Dental suppliers, DSOs and practitioners are driving innovation in the dental industry with recent moves to improve patient experience and enhance operations.
Six details:
1. Colgate debuted recyclable toothpaste tubes as part of its effort to reduce waste.
2. David Yang, DMD, of Flagstaff, Ariz., gave himself a dental implant using robot-assisted technology.
3. New York City-based Upper East Dental Innovations began accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment.
4. SmileDirectClub launched three products: a stain barrier gel, the Pro Whitening System Plus and dissolving whitening strips.
5. Align Technology introduced new Invisalign features to its Align Digital Platform to enhance treatment planning for patients and dentists.
6. The Aspen Group will convert all Aspen Dental offices to be fully digital by early 2023. It already opened its first fully digital office in Pompano Beach, Fla.