Ultradent.
South Jordan, Utah, manufacturer founded by Dr. Dan Fischer, with clinical materials, VALO curing lights, and whitening.
- Dental Manufacturer
- USA
- Operatory Equipment
- Restorative
- Whitening
- Bonding & Cements
About Ultradent
Ultradent's February 2018 40th-anniversary article says Dr. Dan Fischer founded Ultradent Products, Inc. in 1978 to sell Astringedent hemostatic, which the article says he invented and patented that year after looking for predictable hemostasis. The same article gives the headquarters as 505 West Ultradent Drive, South Jordan, UT 84095, says the campus then covered more than 460,000 square feet, and says the company researched, designed, manufactured, packaged, and shipped 95 percent of what it sold there. A later Hall of Fame note in April 2024 still places the company in South Jordan and says products are sold in 130 countries.
The core-values page dates the hemostatic insight to 1976 and the VALO curing-light family to 2009. The anniversary article dates the company founding and the Astringedent patent to 1978. Both pages are Ultradent's. The one-year gap is between the stated start of the experiments and the stated founding year. This profile uses 1978 for the company and reports the 1976 line as the core-values page's date for the clinical problem.
Products named across those pages include Astringedent and later Viscostat hemostatics, Opalescence whitening, VALO and VALO Grand curing lights, Ultra-Etch etchant, Ultrapak cord, Peak Universal Bond, and the Gemini diode laser. The curing-light category page lists VALO X, VALO XG, VALO XS, VALO Grand, and VALO Ortho Cordless. The phone on that page is 801-572-4200.
The anniversary article's 95 percent South Jordan manufacturing figure and the 130-country sales figure are Ultradent's. They describe the company at the time of those articles. They are not a promise about a single SKU's country of origin. Check the box if origin matters for your purchasing policy.
Key Offerings
Product and equipment lines dentists commonly associate with Ultradent.
VALO curing lights
Ultradent says the VALO family started in 2009. The current curing-light page lists VALO X, XG, XS, Grand, and Ortho Cordless. Corded and cordless versions are different devices. Compare output and tip diameter on the data sheet for the unit you quote.
Hemostatics and cord
Astringedent is the original hemostatic in the founding story, with Viscostat named later on the about page. Ultrapak knitted cord is named in the 2024 Hall of Fame article. Hemostatic chemistry and cord are tissue-management products and need the IFU concentration and the cord size.
Opalescence whitening
The 2018 anniversary article calls Opalescence the whitening system. Peroxide concentration and whether the product is take-home or in-office depend on the SKU. Do not assume one Opalescence box matches another's instructions.
Ultra-Etch, Peak, and Gemini
Ultra-Etch etchant and Peak Universal Bond are named in the 2024 article. Gemini is described there as a dual-wavelength diode laser. Etchant, adhesive, and a laser are three purchases. The laser also has its own regulatory and training requirements.
Who Ultradent suits
Ultradent suits a practice that wants South Jordan-made chairside materials and a VALO light from the same manufacturer. Curing lights are compared on the curing light guide.
Lasers are a separate category. The dental laser guide is the page to read before a Gemini quote. Etchant comparisons sit on the etchant guide.
Light, gel, and soft-tissue devices
VALO cures resin. Opalescence whitens. Astringedent manages bleeding. Gemini is a diode laser. Standardizing on Ultradent does not mean one setting or one IFU covers all four.
Adhesives such as Peak Universal Bond belong with the adhesive guide. Sealants, if that is the preventive purchase, belong with the sealant guide. Confirm the Ultradent SKU is actually a sealant before you use a sealant protocol.
South Jordan contact
The address repeated on the product pages is 505 West Ultradent Drive, South Jordan, UT 84095, and the phone is 801-572-4200. Ask whether the SKU is in the share the company says it manufactures in South Jordan.
The 1976 and 1978 dates should not be merged into a single year. Experiments and the patent year are both published by Ultradent in different articles. Quote the founding year as 1978 when the question is the age of the company.
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Questions buyers ask
Who founded Ultradent?
Ultradent's 40th-anniversary article says Dr. Dan Fischer founded the company in 1978 in connection with Astringedent hemostatic. The headquarters address published on current product pages is 505 West Ultradent Drive, South Jordan, Utah 84095.
When did VALO launch?
The core-values page says the VALO curing-light family began in 2009. Current names on the curing-light page include VALO X, XG, XS, Grand, and Ortho Cordless. Check which of those is on your quote.
What share does Ultradent say it makes in Utah?
The 2018 anniversary article says 95 percent of what the company sold was researched, designed, manufactured, packaged, and shipped in South Jordan, and that 70 percent of products were exported. The April 2024 article says products are sold in 130 countries. Those are company figures from those dates.
Which guides fit Ultradent?
Start with the curing light guide, the laser guide, and the etchant guide.