Amira Yunos
The faculty of dentistry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, upgraded their dental chairs and opened a new simulation laboratory with Planmeca solutions.The previous Planmeca manufactured dental chairs were used for almost twenty yearsThe faculty of dentistry at UBC hosts around 500 students across their...
The company saw an upward trend in the number of dental professionals taking online training as well as a return to in-person training in 2022. To meet this increased demand, Dentsply Sirona has launched new online curricula through its Dentsply Sirona Academy.Its clinical education programmes were said to reach...
By Dr Luis De Bellis, adjunct professor at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of ChileA vital step in 3D printing biocompatible parts, Dr Luis De Bellis explains why the post-processing step requires quality assurance in the form of biocompatibility and mechanical property testing.Venturing into the 3D printing...
Dr Kassapa Ellepola — a Sri Lankan researcher working at the University of Illinois Chicago, US — has been awarded US$50,000 for dental research innovation at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) conference on 21 Jun 2023, held in Bogotá, Colombia.Dr Kassapa EllepolaAs an alumnus of Trinity College,...
Solutions company for health care professionals Henry Schein has announced Practice Green — an international initiative designed to encourage practitioners, practice teams, and dental laboratories to become more eco-friendly and to help empower the health care community to establish sustainable practices.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 2030...
By Nina Garlo-Melkas, communications manager, Koite HealthResearch has showed a direct link between oral health and sports performance. Annimari Korte, a Finnish Olympic athlete, was disappointed when sports bodies such as her home country’s Olympic committee do not support the oral health of athletes like they support general...
Dentsply Sirona World 2023 — on 21-23 Sep 2023 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, US — will feature two live procedures for participants to observe and learn from. Dr Mark Ludlow and Dr Lynne Thomas will perform transformative implant and endodontic procedures respectively which will be livestreamed...
More than 500 participants from 40 countries joined 50 international speakers at Dentsply Sirona implant solutions world summit, which took place in Athens, Greece from 8-10 Jun 2023.The three-day event brought professionals from the implant dentistry communityThe presentations, topics and opportunities to experience solutions firsthand at the Inspiration...
Finnish healthcare technology manufacturer Planmeca has donated five furnished mobile dental clinics to Ukraine.The mobile clinics were delivered to their destination on 21 Jun 2023To help deliver dental services in the war-torn country, each mobile clinic is equipped with a Planmeca dental unit, an autoclave, and other equipment and...
