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E50 Shining 3D’s NEW Pod Printer Just Launched – iDD Speaks to the RnD Team

Shining 3D Just Announced a Chairside Printer the Size of an Espresso Machine Shining 3D Dental has been on an impressive streak. First, the Aoralscan Elite disrupted photogrammetry. Then the Elf came out and turned heads

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3D Printer Reviews, 3D Printing, News, Shining 3D

Shining 3D Launches a New Pod Printer, the Ceramix-Nano and the New AccuFab-Aris

There are product launches, and then there are product launches that make you stop and pay attention. Today, Shining 3D Dental announced two new chairside 3D printers: the Ceramix-Nano Capsule Pod 3D Printer and the aggressively

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3D Printing, News, SprintRay

SprintRay Midas Update – New Priming Tool, Multi-Unit Capsules, and GC Patnership

Over the past few months, SprintRay has released a new priming tool for Midas capsules, brought its multi-unit capsules to market, and started sharing technique guides for cementing and finishing printed crowns. Here is a rundown

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Medit, News

Catch Scan and Prep Errors Before They Reach the Lab – Medit Launches Realtime Intelligence

Here is the thing about a bad scan or a poorly done tooth prep. A lot of clinicians don't realize it at the chair. You find out days later, when the lab calls or emails, or

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exocad, Expos, News

exocad Insights 2026 – The Latest Announcements for Labs and Clinicians

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

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All-on-X, Implants, News

Nexus IOS is Opening Up – The New Nexus Connect Lab Software for Full Arch Dentistry

The digital full-arch landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years. Intraoral scanners have improved, digital workflows have matured, and clinicians now have more options than ever to capture implant positions and deliver full-arch restorations.

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Medit, News

Medit’s Next Chapter – The Free Era Is Ending and Orthodontics Is the New Frontier

Two pieces of pretty significant Medit news landed this week, and I think they are more connected than they appear at first glance. Together, they tell you something important about where Medit is going, and probably where

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Expos, News

IDEM Singapore 2026 – a Review of Asia Pacific’s Premier Dental Show

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

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Intraoral Scanner Reviews, News

iDD Intraoral Scanner Awards 2025

2025 People's Choice Award Winners See the results below!  As voted by over 4200 Dentists around the world. 1st Place - DEXIS Imprevo 2nd Place - Straumann SIRIOS X3 3rd Place - Alliedstar SENSA Congratulations to

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iTero, News

iTero Lumina Now Available as a PC Configuration Scanner

Align Technology has expanded the iTero Lumina lineup with a third configuration — a laptop-based one. The Lumina is now available as a Cart, Tablet, or PC configuration, giving practices three distinct ways to use the

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Ackuretta Pac Dent New Releases 2026
3D Printing, Ackuretta, News

Pac-Dent and Ackuretta in 2026 – CrownPod Printer, Chroma Flash, and SOL SE

Since Pac-Dent acquired Ackuretta in late 2025, there's been plenty of speculation about what the combined company would do next. At the Chicago Midwinter Meeting and LMT Lab Day 2026, we got our first real look

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Dandy, News

Dandy – The Venture-Backed Digital Lab Giving Away Free Dandy Vision Scanners

At the Chicago Midwinter Meeting 2026, one of the busiest booths wasn't a scanner manufacturer or a materials company. It was Dandy, a venture-backed digital dental lab based in New York, running an aggressive campaign to

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Expos, News

Chicago Midwinter Meeting & LMT Lab Day 2026 – Full Recap

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 -

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CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, exocad, News

DS Core Q1 2026 Release – What’s New for Practices and Labs

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

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Expos, News

CIOSP 2026 – LATAM’s Largest Dental Expo

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

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Implants, News

T-Marker iPad-Based Photogrammetry Officially Released – Photogrammetry Disrupted?

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

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AEEDC, Expos, News

AEEDC Dubai 2026 – Every Major Announcement and New Release in Digital Dentistry

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

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Dentsply Sirona, Expos, News

DS World Dubai 2026 – Overview of Dentsply Sirona Releases

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

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