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Dental News
The silent threat: Practice embezzlement in dentistry and preventing it
Embezzlement affects more than half of all dental practitioners at some point and often has devastating financial consequences. For over three decades, ...
Dentistry lacking bite amid sluggish market trends
LEIPZIG, Germany: Third-quarter financial results from the largest dental manufacturers show that the industry is not out of the woods yet. In the US, the ...
Leading UK dental provider to cut 85 clinics, citing inflation, energy prices and lack of dentists
LONDON, UK: Bupa Dental Care will sell or merge 85 of its UK dental clinics, owing to increased costs and the dire condition of National Health Service ...
Henry Schein to enter Brazil’s dental implants market with acquisition of S.I.N.
NEW YORK, US: The world’s largest distributor of dental products is set to enter the dental implants market in Brazil through the acquisition of S.I.N. ...
Clear aligner company uLab Systems included in list of fastest-growing US companies
MEMPHIS, Tenn., US: The young orthodontic company uLab Systems has been recognised as one of the fastest-growing private enterprises in the US for 2022. The...
SmileDirectClub to launch SDC+ premium clear aligner treatment
NASHVILLE, Tenn., US: The pioneer of direct-to-consumer (D2C) clear aligner treatment will begin selling a premium, dentist-led treatment package within the...
Envista to supply dental implants to Canada’s largest DSO as part of expanded partnership
BREA, Calif., US: Envista Holdings will supply Nobel Biocare dental implant products, services and training to the more than 500 clinics that operate under...
3Shape files new patent infringement complaint against Medit
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: 3Shape recently confirmed that it has filed a patent infringement complaint against Medit, a South Korean company that specialises in ...
Report: Investors favouring private UK dental practices as faith in NHS reform declines
LONDON, UK: Though the National Health Service (NHS) is considered an exemplar of what a public health model can achieve, its dental arm has increasingly ...
Sales slowdown puts the brakes on Align Technology’s record run
TEMPE, Ariz., US: Align Technology performed notably well in 2020, even as the pandemic took a bite out of income streams, and the company broke its own ...
Envista finalises intra-oral scanner acquisition
BREA, Calif., US: On 20 April, Envista Holdings announced that it had completed its acquisition of Carestream Dental’s intra-oral scanner business. As ...
Dentsply Sirona appoints interim executives amid leadership reshuffle
CHARLOTTE, N.C., US: John Groetelaars has been appointed interim CEO of Dentsply Sirona as part of a leadership reshuffle that included the immediate ...
3Shape and Align Technology settle patent infringement and anti-trust disputes
WILMINGTON, Del., US: A long-running dispute between two leading dental technology companies appears to have reached an end. Align Technology and 3Shape ...
Envista starts new year with intra-oral scanner acquisition
BREA, Calif., US: Carestream Dental will sell its intra-oral scanner business to Envista Holdings in a deal that will cost the latter US$600 million ...
Corus boosts growth in France with appointment of Nicolas Bonnard as CEO
PARIS, France: The French dental market is on its way to becoming the key market for prosthetics and orthodontics company Corus. The company serves over ...
What would a decade-old investment of $1,000 in Align Technology be worth today?
SAN JOSE, Calif., U.S.: The Invisalign clear aligner system entered the market with a string of patents and no competitors in the late 1990s. According to ...
Chinese clear aligner maker aims high
SHANGHAI, China: Many readers may not have heard of Angelalign Technology, the largest clear aligner manufacturer in mainland China. The company shares most...
North American Dental Group and Dentsply Sirona extend and expand partnership
CHARLOTTE, N.C., U.S.: Dentsply Sirona and the Pittsburgh-headquartered dental support organization (DSO) North American Dental Group (NADG) have agreed to ...
Dental giants inch towards recovery
LEIPZIG, Germany: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has already proved to be the greatest challenge that dental manufacturers have faced. The oral health giants ...
Growth in dental sales returned to all regions in late 2020—Straumann Group
BASEL, Switzerland: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic caused the global dental market to contract in 2020, squeezing the margins of dental practices and ...
Dentsply Sirona reshuffles as pandemic cuts sales in half
CHARLOTTE, N.C., U.S.: The multinational dental company Dentsply Sirona will exit the traditional orthodontics business and reduce its activities in analog ...
Dental sales at Henry Schein drop by over 40%
MELVILLE, N.Y., U.S.: In May, Henry Schein Executive Chairman and CEO Stanley M. Bergman described the SARS-CoV-2 crisis as “one of the most trying ...
Dentistry braces for COVID-19 losses
LEIPZIG, Germany: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the provision of dental care around the world. Patient volumes decreased by ...
Investors bet on orthodontist-led digital clear aligner therapy
HONG KONG, China: Recent developments in Hong Kong have shown support for both sides of the debate surrounding clear aligner treatment. The Chinese ...
Dental giant Envista concludes transformative year
BREA, Calif., U.S.: Newly independent Envista Holdings has concluded a transformative year that saw it emerge as a new major player in dentistry. New ...
Align Technology posts record figures and braces for coronavirus
SAN JOSE, Calif., U.S.: Align Technology has reported its highest ever 12-month earnings but has begun 2020 with a degree of uncertainty. It says that the ...
Dental companies stack up on FORTUNE’s most admired list
NEW YORK, U.S.: A number of dental manufacturers, suppliers and distributors feature on this year’s list of the most admired companies in the world, as ...
DTI looks back on a successful 2019
LEIPZIG, Germany: There is seldom a quiet news day in the dental industry and it has been a pleasure for the DTI team to bring you, throughout 2019, the ...
Straumann results bolstered by implants and aligners
BASEL, Switzerland: The Straumann Group has lifted its outlook for organic revenue growth for 2019 after a strong performance in the third quarter. In the ...
Dental startups are harnessing artificial intelligence
NEW YORK, U.S.: Artificial intelligence (AI) has broken free from the pages of science fiction to become fact. Machines and software that can think and ...