Dr. Gerald A. Niznick was the founder and President of Core-Vent Bio-Engineering and Paragon Dental Implant Company (1982 -2001). Barron's Magazine Article on Dental Implant Industry Feb. 15, 2005 referred to Dr. Niznick as "a prosthodontist and entrepreneur who is considered by many as the godfather of American implant dentistry." He started designing and manufacturing a new line of products in 2004 that were launched in October 2006 through Implant Direct International. In just 40 months, Implant Direct had a significant global presence in the Implant Industry with 300 employees, sales offices in the US, Canada, Switzerland and Israel, and with distributors in 30 other companies. Dr. Niznick's product and marketing strategy of selling high quality, innovative products with all-in-1 packaging at about 1/3rd the price of the major implant companies has captured about 4% of the global market, doubling the sales volume in just over 3 years that Core-Vent/Paragon achieved after 20 years.Through Dr. Niznick's implementation of the industry's only lights-out 24/7 manufacturing and effective use of the inter-net for technical support and online ordering, he has created a price-point shift in the industry, making implant dentistry more affordable for dentists and their patients.
Dr. Niznick graduated from the University of Manitoba Dental School in 1966 and then earned a Masters degree in Prosthodontics at Indiana University in 1968. Throughout the 1980's and 90's he personally trained over 10,000 dentists worldwide on the placement and restoration of dental implants using lectures and live surgical demonstrations. In the 28 year span between Core-Vent 1982 and Implant Direct 2010, Dr Niznick has 35 dental implant US patents issued to him including the internal connection patent that has become the cornerstone of modern implant design. His newer patents include ones for micro-threads, double-trilobe connections, a 1-Piece with a multi-unit abutment platforms, and a healing collar retained by the coverscrew. Pending patents include a 1-Piece implant and another being an abutment for overdenture attachments, both offering cross-compatibility with Zest Anchor Company's Locator Attachment.
Dr. Niznick's significant contributions to the dental implant field has been recognized by academic institutions and dental implant organizations. He has received Honorary Doctorate degrees from the University of Manitoba and from Tel Aviv University, as well as the prestigious Isaah Lew Research award from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He was also awarded Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity's highest award, the Achievement Medal, in 2007. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs issued a Commendation to Dr. Niznick for conceiving and funding the largest dental implant study worldwide at 32 VA centers that included 900 patients receiving over 2800 of Dr. Niznick’s implants. Special Issues of the Journal of Periodontology and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery were dedicated to publishing the results of this monumental prospective, multi-center clinical study, which added significantly to dental implant knowledge. |
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Citation - The Senate of Tel Aviv University resolved to honor Gerald A. Niznick In Recognition of his outstanding contribution to dental medicine and oral health, particularly in the field of dental implants; his ingenuity in pioneering new dental implant methods and designs that transformed modern dental care; his success as a researcher, teacher, inventor, manufacturer, and global authority in implant dentistry by conferring upon him the degree of Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa of Tel Aviv University. |
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Dr. Niznick's Dental Implant Patents 1982-2008
Gerald Niznick announces his return to the Dental Implant Industry
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