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AAO Taps Lawrence To Be Latest CEO

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) has appointed Trey Lawrence as its new chief executive officer, effective March 1. Lawrence has a career spanning nearly 25 years in law practice and advocacy; most recently, he served as vice president and general counsel for the AAO and led its advocacy program. Lawrence has also led the organization’s legal team and stood for the AAO before members of Congress, federal regulatory agencies, state legislatures, state dental boards, state attorneys general and other organizations throughout the fields of dentistry and health care.

For more information, visit www2.aaoinfo.org.



Align Technology Buys Cubicure GmbH

Align Technology has completed the acquisition of Cubicure GmbH, which develops, produces and distributes industrial 3D printing solutions for polymer parts. The acquisition supports and scales the Align digital platform. Cubicure will also extend and scale Align’s printing, materials and manufacturing capabilities for its 3D-printed product portfolio.

The acquisition closed Jan. 2 for approximately $85 million, subject to final closing adjustments and adjustments for Align’s existing ownership of capital stock of Cubicure.

For more information, visit aligntech.com.



ADA Updates Imaging Safety Guidance

The American Dental Association no longer recommends using thyroid collars on patients during radiographic exams.

After reviewing 95 articles, guidance documents and regulations related to radiography, an expert panel established by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs determined thyroid and abdominal shielding during dental imaging is no longer recommended, and the use of these forms of protective shielding should be discontinued as routine practice.

Evidence showed that modern digital radiography equipment and restricting the beam size only to the area that needs to be imaged better protects patients against radiation exposure to other parts of their bodies.

For more information, visit jada.ada.org.

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