Industry News

3Shape and OrthoApnea Create Digital Workflow
3Shape, a 3D scanner and CAD/CAM global dental software provider, and OrthoApnea, a designer and manufacturer of oral appliances for sleep apnea and snoring, have created a digital workflow and online communication system for doctors to provide sleep treatment to their patients.

The collaboration enables doctors using the 3Shape Trios intraoral scanner to upload digital impressions to ApneaDock, an online platform developed by OrthoApnea. The ApneaDock platform creates a digital communication channel between 3Shape Trios doctors and OrthoApnea’s sleep therapies. The digital connection enables a faster production workflow, which in turn gets patients into sleep therapy more quickly. Doctors can also use the channel to manage their cases and communicate with OrthoApnea technicians.

The platform includes tutorials on how to evaluate and assess patients, scan, take measurements and order treatments. The platform also stores patients’ sleep treatment clinical history, including all uploaded 3Shape scans.

For more information, visit 3shape.com or orthoapnea.com.

Great Lakes Dental Technologies Sponsors Upcoming UCLA Orthodontics Lecture and Workshop
Great Lakes Dental Technologies (formerly Great Lakes Orthodontics) is sponsoring “MSE by Dr. Won Moon—A UCLA Orthodontics Lecture and Workshop” on May 3 in Los Angeles.

Developed by Moon, the MSE is a version of the microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expander and produces maxillary skeletal expansion. This seminar will feature a retrospective overview and discuss current usage, the latest developments and prospective advanced MSE applications as suggested by the latest findings from the UCLA research team. Moon, a clinical professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry, will also present a hands-on workshop after the lecture.

Moon completed his dental education at Harvard and orthodontic education at UCLA. He has co-written four textbooks, his research work has been published in various journals and he has given more than 300 presentations of these findings in 21 countries. He serves as the chair and program director of the UCLA Orthodontic Residency Program and has been a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics since 2002.

To learn more and register, visit greatlakesdentaltech.com.

Henry Schein Acquires Lighthouse 360
Henry Schein, through its Henry Schein One joint venture, has acquired Lighthouse 360, a provider of dental practice management and patient communication software.

Founded in 2006, Lighthouse 360 was previously a part of Web.com. Henry Schein One is a joint venture between Henry Schein and Internet Brands that delivers integrated technology to enhance dental practice management. As the latest addition to Henry Schein One’s portfolio, Lighthouse 360 furthers the company’s mission to tightly integrate best-of-class solutions into one technology system to help dental practices run more efficiently.

Lighthouse 360 serves more than 11,000 dental practices with a range of web-based tools that automate tedious tasks and help practices save time, reduce no-shows and build stronger relationships with patients. The company’s software has been recognized with numerous industry awards and is highly rated by users.

The Lighthouse 360 brand will remain intact and will continue to offer and support all current products after the acquisition. The company has nearly 150 employees and is headquartered in Sugar Hill, Georgia.