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BIOLASE Launches New Waterlase(R) C100 All-Tissue Dental Laser System; Unveils Broadened Product Strategy

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the
world's leading dental laser company, announced today the global launch of
its new Waterlase® C100 hard and soft tissue laser. Designed for the
restorative general dentist, the Waterlase C100 provides clinical
procedures including cavity preparation, early stage periodontal therapy
and soft tissue procedures with more patient comfort compared to
conventional instrumentation. Introduced as part of the Company's new and
expanded product strategy, Waterlase C100 is priced to appeal to a broader
cross section of the dental market. First customer deliveries are expected
to begin before the end of this year's third quarter.
The Waterlase C100 is being launched today at the national sales meeting of
the Company's exclusive North American distribution partner Henry Schein
Dental, part of Melville, NY-based Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC). It
will also be launched next week in Europe, as well as in other markets
including Korea, Japan, Germany, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
BIOLASE Chief Executive Officer Jake St. Philip noted that the Company has
engaged in market research since he came to the Company in January and that
the results of those studies indicate that a broader product offering that
complements the flagship Waterlase MD(TM) in the all-tissue laser segment
with multiple price points can increase the adoption rates across many
segments of the dental market, especially among dentists who are just
starting to build their practices.
"This introduction marks the launch of a new product strategy at BIOLASE,"
said St. Philip. "Our overall corporate mission is to transform the
practice of dentistry and to make every dental practice a Waterlase
Dentistry practice. Considering the broad range of clinical and cosmetic
dental procedures made possible and more effective by our YSGG laser
technology, offering a full range of products across the spectrum of price
points should get us much closer to that goal."
The Waterlase C100 all-tissue laser combines industry-leading Waterlase
YSGG technology with excellent reliability, clinician control, operating
efficiency, and flexibility in tip and accessory selection. While it
offers a narrower scope of applications than Waterlase MD, it provides for
an advanced level of clinical results and patient comfort in a wide range
of hard and soft tissue procedures.
St. Philip continued, "Our goal is to provide every dentist a laser product
that addresses the needs of his or her dental practice over time. The
Waterlase MD is ideal for anyone with a well-established and successful
practice. And now, with the introduction of the Waterlase C100, all-tissue
laser dentistry is affordable to an entire new generation of dentists and a
wide range of practices that desire to provide their patients with the
benefits of both hard and soft tissue laser procedures but have not been in
a position to purchase our more feature-rich, high-end Waterlase MD."
The addition of the Waterlase C100 to the product family complements the
market leading Waterlase MD all-tissue laser and the highly successful
ezlase(TM) diode soft tissue laser and now gives BIOLASE a full range of
Waterlase Dentistry solutions to meet the laser needs of almost every
practice regardless of age, size or specialization.
About BIOLASE Technology, Inc.
BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (http://www.biolase.com), the world's leading
dental laser company, develops, manufactures and markets lasers and related
products that advance the practice of dentistry and medicine. The
Company's products incorporate patented and patent pending technologies
designed to provide clinically superior performance with less pain and
faster recovery times. BIOLASE's principal products are dental laser
systems that perform a broad range of dental procedures, including cosmetic
and complex surgical applications. Other products under development
address ophthalmology and other medical and consumer markets.
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meaning of safe harbor provided by the Securities Reform Act of 1995 that
are based on the current expectations and estimates by our management.
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preliminary expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially
from the statements contained herein, and are described in the Company's
reports it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
annual and quarterly reports. No undue reliance should be placed on
forward-looking statements. Such information is subject to change, and we
undertake no obligation to update such statements.
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