August 13, 2011 News CAD/CAMRestorative

I’d donate a kidney for a clinical example

by ken

This is such a routine procedure and yet it is fraught with risk……there is something close to 20K dentists in Canada, 19K alone in the GTA. Surely, don’t call me Shirley, someone has a clinical example of this concern that…

August 2, 2011 News CAD/CAMComputer softwareDental industryInnovations in dentistryNew TechnologiesTechnologyTrends in Dental Education

3M Donation Advances Digital Dentistry at U.S. Dental Schools

by ken

From Market Watch – the Wall Street Journal – August 1, 2011 Schools that meet established criteria to receive Lava Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. Systems ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — By the end of 2011, dental programs…

July 26, 2011 News CAD/CAM

Is standardization the key to CAD/CAM’s future? I’m farklempt, talk amongst yourselves

by ken

From Dr. Bicuspid – Kathy Kincaide Standardization is the key to just about everything in technology from cables to open source code….in the dental world, like CONNECTIVITY – it’s the only way to make TRUE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY pervasive. July…

July 19, 2011 News CAD/CAMDental LaboratoriesInnovations in dentistryNew TechnologiesTechnologyTrends in Dentistry

Sirona, Cadent, envision TEC Lead Digital Dental Technology Sales in $11 Billion Dental Prosthetics and CAD/CAM Market

by ken

That’s BILLION with a “B”…….Rupert Murdoch speak……..I hacked his financials, I know it’s a “B”. VANCOUVER, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – According to a new report by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net), the leading global authority in medical device and dental market research, the…

June 12, 2011 News CAD/CAM

How an 18th Century French Mathematician Inspires Modern CAD/CAM Dentistry

by ken

From Starget The work of Pierre-Simon Laplace, a French mathematician – think Descartes et al – was pivotal to the development of mathematical astronomy and physics.  He formulated Laplace’s equation and pioneered the Laplace transform…… Read more – Page 38

May 13, 2011 News CAD/CAMInnovations in dentistryNew TechnologiesTechnology

Sirona launches Cerec 4.0

by ken

From Dr. Bicuspid – May 13, 2011 Sirona Dental Systems unveiled its newly revamped Cerec dental CAD/CAM system this week at the California Dental Association (CDA) spring meeting in Anaheim. “This is much more than an upgrade,” noted Roddy MacLeod, vice…

March 30, 2011 News CAD/CAMRestorative

Dental imaging co Cadent bought for $190m

by ken

Cadent has raised $75 million since its was founded in 1995. 30 March 11 10:58, Adi Ben-Israel Dental imaging device developer Cadent Holdings Inc. has been acquired by Align Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq; ALGN) for $190 million in cash. Based in Carlstadt,New Jersey, and…

March 28, 2011 News CAD/CAMGeneral NewsImplantologyInnovations in dentistryRestorative

3M ESPE and Straumann collaborate to develop a streamlined digital workflow for restorative dentistry

by ken

By Marty Jablow – Dental News and Technology Blog •    Companies plan to connect 3MTM ESPETM LavaTM Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. to the Straumann® CARES® digital platform for restoration of Straumann implants.•    Companies plan to offer new 3M ESPE CAD/CAM…

March 4, 2011 News CAD/CAMCone beam computed tomographyGeneral NewsImplantologyTrends in Dentistry

Astra Tech is ON FIRE!!!!!

by ken

3Shape and Astra Tech have agreed on a global strategic alliance. The scandinavian companies intend to develop of a new software. (DTI/Photo courtesy of Dimitriy Shironosov) Mar 4, 2011 | EUROPE Scandinavian dental specialists form global alliance by Yvonne Bachmann,…

February 21, 2011 News CAD/CAMTrends in Dentistry

CAD/CAM technologies are EXPLODING!!

by ken

From Dental Tribune: Two new products from Sirona Dental Systems have been named among 2010’s most innovative tools for the dental laboratory industry by the Journal of Dental Technology (JDT). Sirona’s inEos Blue desktop scanner and CEREC and inLab Biogeneric…

February 18, 2011 News CAD/CAMDental Laboratories

It never was a 2 dimensional world………

by ken

Copenhagen, December 23, 2010 – 3Shape A/S, the user-acclaimed worldwide leader in 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, has released its next generation Dental SystemTM2010 to the market. This latest pacesetting software for Dental CAD/CAM solutions brings new and highly sophisticated…

October 12, 2010 News Implantology

Explosive Growth in Dental Implants and CAD/CAM

by ken

According to new dental reports by iData Research, the U.S. market for dental implants is expected to regain double-digit growth by 2013, and will help drive the dental prosthetic market to reach over 82 million prosthetic placements by 2016. In addition, the dental…

August 30, 2010 News Keeping you guessing

More from CEREC 25

by melissa

Another couple of busy days filled with great speakers and lots of fun! One of the hardest parts of Friday morning was choosing which of the 15 speakers to go and hear! So I tried to catch a little bit…

June 1, 2010 News CAD/CAM

Validating trends – Consider the advocate……..

by ken

Cadent and The Pankey Institute Establish iTero Grant Program Image via CrunchBase CARLSTADT, N.J. – April. 16, 2010 – Cadent, the leading provider of 3-D digital and CAD/CAM solutions for orthodontics and dentistry, announced today the establishment of a grant…

May 27, 2010 News CAD/CAM

CAD/CAM – deep in the heart of Texas

by ken

DALLAS, USA: Dentistry will be presented bigger than ever on the world’s largest high-definition screen. That’s according to organizers of CADapalooza ’10, an event scheduled for 17-19 June at the new Cowboys Stadium in Texas. Dental professionals are invited to…

May 15, 2010 News CAD/CAM

Soup to nuts, CAD/CAM style

by ken

Image via Wikipedia At the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Straumann introduced an array of integrated computer-based technologies that have been designed to increase confidence,safety, precision and reliability in implant and restorative dentistry. Under the new umbrella brand of Straumann…