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uLab Systems Partners with People + Practice Marketing

uLab Systems, the creator of the uSmile clear aligner system and uDesign treatment planning software, has partnered with People + Practice, a digital marketing firm that specializes in working with doctors.

People + Practice will help orthodontic practices promote the patient benefits of uLab’s artificial intelligence-assisted treatment planning, custom packaging services and per-aligner pricing strategy.

Information: ulabsystems.com.


AAO Members Gather in Washington, D.C., for Professional Advocacy Conference
In April, more than 75 members of the American Association of Orthodontists attended the AAO’s Professional Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Members met with 16 members of Congress, a Biden administration official, and legislative staffers from the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss several issues, including access to orthodontic care, federal student loan relief, small business issues, and direct-to-consumer and mail-order orthodontics.
DentalMonitoring Releases App
DentalMonitoring recently launched Practice, its app for Apple and Android devices. With the app, which contains essential elements of the DentalMonitoring dashboard, doctors and dental staff are able to remotely monitor existing patients. The app also allows users to review and compare scans, access patient charts, and send annotated photos and direct patient messages, all from a mobile device.

Practice is available for download in both Apple and Google app stores.

Information: dental-monitoring.com

American Orthodontics Acquires PlaqueHD
PlaqueHD products are now available exclusively through American Orthodontics. The products include:
  • Plaque Identifying Toothpaste, which contains a plant-based, gluten-free coloring agent that highlights plaque on teeth, allowing patients to see it more easily and brush it away.
  • Remineralizing Mouthrinse, which contains a formula clinically proven to encourage the restoration of tooth enamel by neutralizing acidic substances and removing bad bacteria from the mouth.
Information: americanortho.com
Align Technology Launches New Invisalign System Innovations
Align Technology has announced plans to introduce a new cone beam-computed tomography (CBCT) integration feature for its ClinCheck digital treatment planning software. The CBCT integration feature will help doctors confidently expand diagnosis and treat a broader range of cases with Invisalign clear aligners by increasing visibility and control of a patient’s underlying anatomical structures during the digital treatment planning process.

The CBCT integration feature, currently in technical design assessment, will be scaled in phases starting in the second half of 2022.

Information: aligntech.com

Clint Carnell Named CEO of InBrace
InBrace has announced that Clint Carnell will become the orthodontic company’s chief executive officer. Carnell, who became a company board member two years ago, is expected to lead InBrace through its next growth phase, including the launch of its Generation-2 Smartwire, sales force expansion, and the launch of InStudio training and experience centers throughout North America.

Carnell recently led the company BeautyHealth, perhaps best known for its flagship product, HydraFacial. He also is the co-founder and chairman of OrangeTwist, a medical/aesthetic company with 15 locations in the United States.

Information: inbrace.com

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