Sep. 2, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

MONTREAL, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With five years and $25M invested in R&D, in partnership with industry leading manufacturers (Sirona, Meisinger, SycoTec - R&D spin off of KaVo), ProDrive Systems today announced the launch of ProDrive products nationwide in Canada with an exclusive multimillion-dollar agreement through Patterson Dental Canada. Canada's largest dental products reseller, Patterson has operations in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, London, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, Halifax, Montreal.

ProDrive products include the upgrade turbine for leading brand handpieces, the patented triangular shank burs, and the ProDrive handpieces. The unique product offering revolutionizes dental handpieces improving instrument cut speed, control and precision. ProDrive products have an engaged triangular drive system, an innovative locking turbine and bur design that outperforms friction grip designs.

"On the heels of a successful American launch in Q1 & Q2 2009, we saw a great opportunity to introduce our products to the Canadian market," Richard St-Pierre, President & CEO of ProDrive Systems. "We are proud to have partnered with blue chip industry brands to develop and manufacture such a revolutionary product, and now our Canadian distribution agreement with the market leader, Patterson, is another indication of our growth and progress. We're proud to be working with the Patterson team to bring these products to Canadian dentists."

Andre Desjardins, CEO Patterson Canada adds, "Our ProDrive field trials demonstrated valuable clinical benefits to the dentist and we are proud to be ProDrive's exclusive reseller partner in Canada. Patterson Canada has a legacy of successfully introducing new products to the North American market and we look forward to an important and lasting partnership with ProDrive."

ProDrive Systems

ProDrive Systems is a dental technology firm poised to revolutionize dentistry technology and practice with the patented ProDrive Triangular Bur and Turbine System that improves the performance of dental handpieces and enhances practice efficiency. Visit www.prodrivesystems.com.

Patterson Dental Supply

Patterson Dental Supply provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, clinical and laboratory equipment, and value-added services to dentists, dental laboratories, institutions and other healthcare providers throughout North America. Patterson Dental Supply, which is growing significantly faster than its market, has the largest direct sales force in the industry, totaling nearly 1,300 sales representatives and equipment/software specialists serving the United States and Canada.

    Lisa Subissati, Marketing Manager
1.866.937.8882
lisa.s@prodrivesystems.com

SOURCE ProDrive Systems