Phil Prentice
October 30, 2023
Phil brings over 20 years of experience building innovative product platforms and leading high-growth businesses in the medical technology industry. His career spans a wide range of general management and executive leadership roles across medical device, orthodontics, and dental industries. He brings a deep understanding of what it takes to commercialize new, innovative solutions in a global, matrix environment.
Prior to BD, Phil was President, Orthodontics Group, at Henry Schein; the world’s largest dental and non-acute medical distributor. In addition, he has held business unit leadership and executive roles at both Danaher and Johnson & Johnson. While at Danaher, he led marketing for the dental portfolio of 3D CBCT imaging, digital scanning, and consumables products. During his time at Johnson & Johnson, Phil held roles focused on commercializing new innovative technology in advanced energy devices, hernia repair and restorative plastic surgery.
Phil began his career by serving in the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer where he led nuclear operations on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN-69) and was a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp (NROTC) instructor at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toledo, a Nuclear Engineering Officer certification from the U.S. Navy and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University.