Informationszentrum Zahn- Und Mundgesundheit Baden-wurttemberg (izz)

What Informationszentrum Zahn- Und Mundgesundheit Baden-wurttemberg (izz) does

The Informationszentrum Zahn- und Mundgesundheit Baden-Württemberg (IZZ) is a joint institution ('gemeinsame Einrichtung') of the Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Baden-Württemberg (KZV BW) and the Landeszahnärztekammer Baden-Württemberg (LZK BW), the two public-law corporations that represent statutory and professional dental interests in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, IZZ operates as the unified communications and public-relations platform for the regional dental profession, producing the Zahnärzteblatt Baden-Württemberg (ZBW) professional journal, the IZZ Podcast series, free patient information materials, and patient counseling (ZIMBA). Its event portfolio includes the annual Sommerempfang with over 300 political and self-governance representatives, the Stallwächterparty in Berlin, and the Marktplatz der Prävention, alongside the newly launched Campus für Freiberuflichkeit und Selbstverwaltung training program for young dentists.

IZZ runs on a conventional web technology stack — WordPress CMS, Brevo newsletter distribution, WP Statistics analytics, Google Maps and Fonts integrations, and CCM19 cookie consent management — with no proprietary platform or AI/ML components disclosed. The organization is staffed by 7 people led by Director Cornelia Schwarz and Office Manager Ulrike Fuchs, covering editorial, graphics, social media, and apprentice marketing functions. IZZ makes no money commercially: it is funded jointly by KZV BW and LZK BW as an institutional communications body, and all outputs are distributed free of charge to dentists, patients, policymakers, and the public in Baden-Württemberg.

Name

Informationszentrum Zahn- Und Mundgesundheit Baden-wurttemberg (izz)

Legal name

Informationszentrum Zahn- und Mundgesundheit Baden-Württemberg

Website

https://izzbw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IZZ is the joint non-profit communications platform of Baden-Württemberg's two public-law dental bodies (KZV BW and LZK BW), producing the ZBW professional journal, podcasts, patient materials, and policy advocacy for the state's dental profession, patients, and policymakers.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional funding / membership contributions: IZZ is funded jointly by its two parent bodies — the Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Baden-Württemberg (KZV BW) and the Landeszahnärztekammer Baden-Württemberg (LZK BW) — as a joint communications platform for the regional dental profession. No commercial revenue streams are described.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IZZ functions as the joint press and public-relations platform of the two statutory dental bodies in Baden-Württemberg (KZV BW and LZK BW), producing the ZBW professional journal, IZZ Podcasts, patient information materials, the ZIMBA patient counseling service, press releases, and events for the regional dental profession. All outputs are distributed free of charge to dentists, patients, policymakers, and the public through the organization's own channels and those of its parent bodies.

Product overview

The Informationszentrum Zahn- und Mundgesundheit Baden-Württemberg (IZZ) is a joint institution providing public relations and communications services for the dental profession. Its offerings include the Zahnärzteblatt Baden-Württemberg (ZBW) professional journal, IZZ Podcasts for oral health education, Infomaterial for patients and professionals, patient counseling (ZIMBA), and the Campus für Freiberuflichkeit und Selbstverwaltung training program. These services support the dental community in Baden-Württemberg with communication, education, and professional development.

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Brands

• Zahnärzteblatt Baden-Württemberg (ZBW): The dental journal/publication of Baden-Württemberg, edited under IZZ's leadership. Cornelia Schwarz serves as Editor-in-Chief (Chefredakteurin) and Gabriele Billischek as Editor (Redakteurin).
• IZZ Podcasts
• Campus für Freiberuflichkeit und Selbstverwaltung

Products and services

• Zahnärzteblatt Baden-Württemberg (ZBW) Professional journal/newspaper for the dental community in Baden-Württemberg, distributed to dentists as an information channel on professional, political, and clinical developments.
• IZZ Podcasts Podcast series produced by IZZ covering dental and oral health topics, including episodes on xerostomia (mouth dryness), implantology versus endodontics, and other dental health subjects aimed at both professionals and patients.
• Infomaterial (Patient Information Materials) Information materials for patients and the public on oral health topics — nutrition, prevention, and dental care guidance — offered free of charge to individuals and dental practices in Baden-Württemberg.
• Patientenberatung / ZIMBA Patient counseling service providing guidance on dental and oral health matters, accessible to patients and the general public in Baden-Württemberg seeking reliable advice on dental care decisions.
• Campus für Freiberuflichkeit und Selbstverwaltung Joint development program for young dentists, run by KZV BW and LZK BW and coordinated via IZZ, focused on professional independence (Freiberuflichkeit) and self-administration (Selbstverwaltung) in healthcare.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Baden-Württemberg (KZV BW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990KZV BW is one of two founding parent organizations of IZZ. It is the statutory representation of statutory dental care providers in Baden-Württemberg. IZZ was established as a joint facility to enable the dental profession to speak with one voice externally. KZV BW provides institutional funding and strategic direction alongside LZK BW.
• Landeszahnärztekammer Baden-Württemberg (LZK BW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990LZK BW is one of two founding parent organizations of IZZ. It is the professional chamber for dentists in Baden-Württemberg. Together with KZV BW, it co-funds and co-governs IZZ as the joint communications and PR platform for the entire dental profession in the state.
• Kassenzahnärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KZBV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational-level partner organization representing statutory dental care at the federal level. IZZ collaborates with KZBV on federal-level health policy dialogue and advocacy on behalf of the Baden-Württemberg dental profession.
• Ärztekammer Baden-Württemberg / KV Baden-WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIZZ collaborates with the state medical association (Ärztekammer BW) and the statutory health insurance physicians' association (KV BW) on joint events such as the annual Sommerempfang, bringing together physicians, dentists, and psychotherapists in a unified health policy dialogue with state government.
• Forum Gesundheitsstandort Baden-WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIZZ participates in the Forum Gesundheitsstandort Baden-Württemberg's 'Marktplatz der Prävention' event series, engaging with broader health policy stakeholders and contributing to the state's prevention strategy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundeszahnärztekammer (BZÄK): Federal-level professional chamber for all dentists in Germany. Analogous to LZK BW but operating at national scale; performs policy advocacy, PR, and professional representation similar in function to IZZ's mandate, just broader in scope.
• Kassenzahnärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KZBV): Federal statutory association for dental care providers in Germany. Direct federal counterpart to KZV BW and an active IZZ partner on federal policy engagement; performs analogous PR and advocacy at national level.

Regional players

• Zahnärztekammer Berlin: State professional chamber for dentists in Berlin. Comparable regional professional body performing PR, advocacy, and professional development functions for Berlin-based dental practitioners.
• Zahnärztekammer Niedersachsen (ZKN): State professional chamber for dentists in Lower Saxony. Conducts comparable professional PR, member communications, and continuing education functions for its regional dental profession.
• Landeszahnärztekammer Hessen (LZKH): State professional chamber for dentists in Hessen. Operates comparable public relations, professional development, and patient information activities for its regional dental profession, parallel to LZK BW.
• Zahnärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe: State professional chamber serving the Westfalen-Lippe region. Performs similar professional representation, member PR, and patient information duties for dentists in its territory.
• Bayerische Landeszahnärztekammer (BLZK): State professional chamber for dentists in Bavaria. Performs comparable state-level communications, professional development, and patient information functions, but serves Bavaria rather than Baden-Württemberg.
• Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein (KZVN): Statutory dental association for the Nordrhein region. Analogous to KZV BW in providing member communications and policy advocacy for regional dentists; a structural parallel to one of IZZ's parent organizations.
• Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Hessen (KZVH): Statutory dental association for Hessen. Performs analogous membership communications, PR, and policy engagement functions for Hessen dentists, paralleling KZV BW's role that IZZ supports.
• Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns (KZVB): Statutory dental association for Bavaria. Analogous to KZV BW; handles member communications, PR, and policy advocacy for Bavarian dentists, providing a regional structural parallel to one of IZZ's parent bodies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/izz_bw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWQBqDZeP3Q44NCzNOs4fqg
• Facebookfacebook.com/InformationszentrumZahnundMundgesundheit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/izzbw
• Instagraminstagram.com/izzbadenwuerttemberg

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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