Advanced technology helps uncover opportunities for dentists and dental practices to improve organic rankings on Google

Scorpion, the leading provider of digital marketing technology for local services businesses, today announced a strategic partnership with DentalXChange, the dental payments platform. With this partnership, dentists that use DentalXChange will be able to find more patients, fill their schedules, and grow their practices faster with the power of Scorpion's marketing platform and Ranking.AI technology.

"We're laser-focused on helping our clients run their best business and through this mission we're bringing dental practices the same AI technology that has revolutionized marketing for enterprise organizations," said Azim Nagree, Chief Strategy Officer at Scorpion. "80% of Scorpion clients using our solution outrank their competitors on Google. By partnering with a leader like DentalXChange, we aim to bring this success to even more dental practices."

Scorpion's marketing platform delivers everything dental practices need to acquire more patients through digital channels, including industry leading websites, digital advertising, and Scorpion's Ranking.AI technology. Ranking.AI brings the power of AI to dentists by improving their website's search engine ranking, generating patient leads and ultimately driving more practice revenue. As it analyzes, Ranking.AI learns from Google's more than 200 ranking factors, adapting in real-time to drive consistent results.

"Our data shows that DentalXChange customers who also use Scorpion have increased their claim volume and associated revenue by 29% over the last two years," said Paul Kaiser, CEO of DentalXChange. "Our clients are waking up every day to articles and news stories about technologies like artificial intelligence, but they don't always know how to take advantage of these opportunities for themselves. Partnering with Scorpion will help our clients utilize AI to drive practice growth and revenue."

For more information, please visit www.scorpion.co/dentalxchange.

The German dental technician was crowned the grand winner of the 2023 Panthera Master Cup. Patricia Strimb finishes ahead of Evgeny Korneychuk and Nina Frketin, who came in second and third, respectively. The three winners took home prizes worth more than CAN$75,000, courtesy of Panthera Dental and the competition’s partners: VITA, Amann Girrbach and LMT.

Panthera Dental (Quebec, Canada), a global leader in CAD/CAM implant solutions and dental sleep appliances, is proud to announce the grand prize winner of the 2023 Master Cup. Patricia Strimb from Germany.

The 2023 Master Cup award ceremony was held at Panthera Dental headquarters on October 6, 2023. Patricia Strimb was crowned in front of the competition partners, media and many Panthera employees.

To win, Patricia had to beat nine other participants from seven different countries. They all received the same material and the same patient profile. The ten participants succeeded in submitting their case after three months of hard work. Knowledge, skills, function and aesthetics were evaluated by renowned judges and dental technicians Oleg Glozanski, Margaret Wibberley, John Wibberley, Sébastien Mioranza (winner of the 2022 edition) and Dr. Michael J. Tholey.

The three winners are Nina Frketin from the UK, Evgeny Korneychuk from Ukraine and Patricia Strimb from Germany. These three finalists automatically won a trip to Panthera Dental headquarters to attend the award ceremony on October 6. During the ceremony, it was announced that Evgeny Korneychuk won second place and Nina Frketin won third.

These three finalists shared over CAN$75,000 in prizes—including an articulator, a furnace, technical articles published in several magazines and a unique 3D-printed ring— all courtesy of Panthera Dental and the competition’s official partners: VITA, Amann Girrbach and LMT.

In addition to the prizes awarded to the winners, VITA presented Lola Welch, of the UK, with a €500 voucher for submitting the best documentation in this edition.

“The entire Panthera Dental team would like to congratulate Patricia on her outstanding work. All functional, aesthetic and documentation criteria were skillfully met,” says Béatrice Robichaud, co-founder and VP Marketing and Customer Experience at Panthera Dental. “Congratulations once again to Evgeny and Nina and especially to the ten participants who submitted impressive work in this edition’s very complex case.”

Congratulations to participants Sophie Dallem, Olivier Herblot, Salvatore Marono, Shawna Schonauer, Ryan Tran, Derek Walker and Lola Welch, who not only won an Artex CR articulator supplied by Amann Girrbach, but all learned a great deal from this unique experience.

All details and announcements about the Master Cup are available directly on Panthera’s website www.pantheradental.com/master-cup.

Transforming practice growth and case acceptance with Artificial Intelligence

OraQ announced today the official launch of its commercial operations in North America, offering dentists a state-of-the-art clinical decision support system that harnesses the analytical power of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

“We are so excited to launch OraQ's technology to Dentists everywhere, giving them software that drives precision patient care and has been shown to increase treatment acceptance rates by up to 30%. Said CEO and co-founder, Dr. Amreesh Khanna.

Unlike other Artificial Intelligence platforms available today OraQ’s FDA and Health Canada approved platform is far more than just an imaging tool. According to co-founder Dr. Mike Parchewsky, “OraQ is a comprehensive treatment planning technology that analyzes the complete patient profile to uncover treatment opportunities that might otherwise be missed.”

"After years of working with disparate dental data, we have harnessed the power of AI to provide useful insights to clinicians and patients.", said co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, Wayne Madhlangobe.

With its interactive patient portal, dentists are finding improved patient engagement through enhanced trust and transparency. The result is a better experience for both patient and clinician.

“Our impact and vision are about helping Dentists every day and anywhere deliver a patient experience that will be fulfilling and create lasting and meaningful relationships with their patients!", says Dr. Khanna.

For more information, visit www.OraQ.ai.

Formlabs introduces the first elastomeric BioMed materials, BioMed Elastic 50A Resin, alongside BioMed Flex 80A Resin and IBT Flex Resin to streamline workflows and reduce labor time for flexible, dental, and medical biocompatible parts.

Leading 3D printing company Formlabs is introducing three healthcare-focused materials to its library with BioMed Elastic 50A Resin, BioMed Flex 80A Resin, and IBT Flex Resin. The two new BioMed materials will expand the applications for 3D printing in healthcare, reducing the time and costs associated with traditional production methods, such as molding, for surgical models, medical devices, and more. Additionally, IBT Flex Resin is designed with tear-resistant, accurate, and transparent properties for dental applications including 3D printed direct composite restoration guides and indirect bonding trays.

Since the pandemic, 3D printing applications in healthcare and dental have grown, with leading facilities, health networks, and providers turning to 3D printers and medical material to satisfy demand for patient care to solve supply chain challenges. Formlabs 3D printed nasal swabs were one of the highest volume 3D print applications in history, produced in millions since the pandemic. As providers continue recognizing the benefits of patient-specific care that is possible with 3D printing, Formlabs is supporting the momentum with new materials that will reduce production costs and time, expanding access to patient-specific, directly 3D printed dental guides, surgical models, medical components, and medical devices.

“Adoption of 3D printing is accelerating in healthcare and dentistry, bringing patients the benefit of personalized care that improves comfort and outcomes,” said Formlabs President of Healthcare Guillaume Bailliard. “Formlabs’ materials development team is dedicated to delivering new materials and solutions that will advance 3D printing in healthcare and dental workflows and expand the possibilities for patient-specific care. By adding these new flexible and elastomeric materials to our extensive biocompatible and dental materials library, we are ushering in a new wave of personalized healthcare and digital dentistry that will bring the benefits directly to patients.”

New Flexible BioMed Materials for Devices, Models, and More

BioMed Elastic 50A Resin and BioMed Flex 80A Resin are cutting-edge biocompatible materials with ISO 10993 and USP Class VI certifications that enable an expanded personalized approach to healthcare. These materials are suited for long-term skin contact and short-term mucosal membrane contact for flexible patient-matched medical device components, comfortable medical devices, as well as tissue medical models for surgeons to reference in the operating room. Each material delivers varying flexibility to suit different applications:

● BioMed Elastic 50A Resin: A soft and elastic material for applications requiring comfort, biocompatibility, and transparency. The material’s elasticity will suit mass-personalized medical devices requiring long-term skin contact and patient-specific fit, soft-tissue models, gastrointestinal models for fluidics visualization, or complex neurovascular models for surgeons to reference in the operating room.

● BioMed Flex 80A Resin: A firm, flexible, medical-grade material for applications requiring durability, biocompatibility, and transparency. The ability to directly print this medical-grade resin will reduce workflow times by eliminating molding to directly produce flexible, patient-specific medical devices or firm tissue medical models surgeons can reference in the operating room.

IBT Flex Resin: Bringing Enhanced Flexibility for Dental and Orthodontic Applications

IBT Flex Resin is a Class I FDA registered, biocompatible material that delivers consistent, predictable outcomes for printing highly accurate, indirect bonding trays and direct composite restoration guides. With enhanced flexibility, tear resistance, and translucency, this material will enable dental labs and clinics to save time and costs while maintaining the accuracy needed for the seamless and precise application of orthodontic brackets and restorative composite materials.

BioMed Elastic 50A Resin, BioMed Flex 80A Resin, and IBT Flex Resin are available now for Form 3B/+ and Form 3BL printers.  

The thought of a root canal procedure, or even a simple dentist's visit, can invoke fear and dread in most people, including those 55+. In fact, according to a new consumer survey, more than half of respondents in the 55+ community admitted to having dental anxiety.

The survey, conducted by dental technology company Sonendo, gathered responses from people 55+ who have experienced at least one root canal (with nearly 70% having had two or more). Key findings include:

· Nearly 70% of respondents who said they previously had a negative root canal procedure experience attributed it to pain during or after treatment.

· Nearly 60% of respondents either cringe at the thought of having to get a root canal procedure or wouldn’t wish the procedure on their worst enemy.

· Despite this, more than 70% of respondents agree that root canal procedures are a safe and effective way to treat a tooth infection.

So, what can we take away from this? While it’s clear that people in the 55+ community recognize the need for root canal treatment – and even acknowledge its effectiveness – they’re still experiencing dental anxiety and pain and they wouldn’t wish the procedure on others.

Enter the GentleWave® Procedure, which offers a modernized root canal treatment that’s less painful and less invasive for patients. With the GentleWave Procedure, patients experience minimal to no pain during and after treatment – addressing this top concern. In fact, a recent clinical trial found that 99.5% of patients experienced no pain during the GentleWave Procedure with CleanFlow™ Technology. More than one million patients have been treated with it to date. 

Booth #2450-22 (DiMe Virtual First Care Pavilion)

Booth #4950-5 (CareQuest Systemic Health Pavilion)

Dentistry.One, a virtual-first dental care solution introduced by MouthWatch, LLC, will showcase at Booth #2450-22 (DiMe Virtual First Care Pavilion) and Booth #4950-5 (CareQuest Systemic Health Pavilion) during the upcoming HLTH 2023 conference in Las Vegas.

“It is an honor to be at HLTH 2023 alongside thousands of individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing patient health through technology and innovation,” said Brant Herman, Founder and CEO, MouthWatch, LLC and Dentistry One LLC.

“We are excited to demonstrate how Dentistry.One is digitally bridging the gap that has existed for far too long between dental and medical care,” continued Herman. “We’re leveraging teledentistry technology and oral health expertise to tangibly remove barriers to improved health and lower costs, especially for patients with oral-systemic conditions.”

Studies have shown that with proper oral health care, patients with oral-systemic conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and pregnancy, experience better health outcomes and a lower cost of care. According to a study published in Science Direct, cost of care for diabetes is reduced annually by $2,840.00 per patient; heart disease, $1,090.00 per patient, and pregnancy, $2,433 per patient.

“With the proven oral-systemic connection and compelling data underscoring the positive impact of preventive oral healthcare, it could not be a better time to participate in HLTH 2023,” said Dr. Carolyn Brown, Chief Dental Officer at Dentistry.One. “We look forward to strategizing with other innovative companies at HLTH and investors in health technology, with the goal of rapidly accelerating medical-dental integration with best-in-class virtual care and a tech stack built for tomorrow.” 

Dentistry.One provides 24/7 access to a nationwide network of on-demand dentists and a team of Care Advisors, experts in dental hygiene. Individuals can more easily prioritize their oral health and organizations focused on patient health, such as health plans, employers, benefits brokers, and dental service organizations, can differentiate their portfolio of benefits, improve the member, patient, or employee experience, and achieve their business goals.

Dentistry.One virtual-first care services range from emergency care, live and asynchronous consultations for oral-systemic related conditions, pre-and-post op support, ortho consultations, surgical clearance, e-prescriptions (non-narcotic), and second opinions, to timely answers to general dental concerns that help prevent development of more serious and costly health issues.

Care Advisors make the patient journey seamless with personalized care coordination to in-office appointments, assistance with benefits navigation, and oral health coaching. In addition, Dentistry.One increases patient engagement in oral health through data-driven educational campaigns tailored to address specific health topics aligned with individual needs.

To schedule time to speak with us about Dentistry.One during HLTH 2023, please click here. 

MGF is pleased to announce the new line of loT (Internet of Things) compressors: these "smart" compressors use internet connectivity to constantly monitor the parameters and to manage the maintenance and the alarms of the compressors.

loT technology allows a revolutionary approach to the Service, from a traditional reactive intervention to a preventive and programmed service (predictive maintenance) therefore capable of providing targeted, fast and efficient responses.

Find more information about MGF Compressors at: www.mgfcompressors.com

The American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Association for Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) today announced the winners of the annual Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) Faculty & Practice Awards. The awards, which are supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Colgate, are presented to educators and clinicians who have made significant contributions to implement and advance EBD. The winners will be recognized at the ADA Science & Research Institute’s (ADASRI) Science Social event at SmileCon™ 2023 in Orlando, Fla.

Norman Tinanoff, D.D.S., M.S., will receive the 2023 EBD Accomplished Faculty Award. Dr. Tinanoff is currently a professor for the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Over the span of his 45-year academic career, he has authored or co-authored over 200 clinically oriented publications, primarily on fluoride mechanisms, antimicrobials, caries risk factors, early childhood caries and prevention. His current interests are concerned with preventing dental caries, providing oral health access for underserved child populations and developing clinical policies and guidelines for the ADA, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD). Dr. Tinanoff served on the AAPD’s Council on Clinical Affairs for 14 years, with lead authorship on 12 Oral Health Policies or Best Practice. Recently, as Chair of the IAPD Science Committee, he has directed the effort to establish 20 evidence-based clinical guidelines and also has served on five ADA evidence-based panels with subsequent publications that have had a key role in advancing evidence-based dentistry.

Tamanna Tiwari, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.P.H., will receive the 2023 EBD Mid-career Faculty Award. Dr. Tiwari is an associate professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Population Health at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. She is an author of over 60 publications and has given more than 100 presentations at local, state, national and international meetings and conferences. As a researcher, her topics of interest include the effect of health behaviors on health; the relationship between social, environmental and cultural factors and health disparities; women as health pioneers, researchers and leaders; and dental trust between patients and dental providers. Dr. Tiwari has contributed to evidence-based dental education and practice in social determinants of health, and in 2023, she conducted a dissemination and implementation research study in the Journal of the American Dental Association to show the association of caries risk with higher social deprivation, reinforcing the role of structural and upstream factors in oral health. Dr. Tiwari is also the Director at Large for the American Association of Public Health Dentistry and President for the International Association for Dental Research Behavioral, Epidemiologic Health Services Research Group.

Kadambari Rawal, B.D.S., C.A.G.S., M.S.D., F.A.S.G.D., F.I.C.D., will receive the 2023 EBD Practice Award. Dr. Rawal is a practicing dentist and Clinical Associate Professor of General Dentistry at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She has provided comprehensive dental medicine services for geriatric patients residing at the Hebrew Life Long Term Care (LTC) communities in Greater Boston since 2010. Dr. Rawal is also involved in providing continuing education to the nursing staff and other inter-professional teams at the LTC hospitals. During her national and international lectures to her health care colleagues, she coverage a variety of ADA EBD topics such as pre-appointment antibiotic prophylaxis, antibiotic use for pain and inflammation, oral cancer detection, pain management and topic fluoride application. She was honored with the Delta Dental Health Equity Hero Award in 2021 for her work during the pandemic, when she provided care to geriatric patients after establishing protocols to ensure clinics ran smoothly and safely.

For more information about evidence-based resources from ADASRI, visit EBD.ADA.org.

A new study by Shiny Smiles Veneers says less than half of Americans avoid certain candies for dental reasons, and 52% of braces wearers do eat candy they shouldn’t.

That means parents are shelling out cash for more than Halloween costumes.

Over a third of Americans have had candy-related accidents to their teeth. On average, fixing a dental issue caused by candy can cost more than $500.

According to the report's key findings:

● Jawbreakers, Jolly Ranchers, and Bit-O-Honey are the most dangerous Halloween candy for your teeth.

● Teeth sensitivity, tooth pain, and damaged fillings/crowns are the top dental issues Americans experience from eating candy.

● Americans have spent $538.28, on average, fixing their teeth after a dental accident caused by candy. 

Read the full report here to learn more.

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) announced it has picked up a Silver Trumpet Award win for its Instagram presence at the 65th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards, hosted by the Publicity Club of Chicago. The Golden Trumpets Awards program is the most prestigious program for public relations professionals in the Midwest region.

As was previously reported, the AAE stepped up its social media game in 2022 and continues to do so each day – and judges are obviously taking note.

If you peruse the social media pages, you may notice a marked improvement in imagery – and following! That’s because the AAE spent the past year carving out a strong social media strategy — complete with a social media style guide.

Based on industry research, a review of AAE’s channels, and account analysis from peers, the AAE found that it can engage the general public by telling an authentic story with a modern visual style to attract multiple audiences.

This latest win is the AAE’s third Silver Trumpet Award to date and marks the 12th notched award win in 2023 alone (after the AAE celebrated more than a dozen other award wins in 2022).

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