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Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train Continue Efforts Together

Smile Train After a successful first year resulted in funding for more than 730 cleft surgeries, Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train continued their efforts to provide care for children with clefts through a series of fundraising activities in the second half of 2022. Attendees at DS World 2022 in Las Vegas were invited to learn more about the partnership between Smile Train and Dentsply Sirona and donate in support of children with clefts. The momentum continued with a social media campaign related to World Smile Day that encouraged the general public to make donations, leading up to Smile Train’s Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 29. For all three activities, Dentsply Sirona matched every $1 donated (up to $200,000). Dentsply Sirona also made an equipment donation to Smile Train’s Cleft Leadership Center at the HRAC-USP Bauru, a hospital in Brazil.

For more information, visit smiletrain.org or dentsplysirona.com.


VideaHealth’s AI Perio Assist Receives FDA Clearance

The Food and Drug Administration has issued 510(k) clearance for Videa Perio Assist, VideaHealth’s AI-powered interproximal bone level measurement tool for periodontal disease assessment. With Videa Perio Assist, dentists and hygienists can measure interproximal bone level changes over time for patients 12 and older. Interproximal radiographic bone level (RBL) is a valuable supplement to traditional periodontal probing when diagnosing periodontal disease. By using RBL, clinicians can quickly and accurately supplement and support their periodontal probing findings.

For more information, visit videa.ai.


3Shape Acquires LabStar Software

3Shape has acquired LabStar, a cloud-based lab management software provider. LabStar software solutions help users run a dental lab from case entry to invoice, with features that help manage clients, sales, logistics, digital files, reporting and billing. Nearly 600 dental labs around the world use LabStar. Staff from the LabStar team will integrate into the 3Shape organization, and pricing for LabStar customers will remain unchanged.

For more information, visit 3shape.com.


Greater New York Dental Meeting Announces Loughran’s Appointment As General Manager

Tom Loughran Tom Loughran has been announced as general manager of the Greater New York Dental Meeting. Loughran, a 23-year veteran of the trade show industry, began his career at Reed Exhibitions as a sales executive in 1999. His appointment comes after an extensive selection process by the executive boards of the two components of the Greater New York Dental Meeting: the Second District Dental Society and the New York County Dental Society. Loughran succeeds Dr. Robert R. Edwab.

For more information, visit GNYDM.com.


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