OSAP – Because Safety Matters

OSAP (Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention) is a community of dental practices, educators and consultants, dental companies and stakeholders with interest in trusted information, education and resources in the area of oral healthcare. They offer many valuable training and educational resources to assist in the safe and infection-free delivery of oral healthcare.

OSAP has recently unveiled a new awareness and advertising campaign with a very clear message – dental safety is serious business. The ad campaign features the OSAP icon, emphasizing its branding while clearly stating the organization’s key benefits to dentistry. The expertise offered from OSAP is the reason it serves in advisory roles to some of the world’s most important public health organizations. It is a recognized resource with checklists, training programs and effective protocols to keep patients and the entire dental team safe. OSAP’s dedication to ensuring the delivery of safe and infection-free oral healthcare is unmatched.

Patterson Dental is pleased to have been a founding member of OSAP over 25 years ago and continues to be active in the organization today. Watch for some of the new OSAP advertisements in some of the popular Patterson publications such as ONtarget and Hygiene Guide.

Therese Long, executive director of OSAP, commented on Patterson Dental’s partnership with the organization: “Patterson sponsors a variety of professional dental associations and industry partners. We’re excited that our mission is so closely aligned with Patterson’s commitment to the profession.”

To learn more about OSAP and their mission and work in oral healthcare, visit their website.

About Post Author

Mike Smurr

Mike Smurr is the <a href="https://www.pattersondental.com/">Patterson Dental</a> Director of Marketing, Merchandise. Mike began his career with Patterson in 2000, as Milwaukee Branch manager, and held that position until December 2008. During this time, the branch earned Branch of the Year honors twice (fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2003), as well as the Chuck Lottes Award in fiscal 2004 for largest dollar increase in net income over prior year. Mike began his dental career in 1982 as a territory manager for Columbus Dental, serving northern Illinois and Wisconsin. In 1986, he became a marketing manager with Columbus Dental, and was instrumental in transitioning product lines when the company was purchased by Bayer Dental (now Heraeus). From 1989-1990 Mike worked in Germany with the International Marketing team of Bayer Dental. Upon returning to the U.S., he held positions of increasing responsibility, from key account manager to national sales manager. In 1998, Mike became the dental marketing director for Banta Healthcare Products (now TIDI Products), where he advanced to vice president of sales and marketing, responsible for the dental, medical and foodservice business. In his current role as Director of Marketing, Merchandise, Mike is responsible for the marketing interactions between Patterson Dental and the over 800 manufacturers with whom Patterson works. This includes marketing communications, product submissions, promotional and introductory product campaigns and private label business.