Here are six key notes on dental companies.
DENTSPLY's net earnings per diluted share increased 6 percent to $0.73 during the second quarter of 2015 compared to $0.62 per diluted share in the same period they year prior.
Biolase shares fell nearly 6.9 percent during the week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 16 and fell 35.81 percent in the last four weeks, according to OTC Outlook.
Aspen Dental opened a dental practice in Allegany, N.Y. The clinic is one of 39 Aspen Dental-branded facilities in New York, according to The Bradford Era.
3M shares fell 0.8 percent last week despite posting positive gains of 6.5 percent in the last four weeks, according to News Watch International.
Patterson Company's year-over-year organic sales grew more than 7 percent during the second quarter of 2015.
In September, Henry Schein's Chairman and CEO, Stanley Bergman, received the 2015 Callahan Memorial Award. Mr. Bergman received the award for his longstanding dedicated to expanding access to oral healthcare.
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