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Dental News
Study finds Saudi Arabians prefer lingual brackets and clear aligners
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Adult consumers prefer lingual brackets and clear aligners over traditional fixed appliances, according to a cross-sectional survey ...
German clear aligner maker prepares to enter Spanish market
BERLIN, Germany: The orthodontics start-up PlusDental has announced that it will add Spain to the growing list of European countries in which it offers its ...
Saudi study: Patients willing to pay more for faster orthodontic treatment
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey conducted by researchers from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has found that the majority of orthodontic ...
California company raises funds for smart lingual appliances
IRVINE, Calif., U.S.: Swift Health Systems raised $45 million in October for its lingual “Smartwire” appliance, INBRACE. The company seeks to address ...
SmileDirectClub soldiers on
NASHVILLE, Tenn., U.S.: Eight weeks is a long time for SmileDirectClub (SDC). Dental Tribune International last reported on the teleorthodontics startup in ...
Jersey patients waiting years for orthodontic treatment
ST HELIER, Jersey: Patients on the island of Jersey are having to wait up to five years for orthodontic treatment, according to local newspaper the Jersey ...
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 ...
German clear aligner start-up partners with orthodontists
BERLIN, Germany: Remote aligner therapy is convenient and cost-effective for patients, but is this treatment option as sound as visiting an experienced ...
Dentsply Sirona announces acquisition of OraCheck
YORK, Pa., U.S./SALZBURG, Austria: Dentsply Sirona announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement to acquire OraCheck, extraoral and intraoral scanning...
Third European Aligner Society Congress to feature wide array of speakers
ST JULIAN’S, Malta: The European Aligner Society (EAS) recently announced that it will be holding its third congress from 19 to 21 March 2020 in Portomaso...
Campaign to raise awareness of DIY orthodontics risks announced
GLASGOW, UK: At the recent British Orthodontic Conference in Glasgow, the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) and the Oral Health Foundation (OHF) have taken...
Not once but twice—Jay Bowman at BOC 2019
GLASGOW, UK: Attendees of this year’s British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) are the lucky recipients of two presentations by the esteemed American ...
This year’s BOC kicks off in Glasgow
GLASGOW, UK: Dr David Waring, chair of the British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) organising committee, has welcomed attendees to the annual BOC, currently ...
Cheaper smiles rattle orthodontics
LEIPZIG, Germany: Studies have increasingly given credence to the old adage “Smile and the world smiles with you”, but our instinct for mimicking the ...
Teledentistry pioneer invests in mass production of 3-D-printed clear aligners
PALO ALTO, California, U.S.: SmileDirectClub has teamed up with multinational information technology company HP to install 49 Multi Jet Fusion 3-D-printing ...
Genetics a focus at the European Orthodontic Society Congress in Nice
NICE, France: The 95th European Orthodontic Society (EOS) Congress is taking place this week, from 17 to 22 June, at the Nice Acropolis Convention Centre in...
Align Technology awards research grants
SAN JOSE, Calif., US: Align Technology has awarded US$250,000 (€222,000) in research grants as part of its annual research award programme, which seeks to...
AOSC 2019 increases attendance by 20 per cent
SINGAPORE: Recently the Association of Orthodontists (Singapore) Congress (AOSC), organised by the Association of Orthodontists (Singapore), took place at ...
Straumann Group set to enter clear aligner market in China
BASEL, Switzerland/TIANJIN, China: The Straumann Group will be partnering with Tianjin ZhengLi Technology, whose clear aligner system has regulatory ...
German health insurers could scrap payment for fixed orthodontic appliances
BERLIN, Germany: Health insurers have called into question whether they will continue to pay for treatment with fixed appliances after a report on ...
EAS announces speakers for Spring Meeting in Venice
VENICE, Italy: The European Aligner Society (EAS) has announced the line-up for its second Spring Meeting, which will take place from 29 to 31 March 2019 at...
BOC 2019 to focus on orthodontic practice of the future
GLASGOW, UK: The British Orthodontic Society has announced that the theme of the 2019 British Orthodontic Conference (BOC), to be held in Glasgow in ...
No man is an island (not even the orthodontist!)
One of the limits of Western medicine is the rigid division into areas of specialty, which are often considered as independent with minimal interactions ...
New adhesive prevents dental caries around orthodontic brackets
LONDON, UK: Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have produced a new dental adhesive for bonding orthodontic brackets that protects the tooth ...
Interview: It’s time to get on board with digital technology
More than 200,000 children and adults in the UK commenced orthodontic treatment in 2017. One of the most common forms of treatment is the Invisalign Clear ...
“ORTHORA 200s are the Rolls Royces of orthodontic chairs”
“We wanted a modern practice with an industrial touch: concrete floors, wood, steel furniture, black and white,” Dr Boris Dominicus says as he welcomes ...
Interview: There’s more to come
3M is currently extending its portfolio of aesthetic orthodontic solutions. The company’s Excellere 2018 congress marked the official launch of the 3M ...
New study: 7 percent of children in orthodontic care at risk for sleep disorders
CLEVELAND, Ohio, U.S.: Researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine have found that about 7 percent of children between ages...
SureSmile: Dentsply Sirona introduces new clear aligner solution
ORLANDO, Fla., U.S.: With SureSmile, the clinician starts with a digital impression, takes a 2-D or 3-D image, uploads patient photographs, approves the ...
Orthodontists concerned about the emergence of DIY clear aligners
SYDNEY, Australia: Dental tourism and do-it-yourself veneers have been contentious topics of debate in dentistry for some time. For dentists, DIY ...