DENTSPLY International, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of dental consumables, dental laboratory products, and dental specialty products worldwide. Its dental consumable products include dental sundries, such as dental anesthetics, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, impression materials, restorative materials, tooth whiteners, and topical fluoride; and small equipment products, such as high and low speed handpieces, intraoral curing light systems, dental diagnostic systems, and ultrasonic scalers and polishers used in dental offices for the treatment of patients. The company’s dental laboratory products include dental prosthetics, including artificial teeth, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics, and crown and bridge materials, as well as equipment, including computer aided machining ceramic systems, and porcelain furnaces used in the preparation of dental appliances by dental laboratories. DENTSPLY’s specialty dental products comprise endodontic instruments and materials, implants and related products, bone grafting materials, and orthodontic appliances and accessories. The company markets its products to dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental laboratories, and dental schools. It distributes its products through domestic and foreign distributors, dealers, and importers, as well as directly through sales and technical staff. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.