Arthur J. Basehart

Part of 3M Co., 3M Unitek Corp. is a company that manufactures and distributes orthodontic products. The company is based in Monrovia, CA.

American Orthodontics Corp. manufactures orthodontics appliances. Its products include metal twin, self ligating and cosmetic brackets, digital orthodontics, tubes, brands and attachments, wire, elastomerics, fixed and functional, instruments, adhesives, mini implant TADs, curing lights, lingual attachments, stops and hooks, and extraoral. The company was founded by Dan Merkel in 1968 and is headquartered in Sheboygan, WI.

OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets orthodontic devices. The firm engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of products to enhance dental care and orthodontic treatment. It develops and sells AcceleDent, a FDA-cleared clinical approach to safely accelerate orthodontic tooth movement by applying gentle micropulses, SoftPulse Technology, as a complement to existing orthodontic treatment. The company was founded by Mark Kwatia, Kirk A. Purcell, Lawrence W. Swol, Colin I. James and Anna Lisa Somera in 2007 and is headquartered in Bellaire, TX.