wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources triodent news newspapers books scholar jstor free images february 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message triodent ltd. type private industry dental manufacturing founded 2003 headquarters katikati new zealand key people dr simon mcdonald founder and ceo products v ring v3 sectional matrix system griptab triotray revenue unknown profit unknown number of employees 65 2010 website triodent.com triodent ltd. is a new zealand dental manufacturing company based in katikati new zealand . founded by dr. simon mcdonald in 2003 it is a new zealand based manufacturer of dental products . its products are the v3 and v ring sectional matrix systems for class ii composite restorations . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 products 4 awards and commendations 5 references history edit the company was formed in 2003 when dentist and inventor dr simon mcdonald took to market his first product the tri clip . the v ring sectional matrix system launched in 2005 was the first such system with v shaped ring tines which for the first time accommodated the interproximal wedge rather than competing with it for space . 1 2 the system also pioneered the use in dentistry of nickel titanium alloy for the retainer ring . the next version of the v ring was the v3 introduced in 2008 . among other adjustments this ring used glass fiber reinforced plastic to replace the v ring s stainless steel tines . locations edit the company s headquarters are in katikati new zealand . the triodent group also comprises triodent corporation in the united states and triodent uk ltd based in europe . products edit major products include the original v ring sectional matrix system and its successor the v3 sectional matrix system ; the griptab indirect restoration handling aid ; and the triotray posterior impression tray . key components in the v3 system include triodent pin tweezers forceps wave wedges and v3 matrices . awards and commendations edit triodent was new zealand s fastest growing manufacturer in 2008 . 3 the company was named new zealand s best for use of research and development at the new zealand international business awards in 2009 4 and was named top exporter to the united states in its category at the american chamber of commerce in new zealand export awards 2009 . 5 the v ring system has won numerous product awards most notably from independent evaluator the dental advisor which named the v ring its top sectional matrix system in 2008 . 6 it gave the same award to the v3 in 2009 7 a title it won again in 2010 and 2011 . 8 triodent has received accolades from a number of different areas including dental news 9 dentistry.co.uk 10 dental compare 11 and unlimited inspiring business . 12 references edit new zealand portal companies portal dentistry portal v ring patent october 2007 dentistryiq 2007 deloitte fast 50 2008 best use of research and development 2009 this award recognises the role of research and development in making innovative products and services successful in international markets . amcham exporter of the year 2009 v ring sectional matrix system 2008 winner of the 2008 top matrix system award . v3 ring sectional matrix system 2009 winner of the 2009 top sectional matrix system . v3 ring sectional matrix system zenopa feb 2010 prime minister salutes dental innovations nov 2009 dental compare 2010 unlimited inspiring business march 2008 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title triodent & oldid 729838365 categories companies established in 2003manufacturing companies of new zealandprivately held companies of new zealanddentistrydental companieshealth care companies of new zealanddental materialsdentistry proceduresrestorative dentistrynew zealand brands2003 establishments in new zealandhidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from february 2010all articles with topics of unclear notabilitypages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages b n l m g nederlands edit links this page was last modified on 14 july 2016 at 22 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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