Designed to make digital impressions accessible and simple to integrate into any practice, the INTELLISCAN 3D intraoral scanner from Intelliscan is a user-friendly, open-source, economical system.

The scanner captures full color digital impressions using structured light technology without the need for a scanning contrast powder. The scanning wand is smaller than average, and the anti-fog scan head helps it capture scans efficiently. 

Motion sensing technology in the scanner allows it to be operated without the need to touch the laptop, which can reduce cross-contamination risks. The system is open-source without any scanning- or data-related fees, allowing scans to be saved and sent to almost any digital dental software application for a wide range of clinical applications.

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This new digital impression solution provides the features of leading intraoral scanning solutions at an economical price point.

Intelliscan launches INTELLISCAN 3D Intraoral Scanner

Already known for its LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robots, Xenex Disinfection Services has a new product designed to meet the need for targeted disinfection, especially in compact areas like dental exam rooms, ambulances and cockpits.

Xenex, a global provider in UV technology-based disinfection strategies and solutions, has launcged Deactivate™, a high-powered, handheld LED device designed to quickly disinfect surfaces in confined spaces.

Recognizing the need for targeted disinfection in small spaces and compact areas, the company designed Deactivate, which utilizes high-powered LEDs to create ultraviolet (UV) light proven to deactivate pathogens, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. Deactivate does not require warm-up or cool-down time, and does not leave behind any chemical residue. Post-disinfection, the area is immediately available for use.

Evidence-based testing performed at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute demonstrated that the Deactivate device achieves a 99% level of disinfection against SARS-CoV-2 in 30 seconds at 1 meter, 99% against vegetative bacteria (methicillin-resistant 

 – also known as MRSA, Escherichia coli – also known as E.coli) in 1 minute at 1 meter, and 99% against bacterial spores in 2 minutes at 1 meter, according to Xenex.

 is a high-powered, handheld LED device designed to quickly disinfect surfaces in confined spaces.

Many businesses need targeted, rapid disinfection, especially compact areas like dental exam rooms, ambulances, office cubicles, and cockpits. The company wanted to offer an effective technology for disinfecting small spaces that are hard to clean and that’s what Deactivate is designed to provide.

The LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots have been deployed by hundreds of healthcare facilities worldwide for no-touch room disinfection. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, LightStrike robots are now used in airports, schools, hotels, sports arenas, police stations and correctional facilities, convention centers, and more to quickly disinfect large rooms and areas, the company states.

Xenex launches new product proven to destroy SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in 30 seconds.

Deactivate Handheld Disinfection Device Well Suited for Dental Exam Rooms

Midmark Corp. announced the grand opening of its experience and technology centers located on the company’s Versailles, Ohio campus, about 45 miles north of Dayton.

The brand-new, state-of-the-art facilities are designed to advance Midmark’s capabilities as a clinical environmental design company for the medical, dental, and veterinarian industries. The centers are set to become the focus of the company’s efforts to enhance the patient care experience.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly changing the point of care in practices, spotlighting how important it is to share new ideas, create new processes and develop new technologies. Our medical, dental, and animal health customers now have a place where they can learn about operational and clinical workflows, combined with healthcare technologies to design their own best practices,” said Jon Wells, president and chief commercial officer, Midmark. “At the same time, our research and design teams will apply customer insights and interactions to build upon our understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by them. This collaborative approach will fuel innovation to best serve our healthcare customers and their patients.”

The expansion includes a dental venue, which focuses on ergonomics, safety, and workflow.

The experience center is 21,000 square feet and is designed to help the company’s healthcare customers in making design decisions. This center features an interactive opportunity to learn best practices and how Midmark designs fit into the various healthcare settings.

The 56,000 square-foot technology center is designed to allow Midmark engineers, designers, and industry experts to develop new approaches and technologies that will be showcased in the experience center. Both centers will be a collaborative focal point with the companies partners from around the world.

These additions are part of a larger expansion to the Versailles campus, which is expected to be completed in early 2022. For more information, visit 

Midmark Additions Include Technology, Experience Centers

A critical component in helping provide access to oral care that was hit hard this past year looks to be getting a big boost. Designed to help mobile dentistry programs relaunch after being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, MouthWatch, LLC today introduced its TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards.

Prior to the pandemic, the number of new and expanding mobile dentistry programs were growing at a rapid pace and were providing access to oral care to those who were not able to visit a dentist, whether due to living in facilities such as nursing homes, being located in rural areas, being disabled, or due to poverty.

“Mobile dentistry programs whether they be for profit or non-profit were instrumental in breaking down the barriers to care. Unfortunately, COVID-19 caused many of these vital programs to curtail or delay their services,” says Brant Herman, founder and CEO of MouthWatch, LLC, a provider of innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools, and intraoral imaging devices. “Now that restrictions are loosening up, MouthWatch wants to help fast-track the rebound of mobile dentistry with the TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards”.

The TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards were created to support qualified for-profit or non-profit mobile dentistry programs at any stage of development. Five winners will be awarded in total. Each winner will receive the following:

One 12-Month license of the award-winning TeleDent all-in-one teledentistry platform for five users—a $1,848 value

Comprehensive training and onboarding for the entire mobile dentistry team by an experienced MouthWatch teledentistry specialist

The opportunity for the mobile health program to be promoted by MouthWatch via social media, press release, published case study, etc.

One award-winning MouthWatch Intraoral Camera, 500 OptiClear™ intraoral camera sleeves, and a MouthWatch Intraoral Camera wall mount or counter mount—a $477 total value

One free individual annual membership to the American Mobile & Teledentistry Alliance

A copy of the ground-breaking workbook on teledentistry profitability, “Pathways to Prosperity” by Patti DiGangi, RDH, and Cindy Purdy, RDH,—a $30 value.

Non-profit and for-profit mobile dentistry programs alike can enter themselves online for the TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards at 

. The deadline for entries is May 5, 2021. Winners will be announced by June 30, 2021.

Non-profit and for-profit mobile dentistry programs can enter themselves online for the awards by May 5.

MouthWatch’s TeleDent Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards to Give Mobile Dentistry Programs a Boost

ContacEZ is the newest addition to the DirectaDentalGroup, which also includes Topdental, Parkell, and Sendoline. The Swedish manufacturer has announced its acquisition of ContacEz, the manufacturer of the ContacEZ Restorative Strip System and other interproximal products. ContacEZ also produces a range of Strip Systems for dental laboratories.

DirectaDentalGroup markets and manufacturers dental consumables, materials, and electronics for the dental industry. All members of the DirectaDentalGroup, now including ContacEZ, are managed independently and have full control over day-to-day operations.

ContacEZ products were included as part of Directa’s product range in January 2021.

“Since its successful debut in October 2006, ContacEZ and its founder Dr Daniel Kim have researched, developed, and distributed ingenious solutions to current practice problems, steadily expanding its product line in close cooperation with the dental profession in a way that very much resembles Directa’s philosophy,” a statement from DirectaDental Group read.

Swedish manufacturer DirectaDentalGroup has acquired US manufacturer ContacEZ.

ContacEZ acquired by DirectaDentalGroup

Dr. Glickman and Dr. Huzefa Talib from NYU Dentistry with the Yomi system.

Robotics only recently have begun to play a big role in dental implant procedures, and New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) is making sure to take advantage of the technology.

NYU Dentistry has become only the third U.S. dental school to acquire, install, and use 2 surgical robotic devices, known as Yomi, for dental implant surgeries. These devices will provide an opportunity for the college’s pre- and postdoctoral students to learn how state of-the-art robotic technology, with its accuracy and precision during dental surgery, can augment and enhance clinical practice and patient care.

Yomi was developed by Miami-based health care start-up Neocis. It is the first—and, to date, only—such device cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for dental implant surgery. The system uses software to preoperatively plan dental implantation procedures and provides real-time visual and physical intraoperative guidance to achieve the plan. Yomi is intended for use in adult patients missing some or all teeth who qualify for dental implants.

Neocis, Inc. receives FDA clearance for new Yomi application

NYU’s Charles N. Bertolami is looking forward to exposing the students to this newer technology, one expected to change the way clinicians perform dental surgeries and provide enhanced patient care.

“We are extremely pleased to utilize the power of robotics to ensure that our pre- and postdoctoral students are prepared to become leaders in the field,” says Bertolami, Herman Robert Fox Dean of NYU Dentistry.

Using the Yomi system, the provider performing the surgical procedure first creates a virtual plan for the placement of a dental implant using detailed 3D scans of the patient’s mouth. The system then uses physical cues to guide the provider along the precise implementation of that plan—but is also able to adjust dynamically to accommodate mid-procedure changes. Yomi augments a provider’s “feel,” giving real-time feedback via haptic technology to guide a provider along the treatment plan, but the provider controls the dental handpiece at all times. By design, the system complements, rather than overrides, a provider’s clinical expertise.

“Robotic technology is truly a game-changer for dental surgery,” said Robert Glickman, associate dean for clinical affairs and hospital relations and professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at NYU Dentistry. “Successfully placing dental implants requires careful preoperative planning and a high degree of accuracy and precision to avoid critical anatomical structures and provide the best outcome for the patient.” Together with Dr Glickman, Huzefa Talib, clinical associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and Edgard El Chaar, clinical associate professor of periodontology & implant dentistry, both at NYU Dentistry, were instrumental in bringing this technology to the college.

With the acquisition of Yomi, NYU Dentistry continues to introduce pioneering new dental technologies into its predoctoral and postdoctoral education programs.

Advanced technology from Neocis provides educational opportunity to students, enhances clinical practice.

NYU Dentistry Using Yomi Robotic Device for Dental Implant Surgeries

Ann-Marie C. DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, FADIA, FAADH, is a graduate of the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Ann-Marie is a Fellow and Certified Educator of the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries (ADIA), a Fellow of the American Academy of Dental Hygiene (AADH), a continuous member of American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), as well as a lifetime member of the American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM). She is the 2017 Esther Wilkins Distinguished Alumni of Forsyth Award recipient. Ann-Marie has been published in dental and dental hygiene publications and textbooks. She is a consultant dental hygiene examiner for CDCA (Commission on Dental Competency Assessments formerly the Northeast Regional Board). She is currently a Technology Advisor for Patterson Dental educating teams on software technology for their practice and patients. Ann-Marie presents continuing education programs for dental team members on a variety of topics. She has been employed as a business/clinical advisor for a national dental practice management company, a faculty member of a dental hygiene program and program chair of a dental assisting program after having been employed in clinical hygiene for a number of years. Ann-Marie can be reached at 

Dental professionals understand the relationship between oral health and systemic health.

Many, however, have difficulty communicating the importance to patients. A number of years ago Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS, decided to do something about it. Patti believed dentistry was no longer about fixing teeth but involved oral medicine and understood that dental codes played an important part. As a clinician and industry thought leader, she presented continuing education programs, created Dental Codeology, the Dental Codeology Consortium and wrote several pocket books that helped shift dental professionals’ mindset to educate patients. The American Dental Association (ADA) recognized her expertise by inviting her to write chapters in the 2017 and 2018 ADA Current Dental Terminology Coding Companions. She holds publishing and speaking licenses from the ADA as well. Patti, along with fellow hygienists Patti Beeson, RDH, and Lindsey Hill, RDH, BS, created a company, 

, a membership program designed for the health care specialist of tomorrow, the oral health specialist.

Mary Jane Hanlon, RDH, DMD, MPH, was introduced to Patti by her business partner, Mark LeBlanc. Dr Hanlon has a podcast 

 and LeBlanc felt that Patti would be a perfect guest for the show. “MJ” as Dr Hanlon is known, reached out to Patti and enjoyed recording her for the podcast. Shortly after the recording, Patti experienced her second stroke within 6 months. As Patti strives to solve problems, she regained her speech within a short period of time, but realized that she had to make changes to regain her strength and maintain her health. She began a quest for someone to take over 

MJ. In addition to being a dentist, MJ began her career in dentistry working in her hometown of Franklin, Massachusetts, for an orthodontist. This fueled her interest in dentistry and she went on to dental hygiene school and practiced clinically for 15 years, earned an MBA, and is on faculty at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. MJ currently serves as the Massachusetts Dental Society President in addition to the podcast and her consulting company. Throughout her career, MJ has valued the entire team and partnerships within the profession. After discussing 

, Patti and MJ felt that MJ would be a perfect fit for the company and they closed on the sale of the company at the end of December 2020. Patti still retains the Dental Codeology Consortium (DCC).

MJ was frustrated early in her career when she was prevented from providing Botox services to her patients while nurses who did not understand the muscles of mastication were allowed to provide the service. As a hygienist she worked for incredible clinicians who valued the hygienist as a partner in total patient care. Her discussions with patients center around their oral health while not just “fixing teeth.” Moving past the silos in dentistry for team members to collaborate to improve oral and systemic health for patients is one of her passions. Laying aside differences and aligning on vision, mission and goals, MJ would like to move dentistry towards an integrated medical practice where dental professionals can support the other specialties in medicine while providing benefit to patients.

While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced many to make substantial changes with its many negatives, one positive outcome from COVID is that medicine and governments now recognize dentistry as an essential healthcare provider. The ADA created a policy that all states have adopted that clarifies the importance of oral health on systemic health while emphasizing the infection control protocols that were better than what was being followed in medicine in some instances. As the pandemic has progressed and it has become apparent that vaccines are available, dental professionals should be able to support our medical colleagues at the local level by providing vaccinations to patients depending on state rules and regulations. Now is the time for dentistry to move the needle on expanding our reach for the benefit of patients. Given MJ’s background and leadership both professionally and in organized dentistry, MJ is the perfect fit to educate others about 

 and its vision of educating the profession and beyond about oral health.

Beyond dentistry, MJ is a creative person seeing gaps where they exist and working to close them. Her consulting company is a result of identifying problems or gaps she has witnessed. Personally, photography, exercise and remaining healthy are personal pleasures. Photographing the beauty of early morning sunrises or late afternoon sunsets are creative outlets for her. Her partner, Steve, makes her smile and laugh daily, even during the difficult times. She lives in Maine but travels to Boston for work and to visit her grandchildren, Gavin who is 2 ½ and Avery who is 2 months old. A week wouldn’t be complete without “Mimi” time as Gavin calls it. Other than being a mom, being “Mimi” is the best job in the world.

MJ considers herself an educator, mentor and entrepreneur. The same could be said about Patti. The synergy that both have in their thoughts, passions and goals make MJ the perfect person to become the leader of 

 and she is committed and passionate about continuing the work that Patti has begun.

For more information about Beyond Oral Health or Dental Codeology, visit 


New leadership, same goals for organization of committed and passionate oral health specialists. 


Beyond Oral Health Continues to Educate the Profession and Beyond Of Oral Care’s Impact

Ivoclar Vivadent has announced it will launch 2 new scanning systems in the US. The PrograScan® One intraoral scanners will be powered by 3Shape.

The PrograScan One is designed to integrate with the PrograMill®—Ivoclar Vivadent’s chairside milling machine designed to fabricate IPS e.max®—for a completely digital workflow. There will be 2 different versions of the scanner available—PrograScan One and PrograScan One+.

Both scanners are designed to capture high-quality digital impressions and will utilize AI technology to remove automatically remove soft tissue artifacts from the digital impression. Clinicians will be able to record a patient’s dynamic occlusion to ensure the best fitting restorations. Other features included with both scanners are the color scan and shade measurement. In addition, the PrograScan One+ provides optimized handling with wireless scanning technology.

The scanners will be fully integrated into Ivoclar Vivaden’ts PrograDesign software, which will connect both scanners to the PrograMill One. This will allow for single-visit dentistry and guided workflows.

The PrograScan One scanners will be released during the second quarter of 2021. For more information, visit 

The company plans to release 2 versions of its new PrograScan One intraoral scanner this year.

Ivoclar Vivadent plans for the release of 2 intraoral scanners

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