Dental Care

Fostering equitable oral healthcare access alongside environmental sustainability


STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The Humble Smile Foundation was established in 2015 by its president, Dr Darren Weiss, who felt that dentistry was not accessible to the people who needed it the most. The foundation works to build a bridge between dentistry and general healthcare, and a guiding thread in achieving its goals is awareness of the need for dentistry to be responsible.
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Dental Maintenance

2021 Invisalign Scientific Symposium presents efficacy and applicability of clear aligners


LONDON, UK: From 2 to 3 July, Align Technology presented its third Invisalign Scientific Symposium, which was held in a digital format for the second time and was broadcast from the Align Studios in the UK. The event provided an excellent blend of advanced scientific content, inspiring lectures delivered by enthusiastic renowned speakers and the opportunity to socialise with like-minded peers. Key topics included the efficacy of the Invisalign system and clear aligners as a treatment option in young patients. Over 1,200 orthodontists from 60 countries attended the symposium, which was concluded by a high-quality poster presentation.
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Fighting SARS-CoV-2 with mouthwashes—study adds to evidence of efficacy


BADALONA, Spain: Mouthwashes that contain cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) have been found to reduce by at least one thousand times the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. Researchers in Spain tested CPC-containing mouthwashes against variants of SARS-CoV-2, including the Alpha variant, and said that such mouth rinses could constitute a cost-effective measure to aid in the reduction of viral transmission.
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Dental Services

Newest digital tools from Amann Girrbach are patient oriented and enhance teamwork


KOBLACH, Austria: Digitisation in the dental industry is unstoppable—it heralds change and, at the same time, offers unlimited potential. In addition to a number of innovations to its proven CAD/CAM products and materials, the company will focus on solutions for interdisciplinary cooperation between dental laboratories and dental practices at its IDS booth (#A010–B011 in Hall 3.2).

Dental Care

Dental electric motor company Micro-NX to launch handpiece line-up at IDS 2021


DAEGU, South Korea: Micro-NX is a South Korean company that specialises in manufacturing dental electric motors, including motors for implant surgery procedures. Its electric motors are manufactured using a technology patented in China, Japan and the US. They are exported worldwide and are growing in popularity. At IDS 2021, Micro-NX will launch a new line of products, including contra-angle and straight handpieces available in gear ratios 1:1, 16:1 and 20:1.
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Efficiency and versatility—pioneer in graphene nanotechnology in dentistry to exhibit at IDS


PATERNA, Spain: Graphenano Dental is part of the Graphenano group of companies, dedicated to incorporating graphene into numerous applications and a leader in industrial scale production of different types of graphenes and other nanostructures. During IDS 2021, dental professionals will have the opportunity to learn more about the company’s products and its graphene nano-reinforced biopolymer G-CAM disc in particular.

Dental Care

Colgate Oral Health Network celebrates a decade of service to dental professionals


NEW YORK, U.S.: Launched in 2011 and sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive, Colgate Oral Health Network (COHN) is the dental team’s one-stop resource for free dental continuing education (CE). The site offers over 200 CE units at any one time, and members can choose from a range of dental topics offered by internationally recognized experts in a variety of formats, including live and recorded webinars, articles, and most recently, CE podcasts.

Dental Care

Interview: “IDS will light the way for the whole dental industry”


From 22 to 25 September, Cologne will once again become the place to be for dental professionals when the 39th edition of IDS takes place. Mark Stephen Pace, chairman of the Association of the German Dental Industry (VDDI), discussed his optimism ahead of the event and the innovations that he sees as drivers of the dental industry’s future.
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