W&H, compared favourably to other similar oils from well-known brands in extremely rigorous tests carried out by the TU-Wien [Vienna University of Technology]. W&H Service Oil F1 is a fully synthetic special oil of maximum purity and was developed especially for the extreme conditions which prevail in dental drive systems. It is the ideal lubricant for both slow and extremely rapid drive systems.

Lisa - Lina: two type-B sterilizers with one single aim: to meet your needs.

Lisa is designed for intensive use and offers a comprehensive traceability system.

Lisa features new type-B cycles that automatically reduce the whole sterilization cycle according to the number and type of instruments to be sterilized cycle. This makes you save up to 25 minutes per cycle. Hence the more cycles you run, the more time and energy you save!

Lisa’s also offers an integrated automatic traceability system. The on-board computer manages the whole traceability process and everything is accessible from the interactive touch-screen. At the end of the cycle the user can release the load for storage or use by identifying themselves directly on the touch-screen.

Associated to the optional LisaSafe label printer and a USB bar code reader, the link can easily be made from the dental instruments and corresponding sterilization cycle to the patient. Lisa + LisaSafe label printer ensure that your hygiene protocol is complete and this is the guarantee of maximum legal protection.

What's more, Lisa mounts a water supply kit and therefore can be directly connected to Multidem or any water deminerilizer without the need (and the cost) of an interface.

Lina offers a great price performance ratio and was designed to evolve according to your needs.

When required, you can add the optional Multiport which allows the saving of cycles on USB stick and the printing of barcode labels via the LisaSafe printer.

Lina features exclusively hospital grade Type-B cycles and an ECO-B function which reduces the cycle duration by up to half for small loads and naked products.

Thanks to Lina’s practical keypad, it is easy to select all sterilization options and the ECO-B mode can be activated in just 3 seconds.

Dental laboratories

W&H is the Austrian market leader in laboratory drive systems. The W&H “Perfecta” laboratory devices are complete solutions which meet the constantly changing needs of dental technology. A huge range of materials from wax to steel and ceramics can be worked with one single instrument.

The technical handpiece 945 is suitable for the perfect individual adaptation of dental prostheses and braces and also for light technical work on dental materials. In particular, its easy-to-grip, lightweight design and quiet operation enable you to work without becoming fatigued. The 945 can be used with a unit motor, air motor or an “E-type” laboratory motor.

Numerous innovations and developments

Around 30% of the company’s turnover is currently generated by products which have been on the market for no more than three years. To ensure such a constant range of lucrative innovations, a staff of over 100 is employed in research and development in Bürmoos alone.

The latest examples of product innovation are the new W&H Alegra contra-angle handpieces. The new Alegra contra-angle handpieces from W&H enable you to work in a relaxed manner in daylight-quality LED light – in all practices, without extra time and effort, with no additional investments and irrespective of which motor is used on the unit. A generator in the contra-angle handpiece acts as a self-sufficient energy source. The functional principle is similar to that of a bicycle dynamo.

The self-generated LED light is neutrally-coloured and many times brighter than a conventional halogen light. The LED light also has a larger illumination field than conventional halogen light. In addition, the LED lamp has a much longer service life.

W&H is, furthermore, the only company in the world whose surgical instruments can be completely dismounted. This plays an important role, above all in terms of maintenance and hygiene.

Another promising product is the 100,000 rpm powerful laboratory motor, also developed by W&H, the first manufacturer to offer such a product. The motor is perfect for working zirconia (a material now often used to make crowns and dental bridges).

Another innovation is the new W&H “blow out” function, an air syringe which is integrated into the handpiece itself. This means the user no longer needs to constantly switch between two devices. W&H has now also developed operating controls: a simple and space-saving option for controlling various types of devices.