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Dental News
SmileDirectClub slashes net loss, signals major strategy change for 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn., US: SmileDirectClub (SDC) became the public face of direct-to-consumer (D2C) orthodontics when it experienced phenomenal growth between ...
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 ...
Exocad moves Asian headquarters to South Korea
DARMSTADT, Germany/SEOUL, South Korea: Exocad, an Align Technology company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, has recently announced that its ...
Straumann Group to acquire Berlin clear aligner manufacturer PlusDental
BASEL, Switzerland: The dentist-led clear aligner treatment solutions provider PlusDental is to become part of the Straumann Group. The full acquisition ...
Preferences for fixed restorations and resulting impact on the US and European overdenture markets
BURNABY, British Columbia, Canada: In recent years, patient preferences for fixed restorations have driven significant growth in both the US and European ...
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 ...
Practice ownership decline has hastened and is now irreversible, says HPI
CHICAGO, US: There has been an acceleration of the trends that are contributing to the gradual disappearance of solo private dental practices in the US and ...
Manhattan dental office accepting cryptocurrency
NEW YORK, US: A Manhattan dental clinic’s adoption of cryptocurrency as a payment method has highlighted the growing acceptance of digital currencies by ...
Dentistry ends 2021 with strong sales despite Omicron, supply chain troubles
LEIPZIG, Germany: The performance of the companies that supply dentists can be described as a thermometer in the mouth of dentistry at large. And whereas ...
Clear aligners: The star of 2021
LEIPZIG, Germany: Last year, clear aligner therapy provided dentists around the world with an attractive income stream even as patient volumes remained ...
Young Innovations acquires Medical Purchasing Solutions
ALGONQUIN, Ill., US: Global dental products supplier Young Innovations has announced its acquisition of pharmaceutical and surgical supplier Medical ...
GlaxoSmithKline announces name of independent healthcare company
LONDON, UK: In 2018, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, outlined its intention to separate its consumer ...
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 ...
Apple’s iOS 14 shakes up digital dental brands
CUPERTINO, Calif., U.S.: In the past, key steps in maintaining one’s privacy might have entailed drawing the curtains after dark, planting a hedge or ...
Pandemic headwinds batter SmileDirectClub
NASHVILLE, Tenn., U.S.: SmileDirectClub (SDC) is a leading provider of remote clear aligner therapy, but the company has missed out on the economic immunity...
Dentistry learns to live with COVID-19 as incidence and earnings bifurcate
LEIPZIG, Germany: COVID-19 infections have increased dramatically in many countries—particularly in Europe—as the northern hemisphere inches towards its...
Latest survey on European dental trade now available
LEIPZIG, Germany: The latest edition of a comprehensive report on the European dental industry is now available for purchase through Dental Tribune ...
Europe’s clear aligner market heats up as Impress opens new production facility
BARCELONA, Spain: Orthodontics company Impress has opened an automated clear aligner production facility that uses HP industrial 3D-printing technology. The...
Dental clinic in the cloud: Toothfairy app receives £3 million funding boost
LONDON, UK: According to Western folklore, children with a wiggly primary tooth can look forward to a visit from the tooth fairy, making an otherwise ...
Dentists’ earnings slumped in 2020
CHICAGO, U.S.: New research from the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute (HPI) shows that the average net earnings of general ...
COVID-19 and the dental market: The pandemic continues to bite
LEIPZIG, Germany: Sales at major dental companies climbed in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2020, during which the ...
Thinking of joining a DSO? Owning practice building can complicate sale
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., U.S.: For dentists who own the property on which their dental practice is located, the property is typically their second-most ...
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...
Consolidation ramps up as Dentsply Sirona acquires assets of Propel Orthodontics
CHARLOTTE, N.C., U.S.: Dental giant Dentsply Sirona has acquired the assets of U.S.-based Propel Orthodontics. Propel develops and manufactures orthodontic ...
Top three trends influencing U.S. dental bone grafting industry in 2021
NEW YORK, U.S.: Dental bone grafting has become an important and common step in the dental implant procedure. Advancements in allograft, xenograft and ...
Dentistry has bounced back but remains shaky, first quarter results suggest
LEIPZIG, Germany: The global dental market has been described as “impressively resilient” and “a necessity” in the latest round of conference calls ...