When BioHorizons threw a little welcome party in Sydney, more than 100 dentists gathered from around Australia to have a firsthand experience of Australia’s fastest emerging leader in implant technology.

Andrew Holmes, GM of BioHorizons Australia, had made a point very early on about the company’s first Australian event, it was, he says, very specifically to be a congress rather
than a conference – which leaves more room, he explains, for attending dentists, scientists,
company representatives and speakers to do more than just talk about dentistry.

Mixed through a program featuring presentations by those who created the unique Laser-Lok technology based on precision-engineered cell-sized channels laser machined onto the collar of BioHorizons implants, the congress introduced leading lights in research, design and surgical application of implant technologies.

“We planned it as a welcome party for people to come and get a feel for the company,” says Holmes. “And my team and I walked away  extremely proud. It was a scientific gathering rather than a marketing event, and it was a lot of fun as well.”

What the Australian Congress provided was a brilliant chance to meet and learn from some of the best minds in implant technology, to hear from Jack Ricci, the scientist who actually created BioHorizons’ signature innovation, Laser-Lok, and to learn from expert teachers in the field about the science, research and fastchanging medicine in implants from the roots up.

“The people we brought over to speak are real teachers,” says Holmes. “They were there to open up our minds, expand people’s thinking and enrich our understanding – it was really a pleasure to see this kind of empowerment through exchange of experience and information.”

BioHorizons is making a reputation for itself as company that does more than its share of homework, and then knows how to celebrate. The R&D behind its implant products is unrivaled, and if you want to talk tech then there are hours of scientific studies at their website www.biohorizons.com to keep you satisfied. But if you want to see innovation, clever application and a dynamic approach to a rapidly growing market, then it’s the same website you’ll need to click on.

With impressive growth over the last few years, BioHorizons rests heavily on its evidence in science, yet does not appear to be looking backwards. At this year’s congress, celebrating
the success of Laser-Lok, Holmes was able to toast the business’s ground-making achievements, as well set a new sparkle on the horizon for Australian dentists.

The Congress marked the launch of Laser- Lok 3.0 and a new Laser-Lok abutment designed
specifically for high aesthetic placements that will radically improve aesthetic results by giving
greater control with soft tissue attachment to the base of the crown margin.

The new baby at BioHorizons, Laser-Lok 3.0, is the first 2-piece 3mm implant incorporating Laser-Lok technology to create a biologic seal and maintain crestal bone on the implant collar. It is designed specifically for limited spaces in the aesthetic zone and was refined over a full year of worldwide studies testing it for the best strength and durability on the market, as well as the easiest surgical placement.

“Dentists don’t need a BioHorizons surgical kit to place it,” says Holmes. “And it has five prosthetic options making it a highly adaptable, simple to use solution for hard to get at and high profile cases”.

After only a few months on the case studies market, Laser-Lok 3.0 is already being used in surgeries across the country. The new Simple Solutions Laser-Lok abutment solves another tricky issue, providing greater invisibility for restoration and improved tissue growth over a larger surgical area. “It makes perfect sense that dentists would want this technology,” says Holmes.

“The Laser-Lok 3.0 has had the fastest pickup in the market of any implant we’ve offered. The Laser-Lok abutment was developed when our key opinion leaders asked for an aesthetic
solution. It was designed specifically for what the market needs and is a niche that only we can provide a solution for at this stage.”