CERRITOS, Calif.-Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. (MDT), pioneers of the patented LANAP™ protocol for the treatment of gum disease, today announced receipt of the Conformité Européenne (CE) certification for its PerioLase® MVP-7™ , a 6-watt free-running variable pulsed Nd:YAG dental laser featuring digital technology and seven pulse durations. The CE marking certifies that the product has met European Union (EU) health and safety standards and is approved for sale within EU countries and members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
 
Cautious expansion has enabled Millennium Dental Technologies to solidify its presence in the United States and prime the company to establish a greater international presence within the next 2-3 years—addressing pent up demand for the LANAP™ protocol and PerioLase® MVP-7™ digital dental laser. The PerioLase® MVP-7 is only sold as a part of the PerioLase Periodontal Package™. Thus, international clinicians will need to travel to the United States to participate in the LANAP Training Continuum™—a comprehensive, live-patient, hands-on training program that dentists undergo to ensure that they are safe and effective in the LANAP™ technique—until training facilities are established internationally.
 
LANAP was developed by Robert H. Gregg II, D.D.S. and Delwin K. McCarthy, D.D.S., the founders of Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. These pioneering laser clinicians were fascinated by the possibilities of lasers and dentistry soon after their first introduction. Over many years of laser dentistry and the performance of thousands of procedures, they gained an extraordinary understanding of laser/tissue interaction. Early in their experience, they visualized the potential of the Free Running Pulsed Nd:YAG laser for use in periodontal therapy and developed a "recipe" that would replace the scalpel/suture flap surgery that patients dread. This vision, and more than a decade of research, clinical trials and dedication, resulted in the founding of Millennium Dental Technologies, and the development of the PerioLase® II, the most significant achievement in soft tissue dental lasers since their inception and LANAPTM, the first patented periodontal procedure.