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Formlabs Launches New Printer and Dental Business Unit
Formlabs, a designer and manufacturer of 3D printing systems, recently announced its new dental business unit, Formlabs Dental, in addition to a new 3D printer. The new unit is a team of dental professionals dedicated to providing 3D printing solutions, while the new Form 3B printer and platform will have the next generation of dental materials, a dedicated service team and software to help streamline workflows.
More than 50 materials scientists and print process engineers back Formlabs’ products. The company also offers seven dental materials for the new Form 3B printer, including a biocompatible surgical guide resin that was developed in-house. Printer users can switch seamlessly between a library of resins for more than 10 dental applications, each of which has been validated and tested by a team of experts to ensure quality and accuracy.
For more information, visit dental.formlabs.com.

Dentsply Sirona Announces SureSmile 2020
SureSmile 2020, Dentsply Sirona’s comprehensive digital summit and annual user conference, is scheduled for Feb. 27–29 in San Diego. Attendees can participate in workshops, case reviews and software demonstrations while networking with colleagues from around the world. The clinical program covers digital treatment sessions such as aligner therapy and surgical simulations.
The conference offers attendees access to orthodontic innovators who are pioneering precision, speed and excellence in digital treatment planning, workflow and integrations. Visitors can also learn about the latest software enhancements for SureSmile aligners.
The congress format ensures that participants—clinicians and their teams alike—can put what they’ve learned into practice the very next day. Don Casey, CEO of Dentsply Sirona, will open the program, and speakers including Dr. Alex Yusupov and Dr. Melisa Rathburn make up the clinical education program, covering every case and treatment type including Class II to surgical, hybrid therapy, advanced diagnostics, robotically bent wire design, 3D printing, aligner staging, cone beam and Primescan integrations, in-office fabrication, smile design and therapeutic photography.
For more information, visit suresmileevents.com.

Dr. Edward Zuckerberg Joins Rhinogram’s Advisory Board
Rhinogram, a provider of cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant telehealth solutions, announced that Dr. Edward Zuckerberg has joined its oral health advisory board. Zuckerberg, an early advocate of technology such as digital radiography, CAD/CAM and creation of a paperless office, caught the attention of industry leaders who enlisted him to lecture, write articles and beta-test new technologies.
In addition to treating patients part time in Palo Alto, California, Zuckerberg now regularly lectures nationally and internationally on technology integration, social media marketing and online reputation management for dentists. He also consults privately with dental practices and dental/medical technology startups.
For more information, visit rhinogram.com.