BIOLASE Technology, Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - September 30, 2010) - BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the world’s leading dental laser company, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Federico Pignatelli the permanent Chief Executive Officer of BIOLASE. Previously, Pignatelli was the interim Chief Executive Officer of BIOLASE. Pignatelli has agreed to continue at an annual salary compensation of $1.00 as Chief Executive Officer.

Pignatelli is the Chairman of the Board of BIOLASE, and has served, over the past 16 years, in the capacities of Executive Chairman, Interim CEO, and President.

Pignatelli stated, “I am pleased to accept the position as the Chief Executive Officer of BIOLASE. I thank the Board of Directors for its confidence in my leadership. I am looking forward to building significant value for our revolutionary and patented Waterlase® YSGG technology and our cutting edge diode products. I am firmly dedicated to substantially furthering BIOLASE’s innovative technology in the dental field and in medicine.”

The Company also announced that it commenced an official search for a Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer position. The Board of Directors expects to make an appointment to this role following a thorough and robust executive search process.

About BIOLASE Technology, Inc.
BIOLASE Technology, Inc., the world’s leading dental laser company, is a medical technology company that develops, manufactures and markets lasers and related products focused on technologies that advance the practice of dentistry and medicine. The Company’s products incorporate patented and patent pending technologies designed to provide clinically superior performance with less pain and faster recovery times. BIOLASE’s principal products are dental laser systems that perform a broad range of dental procedures, including cosmetic and complex surgical applications. Other products under development address ophthalmology and other medical and consumer markets.

For updates and information on laser and Waterlase dentistry, find BIOLASE at http://www.biolase.com, Twitter at http://twitter.com/GoWaterlase, and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/Rossca08.

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