Neoss Group is pleased to announce that Professor Neil Meredith will again be an integral part of the Neoss family. Professor Meredith, together with Fredrik Engman, founded Neoss back in 2000 and served as the CEO for a decade, leading the company from a start-up to an established dental implant company with exceptional growth and success.

“It is with great pleasure to welcome Professor Neil Meredith back to Neoss. Neil was not only one of the founders of Neoss, he invented the RFA, the diagnostic technique that has since become Osstell. I really look forward to working with Neil,” says Dr. Robert Gottlander, CEO and President of Neoss Group.

Professor Meredith has been placing and restoring dental implants for over thirty years. After completing an MSc in Fixed Prosthodontics at the Eastman in London in 1987 he was awarded a PhD at Imperial College in 1992. In that same year he invented the use of Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) to measure dental implant stability, a technique that has now become the international benchmark known as Osstell. He undertook research with P-I Brånemark and Tomas Albrektsson in Gothenburg, Sweden and was awarded a second PhD from the University of Gothenburg for the RFA in 1996. He then returned to the UK, where he served as Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials at Leeds University. Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, he subsequently co-founded Neoss with Fredrik Engman.

“I´m very happy and excited to rejoin Neoss and to resume my involvement in what I helped to create. I´m looking forward to the journey with both fresh faces and the familiar ones from the early days. Thanks to Robert for providing me with this opportunity and looking forward to being a part of the continued success of Neoss,” says Professor Neil Meredith, Specialist Prosthodontist in Brisbane, Australia.

Professor Meredith moved to Australia to return to Academia as Professor of Dental Implantology and Prosthodontics at University of Queensland. He practices clinically as a surgeon and specialist prosthodontist. In 2015 Neil became Head of Dentistry at James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. In 2020 Neil left his university ties to work in specialist practice. He continues to teach as the Dean of the Post Graduate Institute of Dental Surgery.

Uncompromised quality backed by assurance of support

Today Planmeca announced the option of a total of 10 years of warranty on all Planmeca 3D CBCT units. The ability to extend the product warranty reinforces the trusted pledge to stand by its customers. Planmeca has earned a reputation for the highest product quality benchmarks from its strict manufacturing and testing that meets or exceeds worldwide compliance standards. The extensive range of Planmeca 3D imaging products meet all clinical needs of general and specialty dentistry, and now include the added benefit of long-term protection and return on investment.

“Planmeca has set the industry bar for product innovation to meet the needs of dentistry today and with a vision of the future,” stated Vice-President of Marketing and Education Lou Vodopivec. “It’s a natural elevation of our commitment to our customers – both clinicians and our dealers – to provide peace of mind and assurance in their choice of Planmeca products. Selecting a 3D imaging unit is a major capital investment for many practices. Unfortunately, many manufacturers do not include reliable ongoing support. With Planmeca, there are no transactional relationships; we are here to help transform dentistry. Our 10-year warranty reaffirms our commitment to enduring partnerships.”

The Planmeca warranty includes coverage of all parts including the unit’s sensor, remote technical support, and updates to Planmeca Romexis® software. Planmeca Romexis is the only comprehensive software solution that operates with the full range of Planmeca 3D and 2D imaging and CAD/CAM dentistry. In addition, the open architecture allows for integration with third-party systems, including cloud based and PACS servers, and practice management systems, including Epic Wisdom.

Planmeca is the industry leader in developing product features that focus on safety, including Planmeca Ultra Low Dose™ for an average of 77% reduction* in radiation dose, Planmeca CALM® for patient movement correction, and AutoFocus™ for image consistency. As a result, the dental industry model for quality patient care begins and ends with Planmeca 3D imaging technology.

*According to “Dosimetry of Orthodontic Diagnostic FOVs Using Low Dose CBCT Protocol” by JB Ludlow and J Koivisto 

World premieres and many innovations at IDS 100 year anniversary

exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, announced multiple new products and service offerings, two limited-time software discounts, and a full spectrum of live education opportunities for attendees at the International Dental Show (IDS) 2023. With 11 demo stations and hourly live smile design sessions, exocad invited attendees to “Imagine the CADabilities” and discover its many software solutions for labs and clinics at the company’s newly branded booth in Koelnmesse’s hall 1. exocad’s Smile Creator Experience, the step-by-step live demo on how to use Smile Creator, took center stage as visitors stopped by to see the smile design process in person and ask the team of experts questions.

“This is a special year as the dental industry celebrates 100 years of IDS, and it’s a special year for exocad,” said Tillmann Steinbrecher, CEO of exocad. “We took the opportunity IDS provided to connect with our global community and to launch several new products, promotions and service opportunities to streamline workflows and improve outcomes.”

New products and services

At IDS, exocad introduced the final three releases of its 3.1 Rijeka software series: exoplan 3.1 Rijeka, for prosthetic-driven implant planning and surgical guide design, ChairsideCAD 3.1 Rijeka, for single-visit dentistry, and PartialCAD 3.1 Rijeka, for partial framework design.

The new software solutions include all the hallmarks of exocad software – stability, robustness, ease of use and an open architecture that allows seamless workflows and smooth integrations with users’ hardware of choice.

New AI-enhanced visualization for patient acceptance

Attendees showed great interest in the presentation of two upcoming, highly innovative software solutions for patient acceptance: TruSmile Video and a 3D face scan app. Both products were shown to the public for the first time at IDS as a sneak preview of the future of smile design.

With TruSmile Video, a new anterior tooth design is presented in a short video that shows the face of a patient who is speaking and smiling. From this video and the Smile Creator design, AI technology generates a realistic video to help increase patient understanding of potential treatment outcomes. Visitors were captivated by the realism of the AI patient videos and the new possibilities they offer.

The newly developed 3D face scan app enables realistic 3D scans of patients’ faces via a mobile phone camera, without any additional hardware. The camera is used to scan each patient's face in the app, and the AI-based software calculates a detailed 3D model, which is then loaded into the Smile Creator software. This makes 3D face scanning an affordable and accessible alternative to using photos for smile design.

Strategic partners and special offers

To support labs looking to outsource overflow work and expand service offerings, exocad announced third-party design services enabled through its dentalshare platform. exocad software users can outsource design requests and receive the completed case designs while staying within exocad’s dentalshare platform. exocad has initially partnered with the Vancouver-based dental technology company Evident to offer this service and plans to add further design service providers in the future.

exocad offered IDS attendees the chance to test many of the new DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka modules and features like the new FullDenture IV add-on module available through Ivoclar. With FullDenture IV users can design dentures for Ivoclar’s Ivotion Denture System, providing a complete workflow for the digital production of high-quality, removable dentures. exocad also recently launched InCAD intraoral camera support for DentalCAD with iTero NIRI (near-infrared imaging) technology now visible within exocad design software. This enables technicians to see the internal and external tooth structures for better restoration designs. DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka users now can also purchase the xSNAP Module to create models with printable articulators. The 3D articulator through xSNAP is easily attached to the model in DentalCAD and produced with the model in users’ 3D printer of choice.

exocad rolled out two, limited-time special offers at IDS, the ULTIMATE XXL and Software Swap, both available March 1–April 30, 2023. The ULTIMATE XXL offer allows users who purchase a new DentalCAD Ultimate Bundle to receive three complimentary exoplan core licenses for one year. With this offer, for example, a lab can retain one exoplan license for its own use and give the other two licenses to clinical customers of its choice to motivate them to dive into guided surgery. The second offer, Software Swap, provides a discount on a new exocad DentalCAD Ultimate Bundle license to customers who trade in their current, non-exocad CAD licenses.

Connection, scavenger hunt and social outreach at IDS

Visitors to exocad’s booth at IDS had the opportunity to connect with exocad’s own experts, as well as dental thought leaders Dr. Gulshan Murgai and Dr. Guilherme Saavedra, who presented exocad’s software solutions. Attendees took part in a scavenger hunt to visit the booths and demos of exocad’s resellers and received special prizes. Attendees could also buy T-Shirts with a special “Viva Colonia!” design, exocad’s limited edition IDS T-Shirt, available for sale only at IDS 2023 in Cologne. The company said all proceeds will be donated to Mini Molars Cambodia e.V., a Hamburg-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing dental care for children in need in Phnom Penh.

Additional information is available at exocad.com/IDS

exocad names its releases after EU “European Capitals of Culture” and selected the Croatian city of Rijeka for this release cycle.    

Planmeca Romexis® is the most powerful software platform for dentistry, offering an extensive range of tools for dental imaging, diagnosis and treatment planning for all indications and dental specialties. At the International Dental Show 2023, Planmeca is proud to introduce several improvements and new AI-based tools to Romexis, which help optimise the daily tasks at a dental practice and make working with patient images and treatment planning even easier and faster.

Planmeca Romexis® is a flexible and powerful software platform that supports the most versatile range of 2D and 3D imaging as well as CAD/CAM work and provides an all-in-one solution for all specialities and clinics of all sizes. Planmeca has a strong and proven record of steadily adding new features and improvements to Romexis, allowing its users to always work with the latest innovations in digital dentistry. At IDS 2023, Planmeca is excited to introduce several improvements and new features to the software.

For the 3D imaging module, Planmeca is introducing a new AI-based feature, Romexis Smart. It allows the automatic segmentation and recognition of anatomies, such as teeth, nerves, jaws, airways, and sinuses, which enables easier and faster use of the software and an excellent visualisation of the case for patient education. With the help of artificial intelligence, CBCT images and intraoral scans are also automatically mapped. Thanks to the automatic tooth number recognition, a CBCT volume can be easily navigated just by clicking on the tooth number in the tooth chart and the software centres all views on the tooth of interest.

In addition, the recently released Planmeca Romexis® CAD/CAM module is expanding with a Planmeca Romexis® Ortho Simulator feature. With Romexis Ortho Simulator, intraoral scans can be used to simulate the true potential of a patient’s smile in a matter of minutes. The AI-based algorithm of the module creates simulation proposals for orthodontic cases and makes it easy to discuss treatment possibilities and showcase the potential of clear aligner treatments with patients. The proposals can also be adjusted manually with fast and intuitive simulation tools.

The Planmeca Romexis® CMF Surgery module for craniomaxillofacial surgery planning has been spiced up with new features and improvements to existing functionalities. The segmentation procedures have been improved and can even be fully automated with the new Romexis Smart tools. Additionally, landmarks can now be detected automatically, helping clinicians save precious time. The visualisation of a case has also been brought to a whole new level as it now includes the possibility to simulate changes in the soft tissues, which the patient can expect following the surgery.

On top of that, Romexis is offering a new service for users interested in time-savings and an AI-based image analysis service for intraoral X-ray images. Planmeca is launching a collaboration with Pearl to make Second Opinion service available within the Romexis platform. With the click of a button, users will receive AI evaluations of their intraoral X-ray images directly in Romexis for further examination and treatment planning. In addition to saving the clinician’s time, the analysis feature is an incredibly powerful tool for patient education and communication as it helps visualise caries, calculus and other findings in an X-ray image. The service also numbers the teeth and performs periodontic measurements automatically. Currently, the services supports both bitewing and periapical images, with support for panoramic images forthcoming.

“Our ultimate goal with Planmeca Romexis is to make the work of its users easier and help them create value with intuitive and easy-to-use software tools. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, Romexis helps clinicians to analyse data more quickly and accurately as well as use their time more efficiently. At the same time, we are taking data privacy and security very seriously and have built security into the software since day one. We are extremely proud that all Romexis users can follow responsible practices and meet tightening regulatory requirements for data security all around the world while using intelligent software tools that make their work flow,” states Helianna Puhlin-Nurminen, Vice President of Digital Imaging and Applications at Planmeca.

Planmeca is presenting Planmeca Romexis and its new features and modules at IDS 2023.

Second annual Women in DSO Award recognizes Mattingly’s many professional accomplishments

Sage Dental, a leading dental service organization (DSO) committed to providing consistent, high-quality care, as well as non-clinical business and administrative services to affiliated practices, is honored to share that Misty Mattingly, Senior Vice President and Chief Dental Hygiene Officer, received the 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award in the Clinical Leadership category.

Now in its second year, the Women in DSO Leadership Awards recognize women in DSOs who have emerged as leaders in their field and have made a marked difference across the dental industry, trailblazing new paths for others to follow.

“I hope that my work as a leader in the DSO space helps pave the way for other women in the industry and better positions them for leadership roles within DSOs,” said Misty Mattingly. “With DSOs growing at such an unprecedented rate, they will need smart, dedicated, and determined leaders. I hope to inspire all women in the dental industry, especially hygienists, to pursue leadership roles and advance to the next level in their careers.”

As a recipient, Mattingly was granted $10,000 to support personal and professional development. Mattingly plans to utilize a portion of the funds to create a scholarship that would contribute to the education of a future DSO hygienist. Mattingly’s award was announced on Thursday, March 9th at a ceremony during Women in DSO’s Annual Conference, which brings together the brightest minds in DSOs for a two-day event of networking, learning, and mentorship.

“Women in DSO was established as a platform to highlight, empower, and support the contributions of women in dental service organizations,” said Dr. Aman Kaur, Founder and President of Women in DSO. “We created the Women in DSO Leadership Awards to celebrate the accomplishments and impact that these women leaders have made across our industry.”

In January 2023, Mattingly was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Hygiene Officer, one of the first women in the United States to hold this role at a DSO.

In addition to her role at Sage, Mattingly serves as the Vice President of the Georgia Board of Dentistry, where she was appointed to a five-year board term that began in 2020. She continues to be a strong advocate for expanding access to dental care regardless of socio-economic and geographic barriers.  

Announced at IDS Conference: New, More Sustainable Production Solution Enables Significant Cost Advantages with up to 65% Increase in Throughput and Less Material Required Per Print

Carbon, the leading 3D printing technology company, announced today a new production solution that may enable clear aligner manufacturers to dramatically reduce cost per part while simultaneously increasing throughput. The Carbon® Gen 2 aligner model solution includes new proprietary software and high-performance resin that integrates with Carbon’s existing printer hardware and aligner model workflow.

The Gen 2 aligner model solution will offer new and existing customers integration with Carbon’s existing clear aligner workflow which is utilized by leading aligner manufacturers to produce millions of custom clear aligners globally each month. It consists of the Carbon L1 printer, solventless spin cleaning solution, as well as API-based software that automates the hollowing, nesting, and batching of models to be printed. Using software engineered in parallel with Carbon's new UMA 20 resin, Carbon’s new production solution automatically hollows models, a revolutionary approach that creates a cost-effective and sustainable solution for clear aligner manufacturers. This new solution offers Carbon customers the potential to reduce material consumption by up to 40 percent per model while increasing throughput up to 65 percent with the Carbon L1 printer.

The Gen 2 aligner model solution offers aligner manufacturers new innovations while leveraging their current Carbon subscription and may lead to:

● Decreased Cost Per Part: Cost per part is decreased by increasing throughput while simultaneously decreasing resin usage per part. Completely automated hollowing saves up to 40 percent of resin per part based on Carbon testing.

● Increased Throughput: The automated hollowing software, paired with the UMA 20 resin, enables increased part throughput of up to 65 percent based on Carbon testing.

● Improved Sustainability: Improved solvent-free model cleaning eliminates solvent waste and allows resin to be reclaimed for future use.

“Workingwith the top clear aligner companies has given us insight into the barriers this industry faces on a daily basis. We heard from customers and we took action to create efficiencies and cost savings in the clear aligner workflow,” said Terri Capriolo, Senior Vice President, Oral Health at Carbon. “This new aligner workflow is designed to enable Carbon customers to reduce cost per part while simultaneously improving model throughput with a more sustainable production process.”

The Carbon® Gen 2 aligner model solution will be available to customers in the second half of 2023. It will be showcased at the IDS Conference, a leading global trade fair for the dental community, taking place in Cologne from March 14-18, 2023. For additional information please visit: https://www.carbon3d.com/industries/clear-aligners.

At the 2023 International Dental Show (IDS), Carestream Dental is proud to accelerate the industry's transition to digital dentistry by enabling practice optimization, efficiency and growth. This year’s show marks Carestream Dental’s post-pandemic return to the biennial event, where the company will be connecting the industry to an open and smarter world.

Whether they work in one operatory, manage dozens of locations or even own and operate a DSO, show attendees can look forward to solutions sized to meet their practice and business needs. At the show, Carestream Dental will introduce the Neo Edition of the CS 7200 imaging plate system, demonstrating its continued investments in innovation. Other Neo and Evo Editions of its CBCT systems will also be on display. These enhanced systems build on proven technology and help doctors and their teams do more for their patients, increasing the value of their investment.

Market-driven innovation, like Carestream Dental’s cloud-based software, gives oral healthcare professionals the ability to aggregate information and collaborate across locations and between business partners. Sensei Cloud, the most comprehensive practice management solution in the industry, gives business owners a high-level overview of practice health with rich KPI dashboards, no matter the location. On the clinical side, the Imaging and Case Collaboration (ICC) app makes collaborating on implant cases faster and easier, with secure file/image sharing and built-in communication tools.

Carestream Dental is also automating workflows with intelligent AI-based technology that takes the guesswork out of dentistry and frees up clinicians and team members to focus on other important needs. For example, AI Insights automatically analyzes panoramic X-rays; the award-winning CS 9600 features AI-powered positioning; and even Carestream Dental’s new virtual assistant, Cassidy, uses AI to help point customers in the right direction and get the answers they need. Sensei Patient Solutions even automate many tedious practice management tasks so team members can focus on more important work.

Ultimately, it’s all about choice. Carestream Dental gives the industry access to an open platform that helps oral healthcare professionals work with their preferred device, partners, labs and insurance companies. The new IO Scanner Link feature of CS Imaging version 8 software* lets doctors integrate their existing Carestream Dental imaging equipment with leading third-party intraoral scanners. Additionally, the Prosthetic-Driven Implant Planning (PDIP) module now accepts scans from major intraoral scanners and Smop software enables clinicians and laboratories to collaborate on implant design, surgical guide design and surgical planning—regardless of the device they are using.

When it comes to choice, Carestream Dental is proud to offer three unique brands to connect and advance professionals, practices, patients, images, devices, labs and management software. Carestream Dental, the company’s imaging technology solutions portfolio, delivers advanced, yet intuitive, digital imaging and systems to capture the data that doctors need for more confident diagnoses and treatment planning. The Sensei brand portfolio delivers best-in-class dental practice software powered by innovative digital management solutions that can handle everything from streamlining patient scheduling to enabling online payments to providing insight on practice health. And new advancements with Swissmeda, Carestream Dental’s market-leading software and clinical solutions brand, include implant case planning, guided surgery assistance, software and data intelligence to empower doctors to connect and collaborate seamlessly to achieve greater outcomes for patients.

To learn more about how Carestream Dental connects you to an open, smarter workflow, visit Carestream Dental in Hall 10.2 – Stand L40 or click here.

*CS Imaging version 8 software connects to multiple intraoral scanner acquisition software not developed by Carestream Dental and permits the delivery of intraoral scans from third-party software to CS Imaging. 

This Year's Theme, "Prosthodontics: Classic To Contemporary" represents a focus on saving and restoring teeth to optimal function and natural beauty.

This year Pankey will hold their annual symposium at the Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort on Amelia Island, Florida from September 28th-30th.

"Our theme this year was chosen because dentistry has seen a renewed focus towards saving natural teeth," explained Dr. Lee Ann Brady, Executive Director & Director of Education. "Saving teeth was a core driver of Dr. L.D. Pankey's career and his primary goal was to help his patient's save their teeth and restore them to natural beauty and function."

This year's Pankey Symposium is focused on prosthodontic techniques to ensure the health, beauty and function of a natural dentition. The presenters will explore new cutting edge techniques and revisit some classical processes that are being applied today using new materials and technology.

Presenters and Presentations Include:

"Worn Dentition: Two Approaches" - Riccardo Ammannato, DDS

"The Cross Roads: Pathways To Collaborative Excellence" – Michael Melkers, DDS, MAGD

"Implant Jeopardy" - Michael Scherb, DMD

"Guided Implant Surgery: Yomi Robot" - Michael Costa, DDS, MHA

"Teeth, TMD, Or ?" - Mary Charles Haigler, DMD, MS

"Digital Dentures: An Efficient & Effective Reality" - Wael Garine, DDS

"The Prosthetic Potpourri: The Search" - Alexander Wuensche, CDT

The meeting is being sponsored by Bay View Dental Laboratory, Brasseler USA, Brown & Brown Insurance, ColumbiaBank, Dental Ceramics Inc, DMG America, GC America, ivoclar, Kettenbach Dental, Panadent, QuickSplint, and Whip Mix.

On Friday, September 29th there will be a 5K Fun Run/Walk, supporting scholarships for dental students and residents to attend the organization's flagship "Essentials 1" program. Following the 5K will be a "Havana Nights Party", featuring dance instructors and a buffet dinner. Separate registration is required, which supports the Ozzie Asbjornson scholarships allowing two dental students to attend the Symposium each year.

Saturday's schedule includes the Dental Heros Luncheon which celebrates individuals who stand out in their commitment to the organization's shared vision. The meeting closes with a cocktail reception and dinner, followed by live entertainment and dancing.

For more information about the 2023 Pankey Symposium, visit https://symposium.pankey.org.

Watch the Official Pankey Symposium 2023 teaser video: https://youtu.be/y5pDRTcdx20.

Lab Session Will Provide Firsthand Experience using the Company's Award-Winning Waterlase All-Tissue Laser

Annual Tequila & Tongue Ties Conference to be held in Scottsdale, AZ, on April 21-22, 2023

BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), the global leader in dental lasers, today announced plans to host its annual Tequila & Tongue Ties conference, a gathering of key opinion leaders (KOLs) and dental clinicians to further educate the medical community on tethered oral tissues (TOTs), including lip-ties and tongue-ties in infants and children, which affects a significant number of newborns. TOTs occur when the frenulums, which are the connective pieces of tissues between the tongue and floor of the mouth, or the lip and gum, are short or thick and limit the movement of the lips, cheek, and tongue.

The annual conference, which will be attended by dentists throughout the U.S., will be held in Scottsdale, AZ, on April 21-22, 2023. The relaxed environment will offer a positive educational experience for dental clinicians and feature clinical speakers, including Dr. Ben Curtis, Dr. Linda Murzyn-Dantzer, Dr. Cherish Leung, Dr. Leslie Blackburn, Dr. Amanda Hankins, and Dr. Trudy-Ann Frazer. Additional speakers include Olivia Smith from Elite Dental Medical Billing and Allison Lacoursiere from Clear Coaching, a social media consulting business.

This year's theme will focus on full team implementation of tongue-tie treatment and practice management. BIOLASE will have a variety of doctors speaking on their personal experiences and successes they have had building out a laser tongue-tie program, techniques on using a laser to perform the frenectomy procedure, medical billing and documentation, and social media/marketing consulting. The Company will be providing a laser lab setup, which will give dental practitioners hands-on experience using the Waterlase all-tissue laser with simulated tissues.

"We are committed to resolving all dental conditions with our award-winning products, especially those that can lead to other serious medical conditions," commented John Beaver, President and Chief Executive Officer of BIOLASE. "We received an overwhelmingly positive response following the initial conference last year. This year's conference allows us to build upon its success to further educate the dental community and discuss best practices to ensure a happy future for tongue-tied children."

Tequila & Tongue Ties is one of the many educational offerings from the Company's successful Waterlase Academy, BIOLASE Education's home for resources, courses, and content related to all-tissue laser education. Other live education offerings include seminars, classroom training focused on specific dental disciplines, and in-office on-demand training. The Company's Waterlase Academy also offers virtual education with live webinars, on-demand webinars, and podcasts.  

Healthcare technology manufacturer Planmeca has started a collaboration with Europe’s leading water technology company BWT. As a result of this partnership, the companies are introducing new water treatment solutions for dental units and autoclaves. The solutions will be presented for the first time at IDS 2023 in Cologne.

Planmeca x BWT Clean Water Systems are the result of the collaboration between two internationally renowned brands, bringing together Planmeca’s dental care technology and BWT’s water treatment expertise. The aim of the partnership is to provide optimal and reliable water treatment solutions for dental clinics around the world. The solutions are designed for clinics of all sizes and ensure that clean water is always available for dental units and autoclaves.

Clean water is essential in a clinic environment: it supports the safety of the clinic staff and helps to ensure a risk-free treatment environment for patients. Clean water is also needed to keep dental units, autoclaves, instruments, and other dental equipment functioning properly.

The Planmeca x BWT Clean Water Systems product range includes water treatment solutions for different needs and different clinic environments.

For individual dental units, the product range offers Planmeca Patrol™ by BWT, a dental unit integrated water filtration system that doesn’t require any external filters. The system removes unwanted particles from the water entering the unit, prevents limescale formation, adjusts water hardness and improves the smell and taste of the water. Filtered water will help keep dental units and instruments functioning properly, preventing unexpected service calls and downtime.

The product range also includes water filtration systems for individual autoclaves and for clinics with multiple dental units and autoclaves, as well as water disinfection solutions for clinics and dental schools. The disinfection solutions bring significant time and cost savings to larger clinic environments, since they keep dental unit waterlines continuously clean without the need for separate waterline cleaning.

“We are happy to have started this collaboration with BWT, a company renowned for its water technology solutions. Our dental units and their water treatment know-how are a perfect match, and there is enormous potential to expand this cooperation into new areas and new innovative solutions in the future,” says Tuomas Jurvanen, Vice President for Planmeca’s dental care units.

“We are proud of the collaboration with Planmeca. It is an honour to provide BWT water treatment systems for their customers around the world. The clinic owners will benefit from a sustainable clean water solution for dental units and autoclaves with a minimum consumption of the earth's resources,” says Tonni Bechmann Angelsø, Global Dental Business Manager from BWT.

Discover Planmeca x BWT Clean Water Systems at IDS 2023 from 14−18 March in Hall 1, Stand A20−C29.