Industry News

OrthoAccel Receives FDA Clearance for New Device
OrthoAccel Technologies has received FDA clearance for AcceleDent Optima, the company's newest accelerated treatment device.

AcceleDent Optima directly connects patients and practices with usage monitoring, direct messaging and virtual rewards via the AcceleDent app, which can be downloaded via iTunes and Google Play.

The product is the third generation of vibratory-accelerated orthodontic devices commercially available from OrthoAccel within the past six years. Optima is a smaller, lightweight, waterproof device that can connect with smartphones and tablets through Bluetooth. The device's charging case enables patients to wirelessly charge the activator, which has a five-to-seven-day battery life.

Like its predecessors, Optima is powered by patented SoftPulse technology, producing pulsating forces clinically shown to stimulate cellular activity in orthodontic treatment and demonstrated to speed up bone remodeling. The prescription-only device speeds up treatment with braces or aligners by as much as 50 percent while reducing discomfort.

In addition to receiving FDA clearance, AcceleDent Optima has also been cleared by Health Canada and received the CE Mark making it commercially available in Europe.

For more information, visit acceledent.com or call 866-866-4919 and select option 1.

HSO's 2017 European Carriere Symposium Will Be in Barcelona
Henry Schein Orthodontics has announced that its third annual European Carriere Symposium will be Sept. 14–16 in Barcelona, Spain.

The event will showcase orthodontic innovations and new clinical solutions that deliver dental, facial and total-health results.

Dr. David Paquette is the event's program chairman. Keynote speaker Dr. Luis Carriere will focus on how facial, skeletal and dental harmony can be achieved using the Carriere system.

Discussion topics will include advancements in self-ligation and sagittal-first concepts; new airway-friendly orthodontics cases and strategies; and the key elements of the digital orthodontics workflow such as intraoral scanning, digital imaging, clinical orthodontic planning and 3-D printing.

Several networking opportunities will allow orthodontists to share their experiences with peer professionals from around the world.

Henry Schein ConnectDental, a platform that reflects the interoperability of digital dental technology and links the steps of the clinical workflow, will power a digital orthodontics exhibition area.

For more information, visit carrieresymposium.com.

McLaughlin Two-Year Program Announces New Dates
The dates for the next session of the McLaughlin Two-Year Program have just been announced.

The next course starts March 2, 2018, and consists of six sessions led by Dr. Richard McLaughlin at his practice and training facility in San Diego. (Those unable to attend one of the courses can make it up during the following year's program, depending on whether room is available.) The first session will be a five-day course that begins on Friday, March 2, and ends on Tuesday, March 6. The next five sessions, scheduled throughout the next two years, will all be three-day courses that begin on a Saturday and end on a Monday.

Over the years, McLaughlin has created and fine-tuned systems treating malocclusions as well as all systems in the office. Throughout the program, attendees will work in an intimate setting with peers as McLaughlin walks them through his practices, techniques and systems.

For more information, visit mclaughlince.com.