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Fresh off the back of AEEDC Dubai and CIOSP in São Paulo, I arrived in Chicago for the annual dual expo - the 161st Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting and the concurrent LMT Lab Day - ...
What Should Be Your First Investment in Digital Dentistry? With over 30 intraoral scanners on the market, dozens of 3D printers, milling machines, and CAD software platforms all fighting for your attention, the digital dentistry landscape ...
Every once in a while, a product doesn’t just enter the market - it raises the bar for everyone else. The Aoralscan ELF from Shining 3D Dental is one of those releases. It reminds me of ...
We were given early access to the Q1 2026 DS Core update ahead of its public rollout, so we can share what's coming before it goes live. Some features are already available, while others launch on ...
Full-arch dental implant scanning accuracy has arguably been the single most important unsolved problem in digital implant dentistry for some time. Whether you call it All-on-X, All-on-4, or full-arch implant scanning, the challenge is the same. ...
São Paulo's CIOSP (International Dental Congress of São Paulo) 2026 wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, and having attended major dental exhibitions across Dubai, Malaysia, Europe, and North America, I was curious to see how ...
If you've been following the digital dentistry space over the past two years, you'll know that TruAbutment has been teasing something big. At multiple exhibitions, from AEEDC 2024 to IDS 2025, the company showed off prototype ...
I just returned from back-to-back conferences - CIOSP in São Paulo and AEEDC in Dubai - and the contrast between these two events was pretty striking. While CIOSP highlighted Brazil's unique market dynamics, with a focus ...
The Medit i900 Mobility represents something genuinely new in the mainstream intraoral scanner market - the first iPad-native scanning solution. Not cloud or browser-based like Primescan 2, but a purpose-built app for iPad workflows built from ...
Matt Mock, Senior Director of Education and Marketing at Medit, joined our podcast to discuss where the company is heading, and I have to say, the conversation left me excited about the future of intraoral scanning. ...
I was again honored to be invited to DS World Dubai, held last week at the Grand Hyatt Dubai, and I arrived with curiosity. Why? Because after a few major announcements at DS World Vegas 2025, including CEREC ...
It's become something of an annual ritual for me and Rune Fisker to sit down and discuss where digital dentistry is headed. We've done this since 2024, and honestly, I can't think of anyone better to ...
The digital dentistry landscape continues to evolve rapidly, and 3Shape's latest release represents an interesting strategic pivot. Rather than pursuing sweeping hardware improvements or releasing a cheaper scanner, the TRIOS 6 introduces something fundamentally different - ...
As we step into 2026, it's time for our annual tradition - joining forces with Rune Fisker to explore where digital dentistry is heading next. Looking back at our 2025 predictions, they proved accurate. AI platforms continued ...
I recently sat down with Jay Kim, VP of Business Development at TruAbutment, for another episode of the Digital Dentistry Decoded podcast. We last spoke about a year ago, and a lot has changed. The economy's ...
When Straumann acquired Alliedstar in 2023 and launched the original SIRIOS in 2024, it marked their strategic return to the intraoral scanner market after years of arguably underwhelming performance with the Virtuo Vivo. Well, one of ...
As the Greater New York Dental Meeting 2025 draws to a close, let's face it, this has been a busy year. 2025 will be remembered as the year the intraoral scanner market has reshaped itself, and ...
Align Technology is expanding its software ecosystem around the iTero scanner platform, with three major releases scheduled for the end of 2025. The company shared its roadmap with me, revealing a clear strategy to integrate scanning, ...
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