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“You must stay current, or you will be left behind.” That is not a marketer talking. That is the president of the Chicago Dental Society, and he means it as a word of caution to every clinician or organization reading this.I sat down with Dr. Phil Schefke, President of the Chicago Dental Society, the organization behind
If you have followed digital dentistry for any length of time, you will know that exocad sits at the center of a huge number of lab and chairside workflows worldwide. The software is ubiquitous in the lab world, and what they announce at their flagship annual event, Insights, each year tends to make its way
Having spent the past year attending major dental exhibitions across four continents, I was genuinely curious about IDEM 2026 in Singapore. This is Asia Pacific’s premier dental event, a biennial show held at Marina Bay Sands and organized by Koelnmesse, the same organization behind IDS in Cologne. That’s a pedigree worth paying attention to. IDEM is
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 – one of the most famous events on the international dental calendar. This year, I’m combining both shows into a
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 Latin America’s premier dental event would compare. With over 100,000 attendees and hundreds of exhibitors, CIOSP stands as one of
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 on implants, cosmetics, and facial aesthetics, AEEDC 2026 reinforced its position as one of digital dentistry’s premier annual showcases. The numbers
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 Go, Primemill Lite, and the launch of CEREC on DS Core, I was curious to see what Dentsply Sirona had
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 if you needed confirmation of that shift, the past few days in New York delivered it through several notable industry
DS World 2025, held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is upon us. With the theme “Empowering Connection” and celebrating CEREC’s 40th anniversary, Dentsply Sirona delivered multiple major announcements that signal a significant strategic pivot in the chairside CAD/CAM landscape. This wasn’t just another incremental hardware update; this was Dentsply Sirona’s calculated response to the
After covering the major international dental exhibitions – IDS 2025, Chicago Midwinter, and AEEDC, stepping into MIDEC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offered a completely different yet equally fascinating perspective on digital dentistry’s global evolution. While international shows dominate headlines with their premium technologies and established brands, MIDEC provided a glimpse into how digital transformation
The International Dental Show (IDS) 2025 stands as dentistry’s Olympic Games – the definitive global event where innovation takes center stage. Walking through the vast halls of Koelnmesse, the sheer scale is breathtaking. Over 2,500 exhibitors from 64 countries showcasing their latest technologies to more than 160,000 visitors across five days of non-stop innovation. It
If you want to see the future of digital dentistry, don’t necessarily look in dental practices – look in dental laboratories. This was crystal clear at LMT Lab Day 2025, where the sheer concentration of cutting-edge technology, digital dentistry solutions, AI and 3D printing made the concurrent Chicago Midwinter Meeting look almost conservative by comparison. If
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