BIOLASE, Inc. Appoints John R. Beaver as Chief Executive Officer
February 23, 2021 at 07:30 am EST
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BIOLASE, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed John R. Beaver, the Company's current Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer as its Chief Executive Officer, effective February 23, 2021. Todd Norbe, who has served as President and CEO since August 2018, has resigned from his position, including his board seat, to pursue other interests. Mr. Beaver joined BIOLASE in 2017 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He assumed roles of varying responsibilities over the past few years, including Interim Chief Executive Officer of BIOLASE from April 2017 until the hiring of Mr. Norbe.
BIOLASE, Inc. is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine. The Company's systems allow dentists, periodontists, endodontists, pediatric dentists, oral surgeons, and other dental specialists to perform a broad range of minimally invasive dental procedures, including cosmetic, restorative, and complex surgical applications. It offers two categories of laser system products: Waterlase (all-tissue) systems and diode (soft-tissue) systems. The Company's all-tissue Waterlase dental laser systems consist of its flagship Waterlase iPlus, Waterlase Express, and Waterlase MDX. Its soft tissue diode laser systems consist of the Epic X, Epic Hygiene, Epic Q, and Epic 10 diode lasers that perform soft tissue, hygiene, cosmetic procedures, teeth whitening, and provide temporary pain relief. Epic X, and Epic 10 systems feature its 940 nanometer wavelength with patented pulse technology called ComfortPulse.