Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals is the oral care and pharmaceutical arm of Colgate-Palmolive Company, a leading global consumer products company. It develops and markets professional and prescription oral health products — including toothpastes, mouth rinses, and pharmaceutical dental products — sold to dental professionals and consumers worldwide under brands such as Colgate, PreviDent, and Peridex. The parent company, founded in 1806 and headquartered in New York, operates in over 200 countries and territories.