From company investments to supply chain shortages, here are 17 notable dental supply updates that have taken place so far this year:
1. Dentsply Sirona completed its internal audit launched in March investigating financial reporting matters.
2. Henry Schein acquired dental supply distributor Midway Dental Supply. It also completed its acquisition of privately held Swiss dental distribution company Condor Dental Research Co. in July.
3. In August, Henry Schein's board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $400 million of shares of the company's common stock.
4. Envista Holdings Corp. expanded its implant partnership with Dentalcorp, a Canadian DSO.
5. Straumann Group, a dental equipment and supply manufacturer, acquired a minority stake and invested in dental software company Carestack.
6. A COVID-19 lockdown in China caused a shortage of lidocaine, leading to a delay in dental surgeries.
7. The war in Ukraine caused a shortage of nitrous oxide and helium, increasing the possibility of more costly and painful dental procedures.
8. Envista Holdings Corp. entered a definitive agreement in May to acquire Osteogenics Biomedical, a dental bone grafting product supplier. It also completed its acquisition of Carestream Dental's intraoral scanner business in April.
9. Burkhart Dental Supply was hit with a data breach, resulting in customers' information being compromised.
10. Solmetex, a dental waste compliance product company, acquired dental supplier DryShield.
11. The FDA recalled certain Philips Respironics ventilators, biPAP and CPAP machines, leading dental sleep professionals to search for sleep apnea treatment alternatives.
12. Zimmer Biomet Holdings completed the separation of its dental and spine businesses to create ZimVie in March.
13. Seven supply companies with dental products made Forbes' best large U.S. employers list in 2022.
14. Dental supply chain company Benco Dental acquired Popp Dental Supply.
15. Henry Schein was named one of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" for the 21st year in a row in February.
16. Dental equipment manufacturing company Zest Dental Solutions ended its distribution agreement with Zimmer Biomet Dental.
17. Envista completed the divestiture of its KaVo dental treatment unit and instrument business.