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An Australian Company…
Signature
Mouthguards is a 100% Australian owned and operated company. For
over 20 years we have been leaders in the supply of state of the
art mouthguards to teams and athletes worldwide. We have been recognized
worldwide as the inventors of the modern day mouthguard. (Quintessence, March 1994)
All Signature products are designed and manufactured in Australia
and exported around the world.
If you have any question
or other interest not covered within this site please feel free
to make your enquiry via our Contact
Us
page or direct to our office as below.
Signature Mouthguards Pty Ltd
Level 1, 9 Carlotta Street, Artarmon NSW 2064 Australia
Phone: (02) 9437 5600 International: +61 2 9437 5600 Fax: (02) 9437 4531
International: +61 2 9437 4531
Email: enquiry@signature-mouthguards.com
Our
Success Story… Back
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Following
14 years of extensive research and design by brothers Peter and
Michael Burns of Burns and Burns Dental Laboratories (Sydney, Australia)
, Signature Mouthguards was founded with the launch of its ground
breaking Type 4 custom fabricated mouthguard at the Dental Technica
World Trade Show in Nuremberg, Germany in September 1993. With intimate
fit, high abrasion resistance and long term dimensional stability
Signature Mouthguards received international acclaim, revolutionizing
the previously accepted standards of oro-facial protection for sports
participants.
Within 2 years of its initial launch, Signature Mouthguards had
established an unrivalled presence in Australian Sport. Clients
have included the Australian Rugby League Team, Australian Rugby
Union Team, Australian Mens Hockey Team, Australian Womens Hockey
Team, Australian Netball Team, Australian Mens Basketball Team,
Australian In-line Roller Blading Team and more.
Over the past decade Official Supplier status was also granted
to Signature Mouthguards by a number of major sporting organisations
including Australian Rugby League, Australian Rugby Union and Australian
Hockey Association Inc. plus our mouthguard is an Approved Product
of the Australian Institute of Sport.
Teams from the UK, Spain, Germany, Australia and the USA participating in
the 1996 Atlanta Olympics were also fitted with Signature mouthguards.
Research
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Since
its original launch, Signature Mouthguards has continued to invest
in the future with the implementation of an ongoing research and
development programme. Utilising the experience and data built up
over our 20 year history researching and manufacturing mouthguards
and taking advantage of the latest in thermoforming technologies,
major improvements in the design, even over the original ground
breaking custom fabricated type, have been achieved.
Furthermore, these same technological advances have allowed Signature
Mouthguards to now incorporate these cutting edge techniques into
the design and production of a new range of "off the shelf
" mouthguards, readily available from major sports stores and
pharmacies and suited for use by all sportspeople at all levels.
While these types will never match the soundness of the professionally
prescribed custom fabricated Signature Mouthguard, these stock types
offer many of the unique features present in the prescribed custom
hand made laboratory type and provide a level of protection and
comfort not before available in any ‘off the shelf’ mouthguard products.
Personnel
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Mr Peter Burns RDT - Founder and Chairman
Peter Burns is the co-founder of Burns and Burns Dental Laboratories
Pty Ltd. and Signature Mouthguards Pty Ltd. Peter trained in one
of Sydney’s larger full service laboratories. Published in numerous
publications including Dental Outlook (the official publication
produced by the Dental Health & Research Foundation) his specialist
skills include crown and bridge, boutique dentures and vast thermoforming
experience. His techniques are the basis of many courses and lectures
worldwide.
Peter is also the designer and inventor of the initial Type 4 Signature
Mouthguard which when launched in 1993 marked the latest and most
advanced generation of prescribed custom fabricated mouthguards
available on the world market. He is the inventor / owner of numerous
patents and designs registered worldwide. Peter also received the
1989 Australian Design Award for his design work on mouthguards,
and is a past National President of the Australian Commercial Dental
Laboratories Association.
Through Peter Burns' leadership and quest for excellence, Signature
Mouthguards continues to hold its place as the World's most technologically
advanced mouthguard manufacturer.
Mr Michael Burns RDT - Director
Michael Burns co-founded Burns and Burns Dental Laboratories Pty
Ltd and Signature Mouthguards with his brother Peter. Michael has
over 20 years of high level experience in the dental profession
having trained in Sydney’s leading laboratories. He has extensive
skills in staff training and his specialist experience includes
chromium cobalt, general prosthetics and thermoforming.
Michael is responsible for the production of all Signature mouthguards
manufactured in his dental laboratory including manufacture, quality
control and staff training. His handmade products are created for
the world's elite sports men and women. Over the last 10 years, Michael's
expertise has been employed by athletes at the highest level plus
Mums and Dads who just want ‘the best’ for their children or themselves.
Michael's mouthguards to date have played more than 2 million hours of sport of which 90% of these
playing hours are by elite athletes who by the nature of professional
sport are some 60 times more likely to sustain dental injury.
Dentists and technicians from the world over have attended his
training courses in Australia.
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