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“Name the Pixie Contest"

Contest Rules	NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. CHANCES OF WINNING ARE DETERMINED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELLIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED
Sponsor:	The “Name the Pixie Contest” is sponsored by DENTSPLY Rinn (“Sponsor”). The Sponsor’s decisions regarding the contest are final and binding. The designated Contest Coordinator, Andrea L. Reynolds, will conduct the “selection of winners” and will determine the eligibility of all winners. The eligibility decisions made by the Contest Coordinator are final and binding.
Promotion Period:	The contest will begin on November 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time and conclude on December 15, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Prizes:	Grand Prize (1): An Apple® iPod® Touch MP3 Player First Prize (3): A $50.00 Gift Certificate from Bath & Body Works
To Participate:	During the Promotion Period, visit www.rinncorp.com and follow the links and instructions to enter the contest. Complete and submit up to three (3) “Name the Pixie” contest submissions, your name, a valid home address (P.O. Boxes not permitted), phone number and email address, and complete the survey. Limit one (1) entry per person. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by an entrant to obtain more than one entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant’s entries and that entrant may be disqualified from making further entries. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The potential winner may be required to show proof identity, of being a Dental Professional, and of being the authorized email account holder.
Entry Acceptance:	Acceptance of qualified entries for Promotion Period will begin on November 1, 2008 and remain open until December 15, 2008. All entries, in order to be eligible, must be completed before the close of the Promotion Period. The Contest Coordinator will tabulate all entries determined to be eligible at the close of each contest period. The official Prize drawings will be held no later than sixty (60) days after the completion of each Promotion Period.
Eligibility:	Prize drawings are open to all Dental Professionals worldwide. You must be a dental professional to qualify. For this contest, Dental Professional is defined as someone working in a dental office or clinic (e.g., a dentist, hygienist, dental assistant, or office staff) or in a dental school or university (e.g., a dental instructor or dental student). You may not enter if local or state governing laws prohibit participation. This Contest is void where prohibited by law. All prizes to be awarded may be won by any individual authorized to enter the Contest. An eligible entrant may only win one Grand Prize per Promotion Period. The Contest Coordinator will have final say in determining the eligibility of entries. By entering, all participants agree to be bound by the decisions of the Contest Coordinator.
Ineligible:	Employees, officers, or directors of Dentsply Rinn, its affiliates, including, but not limited to, Dentsply International Inc., its marketing agencies, the Contest Coordinator, and/or their immediate families and/or household members are not eligible. Definition: mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, husband, wife, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, or children.
Odds:	The odds of being selected for any Prize is dependant upon the total number of eligible entries received.
Winner:	Winners will be selected by random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Drawings will be conducted no later than sixty (60) days after the closing of the entries for the Promotion Period. The Contest Coordinator’s drawing administrator will be the sole judge as to eligibility of the winners.
Notification:	Winners will be notified by certified mail, regular mail, e-mail, or phone within two weeks of the date of selection. All claims will be subject to verification of proof of eligibility by the Contest Coordinator, whose decision is final. Each winner will be required to sign and return applicable releases and affidavits (including, but not limited to, Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability and Publicity Release, Assignment of Rights) and to comply with any term or condition of this Contest. Failure to sign the appropriate release, affidavit or to comply with the rules, terms and/or conditions of this Contest may, at the discretion of the Contest Coordinator, result in the winner’s disqualification and the applicable interest in the prize or award. The contest coordinator may at their discretion, award the prize to an alternate winner. Winners may waive their right to receive any prize. The winner may not transfer or assign their right to any prize. No substitutions for any prize will be allowed. This Contest is subject to all federal, state and local rules and regulations, which may be in effect at the time of the Contest.
Prize Delivery:	This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local taxes. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Dentsply International to use winner’s name and likeness in promotional materials or news items. By entering, entrants release and hold harmless, Dentsply International its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Contest or any prize won. The Contest Coordinator will deliver the prizes within two weeks of receipt of all applicable releases and affidavits of eligibility.
Liability Limitations:	By entering the Contest, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, or any of the prizes awarded during the Contest, shall be resolved individually and no action or dispute will be held or resort to any class action suit. Any claims and or judgments and awards resulting from this Contest shall be limited to out of pocket expense incurred and those costs associated with the entering of the Contest. In no event or under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award of attorney’s fees, punitive, incidental or consequential damages or other damages and entrant hereby waives all rights to these claims.
General Release:	By entering the Contest, entrant releases Dentsply Rinn, Dentsply International Inc., Contest Coordinator, and each of their respective affiliated companies, directors, officers, employees, representatives, partners and agents from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with this Contest; or in connection with the acceptance, possession or use of any prize. For a list of winners, mail a self addressed stamped envelope to: DENTSPLY Rinn Name the Pixie Contest, Winner List Request, ATTN: Contest Coordinator, 1212 Abbott Drive, Elgin, IL 60123. All requests must be received by May 30, 2009. Odds of winning are dependent upon the number of entries received. This Contest is void where prohibited by law.
Publicity:	Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes Winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name and submission for name of Pixie Hygienist character for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
General conditions:	Dentsply Rinn reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor or the Contest Coordinator, in its sole discretion. Sponsor and Contest Coordinator each reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor and Administrator each reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s and Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Disputes:	Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connect with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the District of Illinois, or the appropriate State court located in Illinois; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant, Contest Coordinator, and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.
Entrant’s Personal Information:	Information collected from entrants is subject to Dentsply’s Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy associated with Dentsply International’s website (“Site”) protects any personally identifiable information you may provide to Dentsply Rinn via this site. You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to Dentsply will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to Dentsply, you fully assign and transfer to Dentsply all intellectual property rights in and to such information and materials and Dentsply is thereby free to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit, distribute, modify assign, and license such information and materials, and you further agree that Dentsply is free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to Dentsply. You further warrant that you shall not provide any information or materials to Dentsply that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful under whatever applicable law, or that incorporates the proprietary material of another. Dentsply reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or use any information provided by you from the Site.
Miscellaneous:	Dentsply Rinn and its affiliates do not make and shall not be responsible for any warranty or guarantee with regard to any prize. Dentsply Rinn shall own all rights to names submitted by each contest entrant. Apple and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Bath & Body Works is a registered trademark of Bath & Body Works Brand Management Inc.