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Welcome to our recap of Day 1 at the International Dental Show (IDS) - the world's leading trade fair for the dental industry. IDS kicked off with a bang, attracting a huge crowd of over 160,000 ...
The Chicago Midwinter Meeting is one of the premiere dental events in the world, with many companies using this opportunity to show case some of the latest tech in dentistry. Our friend Anne Koelzer attended the ...
In case you missed it, we’ve just released the unboxing of Alliedstar’s new intraoral scanner: the AS 200E. You can watch the video below, but if you’re short on time or just prefer to read, we’ve condensed ...
It’s been a busy day for Shining 3D Dental, as they’ve just announced three exciting new products to add to their portfolio. In a launch event just yesterday, on the 7th of March 2023, Shining 3D unveiled ...
The intraoral scanner market is more competitive than it's ever been, and a new player has just entered the arena.The VivaScan is Ivoclar Vivadent's very first intraoral scanner.The VivaScan is a standalone IOS that's is said to ...
Autodesk has officially stopped development by Meshmixer. Woah!The 3D design software is extremely popular in the 3D printing community for its ability to analyze and correct defective meshes, add escape holes and create customized tree supports.However, ...
This three-part series originally appeared on Ivoclar’s website as a way to show dentists around the world how impactful digital technology can be to their daily dentistry. With Ivoclar’s permission, we have reposted the content here ...
Last month 3Shape announced it has acquired lab management software provider LabStar.For those dentists who may be wondering what LabStar is, it is basically like your practice management software but for dental labs.It is essentially an ...
As we enter another year, it looks like it's going to be yet another exciting one in the world of digital dentistry. The last year has seen numerous changes in the intraoral scanner market and 3D ...
The Institute of Digital Dentistry’s Intraoral Scanner Awards 2022The intraoral scanning market is heating up unlike ever before! It is now more competitive than we have ever seen. The past two years have seen the release of ...
A few days ago, some exciting news was released from one of the most innovative 3D printing companies in the world. Formlabs has just announced their Formlabs Automation Ecosystem, which they hope will further advance dental ...
There’s a new kid on the block - Planmeca have just announced the PlanMill 60 S, a brand new lab milling unit to join their portfolio of CAD/CAM technology. The new PlanMill 60 S is able ...
Its official. Medit has been sold.Medit has finally found its buyer. You may have heard the company was up for sale.After initially agreeing a deal with a consortium led by US private equity firm The Carlyle Group ...
What is Primescan Connect? Last month at DS World 2022, Dentsply Sirona announced a new Primescan configuration - Primescan Connect. The new laptop-based Primescan. Since their inception, CEREC scanners have been a cart-based option. The company is finally ...
Align Technology and Desktop Metal Announce Collaboration Align Technology - one of digital dentistry’s biggest players and manufacturer of the Invisalign system, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software - has announced a strategic collaboration with ...
What is DS Core? Let's break it down.For those of who you who may have missed it, a few months ago Dentsply Sirona launched the Primeprint, their new 3D Printer. A highly automated, full-workflow, medical grade ...
Medit has announced a huge software update for native software platforms, such as Medit Link, Medit Scan for Clinics, and Medit Scan for Labs.Mac users will be happy to hear that amidst the announcement of various ...
TRIOS 5 is coming!The TRIOS 5 has been officially launched by 3Shape in their online event that happened earlier today. If you missed it, here is the link.It was an epic launch event with tons of ...
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