James Yau
The Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the Provision of and Access to Dental Services in Australia has commenced its inaugural public hearing.
Held at the Crowne Plaza on 14 Aug, the hearing has brought together stakeholders with first-hand experience of barriers to dental care including the Australian Dental Association Western...
Clinical stage medical device company RevBio has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to start a 20-patient clinical trial to examine the safety and efficacy of its new biomaterial formulation.
The biomaterial is a more rapidly replaced and pH modified porous formulation of the company’s bone adhesive,...
Distributor of oral healthcare technology and supplies Benco Dental is set to offer Planmeca and Asiga products. These includes Planmeca’s Romexis software and Asiga’s line of dental 3D printers and printing materials.Planmeca has a variety of digital offerings, including cone- beam computed tomography systems (CBCT), open architecture computer-aided design...
American distributor of medical and dental supplies Henry Schein, has announced the launch of its new equipment repair subscription. The subscription — Henry Schein thrive service plus, delivered by ServiceFirst — is offered as part of the Henry Shein thrive rewards programme.
This subscription plan offers comprehensive access to the...
SMILE Health has announced a new cohort for the second year of its programme which features of five startups and 21 partners. The programme aims for solutions that make oral health more accessible, equitable and integrated with overall health. It is organised by CareQuest Innovation partners, a company focused...
The Indian Parliament has passed the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023, on 8 Aug in a step towards enhancing healthcare quality and aligning dental education with global standards. This legislation underscores the government's “unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest standards of dental care for its citizens,” said the Ministry...
For what is said to be the first time at Dentsply Sirona (DS) World 2023, the event will feature two livestream transformative implant and endodontic procedures on the event’s main stage by Dr Mark Ludlow and Dr Lynne Thomas.
In addition, the ‘Ultimate Experience in Digital Dentistry’ will showcase an...
Three-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) analysis can now be integrated into SoftSmile’s orthodontic treatments in its treatment planning software, VISION. The move enables orthodontists to “confidently create” customised treatment plans with the advanced visualisation and manipulation of 3D CBCT imaging data of each patient's unique anatomy, said SoftSmile.“SoftSmile has...
Mind, body, mouth it’s all connected: That is the tagline reinforcing the Dental Health Week (DHW) 2023 campaign’s focus on the mouth and whole-body connection.
DHW is the Australian Dental Association’s (ADA) annual oral health campaign which will last from 7-13 Aug 2023. It aims to convey the importance of...
3M announced the completed sale of certain assets from its dental local anaesthetic portfolio, to Pierrel (a global provider of services for the pharmaceutical industry) for a purchase price of $70m, subject to closing and other adjustments.
Sold primarily in Europe and Asia, the portfolio includes products sold under the Ubistesin, Xylestesi and Mepivastesin brands, as...
