About Paragon Implant™ Company
Mission Statement
Dr. Gerald Niznick’s mission is to simplify surgical and prosthetic procedures, reduce the incidence of peri-implantitis and provide American-made products from a reliable source at factory-direct prices.
Meet the Man Behind the Brand
Gerald Niznick, DMD, MSD is a prosthodontist with a 43-year history in the dental implant industry. He has received numerous awards from dental organization and two honorary doctorate degrees from universities and the dental college—now called the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry—from which he graduated from in Manitoba, Canada. He has been awarded 35 US patents for his innovative designs with 3 more pending as of November 2025. His Los Angeles implant factory, built in 1994, has been the home of many dental implant companies such as Core-Vent, Zimmer Dental®, Implant Direct®, and now Paragon Implant™ Company, established in 2022. Click the button below to learn more about Dr. Niznick’s history and the impact he has had on the dental implant industry.
A 43-Year Evolution of Dental Implant Design
Dr. Gerald Niznick has a 43-year history in the implant industry developing innovative, cost-effective dental implant systems and abutments.
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A Paradigm Shift
Paragon Implant Company was founded by Gerald Niznick, DMD, MSD in April 2022.
Dr. Niznick has a 43-year history of developing cost-effective implant solutions. He developed implant systems that are currently being sold by ZimVie® (Tapered Screw-Vent®) and Envista® (Implant Direct®). Dr. Niznick has been awarded 35 US patents with 3 more pending. Starting in 1982-1997 with Core-vent, then from 1997-1999 Paragon, then again from 2004-2017 with Implant Direct® and Implant Direct® Sybron, and now in 2022, with the introduction of Paragon Implant Company.
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Our Team
Our team of dedicated professionals includes many former Implant Direct® and ZimVie® employees, bringing their wealth of experience to the table, to help drive excellence at Paragon Implant™ Company. A collaboration of world-class dental professionals and superlative designers, engineers & machinists, who operate in total alignment with a single goal: revolutionize the dental implant industry by offering high-quality, innovative and affordable dental implant solutions, at factory direct prices.
Paragon Implant™ Company Facilities
Dr. Niznick’s manufacturing facility in Calabasas, California (a suburb of Los Angeles) was built in 1994. Over the last 3 decades, the facility was home to Core-Vent Corporation, Paragon Implant™ Company, Zimmer Dental, and Implant Direct®. All companies making products developed by Gerald Niznick, DMD, MSD, related to his 33 US patents. In March 2022, following the expiration of his non-compete from the sale of Implant Direct®, Dr. Niznick came out of retirement to launch the new Paragon Implant™ Company with a new implant system that will redefine versatility, simplicity, and value for the dental implant community.