W&H Renews Partnership with ADS as a 2025 Super Sponsor
Thursday, January 23, 2025 02:10 PM

W&H is proud to announce its continued support of the Association for Dental Safety (ADS) by
renewing its membership as a Super Sponsor for 2025

WINDSOR, ONTARIO, Jan 23, 2025: W&H is recognized as a pioneer in sterilization, with a
commitment to continuously advancing cutting-edge technology and equipment that enhance safety,
efficiency, and patient care in dental practices. Their ongoing sponsorship with the Association for
Dental Safety (ADS) reinforces their mission to educate, advocate, and raise awareness within the
dental community about the critical role of proper hygiene and sterilization in practice workflows,
ensuring the safety and well-being of both staff and patients.

This sponsorship is a perfect fit for W&H, as they have long championed the importance of effective
infection prevention with their innovative and award winning line of Lexa sterilizers and their newly
released Lexa Mini Class B rapid sterilizer to add to their robust sterilizer portfolio. The new Lexa Mini
adds a new level of versatility and convenience providing a wide range of applications as a
complimentary device for the sterilization of handpieces, or as a back-up for tabletop sterilizers.

Infection Prevention Educational Program
W&H has launched an educational program focused on infection prevention, led by Karen Gregory,
RN CDIPC, and Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH, CDIPC — both renowned experts in infection control
and instrument reprocessing and active members of ADS. Karen is a registered nurse and holds the
specialized Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control (CDIPC) certification. She has served
on the Board of Directors for the ADS and is a recipient of the James J. Crawford Award, honoring her
lifetime achievements in advancing dental infection control. Michelle has a Master’s in Dental Hygiene
Education and is committed to educating healthcare professionals on infection prevention, holding her
Certificate in Dental Infection Prevention and Control. She is a practicing dental hygienist, the owner
of Level Up Infection Prevention and MichelleStrangeRDH.

“We are proud to continue our partnership with ADS as a Super Sponsor and to further our efforts in
advocating to our dental community the critical topic of infection prevention and proper sterilization,”
says Rick Pinero, General Manager for W&H’s Dental Equipment Business Unit. “W&H is committed
to educating our dental community to safeguard both their practices and their patients and our educational program reinforces this commitment.”

About W&H
W&H Impex, Inc. located in Ontario, Canada is a subsidiary of W&H Group. Headquartered in
Bürmoos, Austria, the international W&H Group is a global leader in the development and
manufacture of medical technology products. Passion and innovation are the driving force of the
company. High-quality product and service solutions and a strong focus on research and
development as well as social responsibility make W&H a locally and globally successful family
business. More than 1,300 employees contribute to the production of hardware and software
products for use in the dental, medical and veterinary industries.

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