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UAE International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition Dubai · 29 June–1 July 2021
News

Interview

Products in focus

A study suggests that the medical model of
dentistry may better prepare dental teams for
future health crises.

Dr Dalia el-Bokle gives insight into how working with digital tools can benefit orthodontic
practices.

AG.Live helps dental technicians to network
with peers globally and manage all digital
activities locally.

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Back to business: AEEDC
2021 takes place in Dubai

“The mission of the Straumann Group is
to serve dental professionals worldwide”

First international trade show since start of COVID-19 pandemic

An interview with Charbel Saad, Switzerland
auguration of the Straumann Group
subsidiary in Amman in Jordan, and
I am sure others will follow in the future.

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n At the Straumann Group, Charbel
Saad is the area sales manager for
the Central and Eastern Europe,
Middle East and Africa region. In
an interview in light of AEEDC
2021, he gave insight into the cur
rent state of the Middle Eastern
market, how it is affected by the
ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and
what is to come after it.

n The UAE International Dental Con
ference and Arab Dental Exhibition
(AEEDC) in Dubai is the gateway to the
emerging and far-reaching dental mar
ket in the Middle East, North Africa and
South Asia (MENASA) region. Despite
the global SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, the
event organisers have decided that the
event, now in its 25th edition, will again
showcase a wide range of dental prod
ucts, equipment and suppliers. As one of

the largest dental events in the MENASA
region, AEEDC Dubai will host a number
of practical and interactive activities
that will run alongside the exhibition
halls from 29 June to 1 July.
Since its inception in 1996, AEEDC
Dubai has brought the most innova
tive minds and brands to the stage and
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Mr Saad, how has the pandemic influenced the market, and what has been
done so far for its recovery?
The first phase of the COVID-19
pandemic hit the dental market hard.
However, since dentistry is by default
one of the best professions in infection
control, even pre-COVID it was easier
for the dentists to resume their work in
many markets. The market is recover
ing slowly but, since the dental market
is only one part of the economy, we
need to wait till the end of the pan
demic to assess the damage caused on
branches which were hit hard by the
pandemic and are still suffering, and

5

Charbel Saad, Straumann Group.

to see how the whole impact will affect
the dental market.
How important is the Middle Eastern
market for Straumann Group?
The Middle Eastern market has
always had, and still has, a strategic
importance for the Straumann Group,
which has invested in many projects
in the Middle East in the medium and
long term. Our last project was the in

What brands from the Straumann
Group family are going to be launched
soon in Middle East?
In addition to the continuous
launch of new products from the exist
ing brands, two major brands are
planned to be launched in the fourth
quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of
2022, after local product registration
is accomplished. The first brand is a
new implant system called NUVO—
a new brand of attractively priced im
plants made in Brazil. This initiative
broadens our path into the lower
value segment and enables us to offer
high-quality solutions for patients
who have not been able to afford im
plant treatment. The second brand is
ClearCorrect, which was founded back
in 2006 by a dentist from the US who
had over 400 patients that needed to
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 page 1 “AEEDC 2021”
floor. Every year, the event unites stakeholders
from across the dental spectrum to advance their
knowledge and network with like-minded peers.
With every edition, the organisers aim to go be
yond the usual approach to continuing education.
With all the scientific activities, including pre-
conference courses, hands-on workshops, compe
titions and poster presentations, it is an oppor
tunity for participants to become better dental
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Boasting hundreds of international companies
distributed over nine exhibition halls and 16 na
tional pavilions (the largest being China, Italy, Ger
many and South Korea), AEEDC Dubai Exhibition
provides a platform for engaging customers,
demonstrating products, driving brand awareness,
conducting face-to-face business and making sales.
Dr Tariq Khoory, AEEDC Dubai honorary
chairman, said: “The 2021 edition of AEEDC Dubai
comes at a time when exponential growth in
advanced dental technologies and rapid influx of
new dental treatment methods are fundamentally
transforming dentistry practice and contributing
to effective diagnosis and superior dental care.
With so many developments taking place in the
field of dentistry, we recognise the need for world
class dental education, advancing of skills and
exchanging technical know-how with aspiring
dentists and clinical practitioners attending
this high-profile dental gathering.” He continued:
“We will also discuss COVID-19 in great detail,
and how it affected all aspects of healthcare, with

 page 1 “Straumann Group”
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make the aligners for them. So, Dr Willis Pumphrey
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What is their potential in the market and why do
you think they have this potential?
As you know the Straumann Group is the lead
ing company in the implant dentistry. We know the
market needs and we believe that NUVO is a neces
sity product for the dental market. With this brand,
together with the other existing brands, the
Straumann Group will be able to serve all market
segments. All patients will benefit and have access
to the reliability, long-term success and, most of all,
peace of mind provided by the different Straumann
Group dental implants brands. The mission of
the Straumann Group is to serve dental profession
als worldwide. That has been proved in the last
decades and the situation will continue in the fu
ture. It was the market requirements and the need
of professionals that made the Straumann Group
take the decision to enter into the orthodontic busi
ness by acquiring 100% of the ClearCorrect com
pany. We see in the orthodontic business the same
need for the services, reliability and long-term suc
cess that we are offering with our multiple dental
implant brands. The past and present success of
the Straumann Group show that we will be able to
fulfil all the market’s expectations in this area.
Looking ahead into the post-COVID period, what
is planned in the Middle Eastern region?
The dedication of the Straumann Group for
training and education continued during the
COVID period. Where possible, we are already con
ducting courses under local safety requirements.
In addition, the Straumann Group has organised
and still offers a large number of webinars and,
if we add the number of webinars and courses
conducted through our scientific partner the Inter
national Team for Implantology, this shows how
decisive and important training and education is
for the Straumann Group. We have used the
COVID crisis to update our training and education
hardware in the Middle East and, once the ban on

great emphasis on dentistry. We will also discuss
the lessons learned and how to prepare for the
next pandemic, may it never happen.”
Elaborating on Khoory’s comment, AEEDC
Dubai Scientific Chairman Dr Nasser al-Malik
explained: “As part of our efforts in the scientific
committee, we have prepared an exciting confer
ence programme keeping in mind all the recent
advancements in oral healthcare while also ad
dressing the newest digital frontiers and dental
traumatology standards via many forums such
as the Digital Dentistry Society Forum and the
GCC Preventive Dentistry Forum among others.
Running parallel to the conference, AEEDC Dubai
2021 exhibition will host an even bigger list of
companies attracting thousands of dental brands
and companies showcasing their latest and most
advanced products in dental care with particular
emphasis on quality and research in dentistry.”
AEEDC Dubai is held under the patronage
of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid
al-Maktoum, deputy ruler of the Emirate of Dubai,
minister of finance of the UAE and president of
the Dubai Health Authority, and he will officially
inaugurate the event on 29 June.
AEEDC Dubai is the major pioneering dental
event in the MENASA region. Every year, AEEDC
Dubai provides the best platform for dental pro
fessionals and industry experts from the MENASA
region and other parts of the world to update their
knowledge, engage with like-minded people and
foster business partnerships. 7

gatherings is lifted in each particular market, we
can start immediately with our educational pro
grammes, training sessions, and launch events.
For example, we plan on launch activities around
our newest implant—Straumann TLX—sometime
around autumn. TLX is a new tissue-level implant
which has been perfected for immediacy and is an
excellent solution for all other indications to suit
the dentist’s preferred treatment protocol—rang
ing from immediate to conventional placement
and loading. The Straumann TLX Implant System
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World Health Assembly
approves momentous resolution
addressing oral health
First adoption of resolution aimed at improving oral health since 2007
 The World Health Organization’s
(WHO) management of the COVID-19
pandemic thus far has brought its

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the 74th session of WHO’s World
Health Assembly has approved a
resolution on oral health that asks
WHO to, among other things, create
a global strategy and an action plan
for combating non-communicable
oral diseases within the next two
years.
The resolution was put forward
by Sri Lanka, together with other
WHO member states, at a WHO
executive board meeting this past
January. According to Dr Habib
Benzian, associate director for
global health and policy at the New
York University WHO Collaborating
Center, it marked the first time since
2007 that WHO had adopted a resolution focused on improving oral
health.
In approving the resolution,
World Health Assembly delegates
have asked WHO to draft a global
strategy for handling oral diseases
that will be considered by WHO
governing bodies by 2022; translate the strategy into an action plan
for oral health by 2023; develop
best-buy interventions for oral
health; and consider including
noma, a rapidly progressing mouth
and face infection that is nearly
always fatal in child sufferers, in
its roadmap for neglected tropical
diseases.
According to WHO, the discussion that prefaced the resolution’s
passing saw a clear consensus
emerge “that oral health should
be firmly embedded within the
non-communicable disease agenda
and that oral health care interventions should be included in
universal health coverage programmes”.
FDI World Dental Federation,
together with the International
Association for Dental Research
(IADR), was quick to deliver a statement in support of the assembly’s
resolution.
The two associations further
encouraged the consideration of
what they saw as “missing points”
in the resolution, including the
need for addressing orofacial clefts
and for expansion of systematic
water fluoridation where appropriate.
Dr Daniel Klemmedson, president
of the American Dental Association,
also expressed the association’s pleasure that WHO had recognised that
“oral health is integral to systemic
health around the world”.
“We look forward to being an
active, collaborative stakeholder in
striving to achieve the goals set forth
by WHO’s World Health Assembly,”
Klemmedson added. 

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Study shows dentistry must adapt to be prepared for future crises
The medical model of dentistry may better prepare dental teams for future health crises
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in order to be better prepared for future crises.
Researchers from Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah, and the
University of Iowa in Iowa City in the
US surveyed 488 dentists practising in
the West Bank area. The participants
were asked about their perception of
the risks related to COVID-19, their
level of preparedness to resume providing elective dental care, how confident they felt treating patients that
were suspected of having COVID-19
and about a range of factors related to
their level of confidence. The study
also examined the participants’ perceptions of their own financial stability and role in the pandemic response.
 A May 2020 survey asked dentists
located in the West Bank area about
their preparedness to resume offering
routine dental care after the practice
closures that were necessitated by the

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The researchers published a study in February this
year which found that the challenges
that emerged during the pandemic
showed that dentistry needed to adapt

Close to 60% of respondents said
that they felt unprepared to reopen
their dental practices. On the topic of
treating patients with COVID-19, around
13% of respondents said that they had

Study reveals factors that keep clinicians well
Understanding the relationship between working conditions and well-being is crucial
healthy group, semi-healthy group
and unhealthy group. Respondents
were classified as healthy if they had
not reported sick leave or sickness
presence in 2012 or 2014. The three
groups showed no significant differences in terms of sex, age, professional
category, clinic size, number of years
in the dental service or working hours
per week.

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 Research focusing on factors that
are associated with the well-being and
healthy and meaningful working life
of oral health care providers is scarce.
Researchers from various health bodies
in Sweden have conducted a study that
aims at analysing which oral health care
providers remain healthy at work and
which organisational, work-related and
health-related factors contribute to this.

A total of 486 dentists, dental hygienists and dental nurses from Swedish
dental clinics participated in a questionnaire in 2012 and 2014 that featured
questions about demographics, health
indicators, and work and organisational
factors. Oral health providers with no
sick leave or sickness presenteeism
were questioned about their perceptions of leadership, support at work,
working conditions, job control, job
demands, working ability and health.
Their answers were then compared
with results from oral health providers
who reported sickness absence and/or
sickness presenteeism.
For data analysis, the participants
were classified into three groups:

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The researchers determined that
factors that made it more likely to belong to the healthy group were: good
physical work ability, the absence of
pain in the neck, wrists, hands and
lower back, no musculoskeletal symptoms in the shoulders, perceived low
exertion at the end of the working day,
and the absence of sleep problems.
Dental Tribune International contacted lead author Dr Charlotte Wåhlin,
adjunct senior lecturer at the Department of Health, Medicine and Caring
Sciences at Linköping University, to ask
her what consequences should follow
the study findings. Wåhlin has worked
as an ergonomist and occupational
health and safety consultant at an occu-

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pational health service in Sweden. She
said she had become interested in the
work environment of dental professionals and that she “provided education
to dental professionals on preventive
work measures as well as assisted those
employees returning to work who were
absent because of sick leave”.
When asked whether the ergonomic aspect of the dental profession
is too often neglected, she said that
dental professionals could certainly
become more involved in preventive
interventions. “However, we need to
evaluate both physical and mental
exposure at the same time to see the
whole picture, including factors affecting the individual, the group as a
whole and the importance of leadership. My impression is that the dental
profession has more acute patients in
times of SARS-CoV-2 and that this can
really affect the work exposure negatively,” she emphasised.
Wåhlin recommends that dental
professionals use ergonomic exercises
in the daily practice to prevent workrelated disorders. “Try to bring in more
physical and mental variation during
your working day. Stand up when you
write medical records, use ergonomic
work equipment, for example prism
glasses and good ergonomically designed chairs. Also, test different instruments and use different grips, angle
your neck by pulling your chin in to
reduce strain on your neck, and instead of bending your back, try to fold
from your hip.”
The study, titled “Work and health
characteristics of oral health providers who stay healthy at work—a prospective study in public dentistry”,
was published online on 6 April 2021 in
the European Journal of Physiotherapy,
ahead of inclusion in an issue. 

no confidence, and almost
two-thirds (64%) said that
they had little to moderate
confidence. The authors
found that dentists who
had received training on
infection control—or specific training related to
COVID-19—reported higher
levels of confidence. Close
to 75% of respondents said
that the financial hardship
that they were facing was
so great that they could
not meet their financial
commitments in the current month.
The authors found
that financial and ethical
factors were the main reasons for the participants
to resume the provision of
elective care. Dentists in
Palestine had not been
called upon to assist in the
pandemic response, and
more than 18% of respondents said that their offer of
assistance had not been
accepted. Around 19% said
they had wanted to volunteer in the local pandemic 
In a survey of 488 dentists practising in the West Bank area in
response but had been Palestine, 60% said that they felt unprepared to reopen their
unsure of how they could dental clinics after the first lockdown in 2020. © Elham Kateeb
become involved. The vast
ers of urgent dental care and their role
majority (89.7%) of respondents felt
that their role in the pandemic reto a lesser extent as workers on the
sponse had been to provide urgent
front line with their peers in other
dental care to patients and to educate
medical professions. I think this is
others about COVID-19 (82.4%).
simply because of the way in which we
train our dentists globally, as dental
“Data from this study highlights
education is completely separated
the fragility of private dental practice
from medical education in the majority of educational institutions.”
in emergency situations. Ethical,
health, and financial challenges that
emerged during COVID-19 require
She continued: “The current model
dentists to adapt and be better pretrains dentists to be competent in repared to face future crises,” the austoring teeth in isolation of the whole
thors wrote. They said that the study
body. There is little focus on the mediresults highlighted the fact that dencal model of dentistry which deals
tistry is carried out in isolation from
with risk assessment, disease diagnoother forms of healthcare. The authors
sis, prevention, minimal intervention
pointed out that dentists in the survey
and the integration of oral health treatment plans in plans for the general
sample had rarely participated in
efforts relating to the pandemic rehealth and well-being of people. Teachsponse, and that just 58% of responding the medical model of dentistry
ents had engaged with medical colrequires dentists to be competent in
leagues in order to gain information
many medical aspects of health. These
about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.
competencies would prepare dentists
to be more willing and more confident
to serve in pandemics and other health
“Dentistry has traditionally focused
crises when needed.”
almost exclusively on the restorative
and rehabilitation model of care in“It would be very interesting to
stead of promoting the health and the
evaluate curricula in different instituwell-being of individuals, leaving dentists with limited ability to respond to
tions to see how much weight of learnor be fully used in a major health criing is devoted to restorative and rehasis,” the authors stated. “The future
bilitation training and how much is
holds the challenge to better integrate
devoted to disease diagnosis, health
dental care with primary and spepromotion, public health and the syscialty medical care. Such integration
temic–oral health link in addition to
will assure that oral health will be adbasic knowledge of infectious diseases
dressed as an important part of the
and other essential general aspects of
overall health of individuals and will
health,” Kateeb commented.
not be ignored,” they concluded.
The study, titled “Reopening dental offices for routine care amid the
Lead author of the study, Dr Elham
Kateeb, associate professor of dental
COVID-19 pandemic: Report from
public health at Al-Quds University,
Palestine”, was published online on
13 February 2021 in the International
told Dental Tribune International:
Dental Journal, ahead of inclusion in
“Dentists in our sample viewed their
an issue. 
main role in the pandemic as provid-

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How artificial intelligence is shaping dentistry in 2021
With increasing digitalisation, AI technology will continuously influence all areas of life

related staff. Enabling tasks to be
hands-free not only improves efficiency in practice but also limits
contamination, operative time in one
sitting, and can be extended to eventually integrate more useful features
within the dental chair—for example,
monitoring breathing rate, anxiety
levels and measuring weight and
height.

 The topic of artificial intelligence
(AI) has always stirred up both intrigue and intimidation; the fear of the
unknown is strong, but with the rise
of today’s technology AI is no longer
just a topic for discussion—it’s already
here. Algorithms, mathematical calculations, computerised data collection
methods and an enormous amount of
reproducible data are the basis of machine learning, a category of AI that is
helping to improve areas of dental
care in ways once unimaginable.
Healthcare has a simple rule to
follow: provide patients with the best
and most responsible care possible.
Problems with the current model of
dental care have been identified in
the past, and they are becoming increasingly pertinent and in need of
correction. Traditional methods need
the implementation of AI to benefit
both the patient and the dental professional, with advancement extending into finer areas of care.
The unpredictability resulting
from the pandemic has highlighted

the crucial need for access to emergency dental care that is faltering for
many owing to various factors such
as demographics, financial considerations and severe illness. A solution
has been found in AI-supported software, allowing patients to self-monitor
while sitting in the comfort of their
own homes. The model enables the
patient to take pictures of his or
her oral problems using a smartphone. These are then scanned into
the app which can identify problems
with teeth and gingivae and relay the
details to both the patient and the
dental provider. This streamlines the
consultation and treatment planning
process and the app can even extend
to advice on the management of the
presenting oral condition, depending
on its type. The app also provides education and information on the condition in question, instils self-awareness and allows the patient to have
control over his or her oral health status. The overall impact of just the one
model of AI mentioned here is already pointing towards easier access,
improved patient education, in-

creased production and reduced dental care costs.
At the end of a consultation and
before treatment, a diagnosis needs
to be made. An improvement in diagnostic ability is a benefit for both patients and professionals. AI computing allows the input of the patient’s
history, complaint and clinical findings, and it can then offer the most
probable diagnosis based on evidence. Several studies have shown
that using AI has led to more specificity and sensitivity in usage when
compared with results offered by a
dental professional. Using this model
of AI reduces human errors, helps to
simplify complicated presentations of
an oral condition and enables proper
and targeted patient care. AI is also
being used as the gold standard for
identifying the risk development of
oral cancers, even in their pre-stages.
The refinement of this application of
AI could lead to a proper and precise
method for diagnosing cancers before
they are even confirmed or visible to
the eye.

The most up-and-coming use of
AI is in the orthodontic field of dentistry, where it is being implemented
throughout the process: beginning
from diagnosis, using genetic algorithms that aid in predicting sizes of
unerupted teeth, and continuing to
treatment and follow-up monitoring.
Virtual models and 3D scans are
exceptionally useful tools in assessing dental abnormalities and even
craniofacial abnormalities, allowing
devices such as aligners to be precise
and treatment approach to be customised; the combination of these
aids is revolutionising orthodontic
treatment.
Coupling AI with radiology, such
as in magnetic resonance imaging
and CBCT, allows the most minute
deviations of normal structures to be
taken into account and identified,
which would have been otherwise
impossible. This opens up an opportunity to catch a problem in the early
stages and also to provide precise
working parameters in smaller fields,
such as in proximal caries.

The extension of this method of
care and practice can start from
when the patient is at home, by giving access to emergency dental services as discussed earlier, as well as
with the use of teledentistry allowing
patients to receive a certain amount
of care before reaching the dental
office. Scheduling and rescheduling
appointments and follow-ups, managing insurance and reimbursement
claims, taking a detailed medical history, dental history and history of
habits—these can all be taken care of
before seeing the dental professional.
This allows dental experts to have
the full picture before they even see
the patient, reduces time and is a
more streamlined approach to patient care.
Overall, the most exciting part of
AI is innovation. Being able to statistically offer studies and examples of
how it is already having an impact
on the dental workforce in terms of
efficiency, proper standardisation
and precision, are transformative on
a larger scale. Unarguably, the advancements in AI are reconstructing
and remodelling the foundation of
healthcare in a manner that leaves
little room for opposition. The possibilities are endless, and where
AI takes us is only up to sciencesupported imagination. 
Editorial note: A list of references can be obtained from the publisher.

With the use of CAD/CAM, AI
methods are able to design onlays, inlays, crowns and bridges with greater
accuracy, and design considerations
can be customised to each particular
case; therefore, this is a crucial tool
for prosthetic dentistry.
In the field of periodontics, AI
implementation has been utilised to
efficiently categorise patients into
those with chronic or aggressive periodontitis based on their previous
and existing immune profile. This
streamlines the treatment by accurately providing a diagnosis on which
dental experts can focus.

Apart from the contributions of
AI methods to direct patient care, the
support it is able to offer dentists and
dental professionals has truly transformed the idea of the typical dental
office and chair. AI is being used in
dental offices as voice commands for
tasks that are a hindrance, can be
interrupting and even taxing when
repetitious for both dentists and the

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Dr Hanaa Nasir is a dental professional
who has in Pakistan, and is in the process of furthering her education in Australia. Having graduated with honours,
she is currently pursuing her master’s
degree in oral surgery. Still in the early
stages of research based on psychology
and dentistry, she aims to broaden
dental care, and advocates for it to be
integrated with mental health. Nasir
dedicates most of her time to science
and medicine, balancing it with her love
of poetry and art. She is a regular contributor to the Rockwest Dental Clinic.

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Dentsply Sirona and 3Shape announce
strategic partnership
 Dentsply Sirona announced recently
that it has entered into a partnership
with 3Shape, a Danish developer and
manufacturer of 3D scanners and
CAD/CAM software solutions. The first
step of this partnership focuses on a facilitated collaboration for better access
between 3Shape’s intra-oral scanner
3Shape TRIOS and Dentsply Sirona’s
SureSmile Aligners.
As part of their steps to innovate
dentistry and lead the digital transformation, Dentsply Sirona and 3Shape
have agreed to work on multiple strategic opportunities in order to improve
digital dentistry and oral health. In the
immediate term, the partnership will
focus on a collaboration for better access
of TRIOS users to SureSmile Aligners.
Opening the platforms to the 3Shape system allows dental professionals to benefit from greater choices, more flexibility
and smoother workflows in the future.
“The collaboration with 3Shape supports our goal of tailoring our product
solutions to the needs of our customers.
We want to give dental professionals real
added value with digital technologies
that can be easily integrated and are an
intelligent advancement in their routine
workflows,” said Don Casey, chief executive officer of Dentsply Sirona. “Open systems allow the integration of new functions into existing practice and laboratory
structures. We are convinced that we
have an excellent partner for this with
3Shape and look forward to additional
partnership opportunities in the future.”

Dr. Terri Dolan, vice president and
chief clinical officer at Dentsply Sirona,
is convinced that dental professionals
will find this partnership very valuable.
She stated: “Open platforms and smooth
workflows are beneficial for a range of

Collaboration aims to provide solutions that benefit clinicians and patients
treatment options and add to our core
goal of offering clinicians the possibility
to work with different workflows and
partners. Finally, this collaboration helps
patients reach their desired outcome—
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For 3Shape, the new partnership
means an additional service for its customers. “3Shape’s goals and solutions
are based on an open ecosystem philosophy and on working together with
other companies to provide better and
more cost-effective solutions that will
benefit clinicians and their patients,”
explained Jakob Just-Bomholt, chief
executive officer of 3Shape. “We’re very
excited that TRIOS users can now take
advantage of the leading SureSmile
Aligners treatment through a smoother
workflow,” he added.
The partnership between Dentsply
Sirona and 3Shape opens opportunities
to develop together in selected areas.
The connection from 3Shape’s TRIOS
scanner to SureSmile will be improved
and streamlined to allow 3Shape customers smoother access to the fastgrowing clear aligner system. Pioneered
by orthodontic specialists, SureSmile
Aligners are designed using advanced
software to ensure they fit perfectly
and deliver the exact tooth movements
needed to achieve great results in the
shortest possible time. The cloud-based
SureSmile software offers various options for treatment planning and implementation. Unlike the situation with
conventional concepts, dental practitioners always maintain control of the
treatment process. The 3Shape TRIOS
intra-oral scanner gives clinicians a
great starting point for their clear
aligner workflow now seamlessly integrated with SureSmile software.

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Digital dentistry market:
3D printers and intra-oral scanners drive market growth in Europe

An editorial by Dr Kamran Zamanian, Canada

 The European digital dentistry market, which includes CAD/CAM systems, CAD/CAM materials and dental
3D printers, is projected to experience
double-digit growth reaching over
€1.4 billion (AED 6.2 billion) by 2027,
as digital technologies have begun to
revolutionise the European dental prosthetics market reaching into the foreseeable future. This will be driven by
strong market growth in the intra-oral
scanner and dental 3D printing space.
One of the major drivers in the
European digital dentistry market is
the increasing preference for digital
impressions rather than conventional
ones. With the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic, safety has become a top priority in dental clinics and laboratories,
forcing many businesses to introduce
digital technologies for better control
of infection risk. The adoption of CAD/
CAM and 3D printing reduces human
interaction and makes the process of
sending impressions digitally easier.
Furthermore, many of these technologies have the potential to offer seamless workflows, which can drive their
faster adoption in the future.

Whereas dental prosthetic procedures in the past used to take several
dental visits, it is now possible to complete dental treatments within the
same day using chairside CAD/CAM
systems. This flexibility and the increased efficiency provided by digital
technologies are likely to accelerate
its market growth over the coming
years.
The global COVID-19 pandemic
has had a significant impact across
the European dental prosthetics and
digital dentistry markets. Within the
digital dentistry market, CAD/CAM
materials have sustained the hardest
hit owing to the pandemic. As elective
dental procedures were postponed
during the peak months of the pandemic, the ability of manufacturers to
sell CAD/CAM blocks and discs was
substantially reduced, leading to a
drop in market revenue. Furthermore,
the market for CAD/CAM systems led

by companies such as Dentsply Sirona,
3Shape, Amann Girrbach, Ivoclar
Vivadent, Straumann, Carestream and
Envista declined over the last year owing
to the suspension of major dental exhibitions, such as Expodental.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also
had an impact on the dental 3D-printing market. Although market growth
slowed during the early onset of the
pandemic, the sales of 3D printers are
increasing rapidly now that the pandemic is getting closer to being stabilised. In addition, digital technologies,
such as 3D printers and intra-oral
scanners, offer better control of contamination risk, and this has already
started to drive sales and will continue
to do so in the near future.
There has been an increasing trend
towards the adoption of 3D printing
and intra-oral scanners in digital dentistry, and Scandinavian countries and

Portugal have been the most aggressive
countries in Europe to embrace the new
technologies. Rapidly improving technology and enhancements in materials
are expected to boost market growth in
these areas. Moreover, growth in these
areas is likely to slow down the milling
system market.
In the past few years, there has
been a surge of competitors, such as
Formlabs, in the dental 3D-printing
market space. These have introduced
several affordable solutions, thereby
depressing the average selling price
(ASP) of prosthetics. Other notable
competitors in this space are 3D Systems, Stratasys, Asiga, Rapid Shape,
EnvisionTEC, among many others.
The demand for better quality and
reliability continues to increase, stabilising the ASP over the foreseeable
future, thereby driving the market
value potential of dental 3D printers.

Overall, it is expected that the
European digital dentistry market and
the dental prosthetics market will continue to grow considerably over the
foreseeable future. The increased sales
of intra-oral scanners and dental
3D printers along with a rising elderly
population are expected to drive the
growth of the dental prosthetics and
digital dentistry market in Europe.
With improvements in technology
offering better reliability, it is likely
that the demand for digital technologies in dentistry is going to be higher
than in the past. Furthermore, better
safety and infection control offered by
digital technologies is likely to drive
their adoption in the future. Ultimately,
the European digital dentistry market
is expected to grow at a cumulative
growth rate of 13.6% between 2020 and
2027, with the total market value reaching €1.4 billion (AED 6.2 billion). 
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Although the majority of dental
impressions are still fabricated using
conventional methods, it is expected
that the number of prostheses fabricated using these methods will decrease
over the coming years. This decrease
will give way to an increased use of
digital technologies such as CAD/
CAM for producing dental prostheses.

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AEEDC Dubai is a good platform to display research
to an international audience

About the research

An interview with Dr Vellore Kannan Gopinath, U.A.E.
n Poster presentations
are a vital part of
AEEDC’s scientific programme. Dental Tribune
International spoke to
Dr Vellore Kannan Gopinath who won second
place in the competition
in 2020. In the interview, Gopinath shared
some details about his
winning topic and gave
some insider tips for
those wanting to participate in the future.

Dr Vellore Kannan Gopinath (second from right) at the AEEDC 2020 Poster Competition award cermony. © Gopinath

Dr Gopinath, what is your
background in dentistry?
I am a paediatric dentist with
about 25 years of clinical experience
and am involved in teaching and
research. Presently, I am working as
an associate professor at the College
of Dental Medicine at the University
of Sharjah in the UAE.
What inspired you to take part in the
AEEDC Dubai 2020 Poster Competition and how was your submission
received by the jury and audience?
Since I work in this region as a
faculty member at the University of

Sharjah, I always look forward to attending and presenting my research
at AEEDC Dubai. The topic presented
by me last year was well received by
the jury and the audience at the conference. The jury was impressed with
the quality of the research and its
clinical application of using dental
pulp stem cells in regenerative medicine. I was awarded the second prize
at a ceremony at Dubai World Trade
Centre.
What was the research topic that you
presented?

The topic I presented concerned
osteogenic and odontogenic gene
expression levels in inflamed dental
pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and was
based on research I did the previous
year together with my colleagues,
Dr Sheela Soumya and Manju Nidagodu Jayakumar, who also work at
the Sharjah Institute for Medical Research at the University of Sharjah.
Why did you choose this topic?
There is huge therapeutic potential for DPSCs to be used in regenerative dental applications. Hence, it is

necessary to identify the
best isolation method
to provide good quality
stem cells that are of
use. The present research is an attempt to
explore the feasibility of
using an outgrowth and
enzyme-mediated digestion protocol in isolating
DPSCs from inflamed
pulp tissue. The study
also focused on the differentiation potential of
the thus isolated stem
cells towards odontogenic
lineage.

Dr Vellore Kannan Gopinath and his
team published their findings in Acta
Odontologica Scandinavica, 2020 May;
78(4):281–9. The objective of the
study, titled “Osteogenic and odontogenic differentiation potential of dental
pulp stem cells isolated from inflamed
dental pulp tissues (I-DPSCs) by two
different methods”, was to isolate stem
cells from I-DPSCs and study characteristics such as surface markers
and osteo-/odontogenic differentiation potential between the outgrowth
and enzymatic digestion methods.
The researchers found that, although
the cell metabolic rate was higher
in outgrowth, the osteo-/odontogenic
differentiation was higher in enzymatic
digestion, which suggests that the
isolation method and culture conditions
do affect the differentiation capacity
of isolated cells.

What advice would you give fellow
dentists who would like to take part
in the contest in the future?
AEEDC Dubai is a good platform
to display your research to an international audience, which includes
both dental students and esteemed
professors from well-reputed uni
versities around the world. Any researcher with well-organised research,
a well-designed poster as per the
guidelines and a confident and appropriate presentation will have a good
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A guide to eco-friendly dentistry

Practising sustainable dentistry is necessary in light of the climate crisis

 Sustainability in dentistry is more
than a trend. It is a reality that businesses of all sizes have to face and
find ways to adapt if we are to sustain
a liveable planet for generations to
come. At first glance, this may seem
like an impossible task, because
there is so much to consider. What
should one do? Where should one
start? How much time and money
will it cost? There is much to do.
But there are many positive changes
towards a greener future that can
be put in place almost immediately
which are inexpensive and sometimes even free. Besides an initial
discussion on the topic, this article
provides some easy-to-implement
hands-on tips and a focus on practice
owners who are already successfully
practising environmentally friendly
dentistry.

Before considering how dental
professionals can take action, let’s
take a quick detour into the history
of eco-friendly dentistry, figure out
what that actually means, and look
at some facts and figures. Broadly
speaking, the main goal of ecofriendly dentistry (also called environmentally friendly dentistry, green
dentistry or sustainable dentistry)
is to do the least possible damage to
the environment while ensuring infection control and quality of care.
FDI World Dental Federation regards
sustainability as a core principle of
dentistry, which “must be practised
ethically, with high levels of quality
and safety, in the pursuit of optimal
oral health”. It expands on this:
“Sustainability integrates a broader
commitment of the oral health pro-

fessional to social and environmental
responsibility. The right of future
generations to a world with adequate
natural resources must be respected.”
However, how this should be implemented in the dental office is not
regulated—at least not yet.
The environmental movement
started in the 1960s and 1970s in the
Western world and is a way of living
still today. What used to be considered a hippy lifestyle is now more
mainstream, as environmental awareness is continually increasing, especially through movements such as
Fridays for Future, which was founded

policy priorities for adolescents living in the US, as a recent poll carried
out by Statista (a German provider
of market and consumer data) confirmed. The trend is similar across the
globe and translates to action taking
in international politics. Climate
change acts, such as the United
Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, force countries to look
into greenhouse gas emissions and
ways to reduce them.

What role does dentistry play?
Of course, not only one industry
sector is to blame for climate change.
The collective exploitation of the

“The main goal of eco-friendly dentistry
is to do the least possible damage
to the environment while ensuring infection
control and quality of care.”

by Swedish pupil Greta Thunberg in
2018. Statistics provided by YouGov
(an international research data and
analytics group) showed that, in the
past ten years alone, environmental
awareness has more than doubled
among young Britons. According to
the data, 45% of 18- to 24-year-olds
say environmental issues are one of
the nation’s most pressing concerns.
Moreover, environmental protection
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planet and its resources by our society, especially in the last 50 years,
has meant that everyone must now
cooperate to stop or reverse the damage. As FDI suggests, dental professionals should accept and act on an
ethical responsibility towards their
profession’s contribution to climate
change.
When looking at figures that concern the dental industry’s carbon

footprint, one thing stands out: patient and staff travel to and from
practices make up the largest chunk.
In England, travel makes up over
60% of the dental carbon footprint,
energy consumption ranks second,
contributing 14–21% of the greenhouse gas emissions, and procurement comes in third at 19%. A study
conducted in Scotland has found that
patient and staff travel to and from
dental offices account for 45.1% of
carbon dioxide emissions.
One of the co-authors of that
study is Dr Brett Duane. He is a specialist in dental public health with
a strong passion for healthcare
sustainability and has contributed
dozens of publications on the topic.
Together with his colleagues, he released a series of articles for the
British Dental Journal about environmental sustainability in the dental
practice. One of the papers particularly concerned travel and recommended the following: reducing appointment times by combining visits
for family members or combining
operative procedures or reducing
appointment frequency based on
patient risk; implementing telemedicine and teleconferencing for patients; as well as encouraging cycle to
work schemes or car-pooling for staff.
However, reducing on staff and patient travel is just one area to consider among other contributing pollutive factors.

What can dental
professionals do?
The four Rs—reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink—are essential pillars

in guiding environmental responsibility for the dental office.
Reduce:
 Go paperless and switch to digital
(e.g. patient records and radiography).
 Make improvements to water and
electricity management (e.g. buy
green energy or generate your
own power).
Reuse:
 Invest in reusable products (like
stainless-steel trays).
Recycle:
 Recycle materials (such as paper
and aluminium).
 Invest in autoclavable items (e.g.
metal air/water suction tips).
 Take control of waste management.
Rethink:
 Switch to biodegradable single-use
products (such as refuse bags and
washable bibs).
 Educate patients on alternative
options (e.g. bamboo toothbrushes
and biodegradable floss and
picks).
 Encourage patient and staff travel
via public transportation or sign
up for a cycle to work scheme.
 Employ teledentistry in some
form.
This list is already rather extensive for dental practice owners who
are just starting out on their sustainability journey. More detailed ideas
and inspiration can be found in this
guide released by UK non-profit the

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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
In addition to that, the FDI Dental
Practice Committee, which is currently focused on the issue of sustainability in dentistry, has developed an
infographic for dental teams to help
illustrate the real and achievable
goals that can be implemented in
their offices.
These examples are intended to
demonstrate that there are many
ways to take things into one’s own
hands. Changes on a small scale are
an important start and the only way
for long-term change towards a
greener future. But, of course, these
measures are only one part of a
greater puzzle that needs to be solved.

Associations and industry
value sustainability in dentistry
There are no official governing
agencies that control or certify an
office as meeting eco-friendly standards. The Australian Dental Association’s spokesperson on sustainability,
Prof. Neil Hewson, recommended referring to the resources of one’s respective association (like the Australian
Dental Association’s policy statement
and guidelines on dental amalgam
waste management) and to find ways
to self-regulate.
In an interview with Dental
Tribune International (DTI), Dr James
Zenk, chair of the FDI Dental Practice Committee, said: “In Minnesota
[where he practises], we are regulated by federal, state and local government agencies on how to be more
sustainable and energy-efficient to
help reduce our carbon footprint. […]
The latest example of this concerns a
voluntary programme to install amalgam separators in our offices to reduce the amount of mercury released
into wastewater systems.” Zenk explained that he is in favour of voluntary programmes because, in his
experience, “dentists respond much
better to voluntary programmes
rather than heavy-handed regulatory
bodies”.
This means that dentists and
associations voluntarily working together and supporting each other is
a key factor for positive change. But
what about the wider industry? Manufacturers and other companies dictate what is available on the market
and what kind of sustainable options
are produced. DTI spoke to the managing director of British company
Trigiene Dental, Matthew Evershed,
which launched a new range of ecofriendly products in March 2020.
These include biodegradable nitrile
gloves, paper cups with a waterproof
natural starch lining and a range of
paper hygiene products made from
recycled Tetra Pack cartons. Evershed explained that “Trigiene Dental
is very conscious of the usual amount
of single-use plastics and unsustainable consumables in daily use in dental practices”. This inspired the company to think of ways that it could
reduce or mitigate this, because “we
all have a responsibility to implement
waste reduction measures wherever
possible”.
According to Evershed, there has
been a great deal of interest in and a
positive response to the use of reusa-

ble and sustainable products; however, there are two main considerations that hinder change. One is prohibitive pricing. “If people can make
a change to more environmentally
friendly products without it hurting
their wallets, they will give it serious
consideration,” he said. The second
one is concern of compromise regarding decontamination or sterilisation
protocols.
This is a valid point and a rather
problematic one, since sustainability
is about more than swapping plastic
for bamboo or other materials; it is
mostly about using less resources in
general. Dr Sanjay Haryana is responsible for the internal and external education programme at TePe Nordic—
a company that has taken on the challenge of achieving carbon neutrality
in its products and packaging by
2022—and for quality control at the
Nordic subsidiary and gives lectures
on topics connected to oral hygiene,
sales psychology and sustainability.
He does not believe that a drastic reduction in plastic is possible today,
nor does he believe that this is the
answer.
Instead, Haryana says that there
are two vital factors: moving from
linear to circular consumption (recycling) and using plant-based raw
materials to produce plastics. He
explained: “Recycling is challenging
today because most medical waste is
considered hazardous, but chemical
recycling is taking impressive steps
forward. Chemical recycling is a process through which you can restore
plastic to its original state, clean and
with its initial properties. Of course,
green energy must be used throughout this process.” The result of combining these measures is “a huge
reduction in the carbon dioxide footprint” while still being able “to use
the best materials for medical and
dental practice”, according to the
expert.

“Sustainable dentistry is about making
conscious decisions that meet the needs of
the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their needs.”
for years. Just because something has
always been done a certain way does
not mean it is the right way, Wichary
wrote.

ited member of the International
Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology—an organisation of dental and
medical professionals and scientists
who research the biocompatibility of
dental products.

Dr Ali Farahani from Stratford in
Ontario in Canada has been practising eco-friendly dentistry in his office
since 2007. He and his team state that
the absence of toxic odours in the air
and a holistic approach are reasons
to choose their sustainable clinic,
which aims to protect water and landfill resources in the long run. Farahani’s contribution goes beyond his
everyday work. For many years, he
has been involved in the Eco Dentistry Association and is an accred-

The greater picture
These three dental offices are
just a few of many examples of those
around the world that encourage,
inspire and practise environmental
consciousness in dentistry. Sustainable dentistry is not necessarily about
investing in expensive equipment or
transforming the office into a selfsufficient building that produces no
waste, generates its own electricity

and treats wastewater from one day
to the next. It is more about making
conscious decisions that meet the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Running
a successful business is difficult
enough as it is, and making some better choices here and there should not
take away from the main tasks at
hand, nor should they be daunting or
demotivating. One can start small—
even minor improvements can have
a positive impact on the environment
over time—and work one’s way up to
more complex changes.
The fact is that there is no time to
be wasted in waiting for national governments to implement legal sustainability requirements that a dental
office has to meet in order continue
practising. Climate change is a very
real threat to the world we live in.
For the sake of our future, it is crucial
that dentists, associations and the
wider industry keep tackling these issues in a joint effort. 7
Editorial note: A list of references can be obtained from the publisher.

Practice owners succeeding
at green dentistry
In an article from summer 2020,
DTI interviewed Dr Robert Panjkov,
the founder of an award-winning dental practice based in Melbourne in
Australia. His business, Beaconsfield
Dental, “uses biodegradable barriers
and plastics as well as environmentally friendly chemicals for dental
treatments that involve suction,
cleaning and washing. The oral hygiene products used in the practice
are sustainable, and the staff undergo
regular training on waste minimisation. They also take part in plogging,
an activity that combines jogging
and picking up litter, in order to clean
up the nearby park and surrounding streets,” reported editor Iveta
Ramonaite.
Sustainability is also a priority
in the practice run by Drs Stefan
Dietsche and Reiner Wichary in
Cologne in Germany. A blog post
reported how the dentists are im
plementing environmentally friendly
dentistry in their office: cornflour
cups have replaced plastic cups,
paper tape is used instead of the usual
material, and the practice’s electricity has been generated by regional
hydroelectric and wind power plants

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“One must use take advantage of cutting-edge technology”

An interview with Dr Dalia El-Bokle, Egypt

 There is no way around it: digitalisation is inevitable in all aspects
of life, including, of course, in dentistry. Dr Dalia El-Bokle, an orthodontics specialist from Egypt, is well
aware of this fact. At AEEDC 2021,
she will present a lecture on how to
introduce digital tools into the orthodontic practice and why it is important to do so.
Dr El-Bokle, you are presenting a
lecture titled “How ‘going digital’
can be a game changer in your
orthodontic practice”. What will you
cover in your lecture?
My lecture is about the advantages of applying digital technology
in daily orthodontic practice, starting with intra-oral scanning to acquire digital models, followed by
a full analysis of digital data to
achieve an accurate orthodontic
diagnosis. My lecture will demonstrate how various digital treatment simulations and digital smile
designs can be easily made and
compared in order to select the best

orthodontic treatment plan. I also
use these digital simulations and
smile designs to educate, engage
and motivate my patients. This is
very important for a successful
result.
Going digital can be beneficial
during treatment when using digital
indirect bonding for accurate orthodontic bracket positioning as well
as when making in-house aligners.
The result is an improved treatment
outcome, with reduced time and
laboratory fees.
What is the take-home message for
your audience?
Going digital can be a great investment as it not only can increase
one’s efficiency in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning but
it can also be a practice builder
and promoter. One must take advantage of cutting-edge technology
such as scanners and softwares in
order to facilitate orthodontic diagnosis, reduce cross-contamination

and achieve high-quality treatment
outcomes.
Why did you choose orthodontics as
your specialty and why is working
digitally in this field important?
I chose orthodontics because
I think it’s a unique dental specialty.
It is challenging, as no one case is
like another, and fulfilling, as one
watches the patients smile happily
with more self-confidence at the end
of treatment. The extended treatment time, compared with other
dental specialties, also allows for a
deeper bond between me and my patients.
If you compare working as an orthodontist now with the situation when
you started your career, what do
you regard as the greatest developments that have taken place?
Oh, there have been many
changes. First off, I now use an
intra-oral scanner for my dental
impressions, so it is less messy and
more comfortable for my patients.

A great amount of time has been
saved and much frustration has been
avoided as my staff members no
longer have to pour, trim or store
dental models. Digital analysis of
dental models nowadays is far more
accurate than the old manual methods since one can magnify the teeth
virtually on a computer screen to
examine and measure. I use special
software that combines patients’
digital models, photographs and
radiographs to help me customise
my treatment plans and to allow
for patient involvement during
decision-making.
Is this your first time speaking at
AEEDC? What does the event mean
to you personally?
Yes, this is the first time for me
to lecture at AEEDC. It means a great
deal to me to participate in one of
the most renowned dental conferences in the world. I’m both very excited and proud because it is taking
place in an Arab country and in the
beautiful city of Dubai. 

Dr Dalia el-Bokle received her certificate of orthodontic training from
Augusta University in the US and was
formerly professor of orthodontics at
Cairo University in Egypt. She is a member of the Egyptian Orthodontic Society,
the American Association of Orthodontists and the World Federation of Orthodontists and runs a private practice in
Giza in Egypt.

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case report

Fully digital workflow with a twist
Dr Marco Tudts & Bob Bosman Elst, Belgium
 A 61-year-old male patient presented suffering from severe tooth
wear, which can be classified as attrition, abrasion or erosion depending
on its cause. The entire smile line had
been lost and even became negative
(Fig. 1). The patient was an extrovert,
and hence a new nice smile would
impact his social life positively. The
destructive wear of his teeth had
already caused several endodontic
treatments and temporomandibular
joint dysfunction caused by the loss
of the vertical dimension and resulting in tense and tired muscles. Severe
tooth wear had caused morphological
change of occlusal tooth, decrease of
vertical dimension, pulp pathology,
occlusal disharmony and changed
masticatory function. In this condition, more complex therapies are
needed, such as endodontics, periodontics and full coronal coverage.
A digital impression was taken,
and the master model was printed.

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Fig. 1: Smile before the treatment. Fig. 2: Mock-up (GC Temp PRINT, GC) in the mouth. Fig. 3a: Printed temporary restorations relined with G-ænial Universal
Injectable, GC. Fig. 3b: Temporary restorations in the mouth after relining with G-ænial Universal Injectable. Fig. 4: Smile with the provisional restorations
in zirconia, characterised with GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF, GC.

A digital wax-up/mock-up was made
in exocad DentalCAD (exocad) using
the Smile Creator module. A standard length of 10.8 mm and width of
8.4 mm was used, as described by
Mauro Fradeani. This set-up was a really nice starting point for this patient’s biotype. The idea was to verify
the integration because the vertical
dimension had to be increased by
several millimetres and the patient
wanted to rejuvenate his smile inconspicuously, as naturally as possible,
in addition to all the comfort of a balanced occlusion.

Fig. 5a: Putty key on the provisional restorations. Fig. 5b: Putty key on the substructure. Fig. 6a: Wash firing: GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF. Fig. 6b: Wash firing: GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF, sprinkled
with GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF CL-F (anterior). Fig. 6c: Wash firing: GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF (posterior). Fig. 7: Creation of the neck. Fig. 8: After application of the dentine material, the horizontal
line was checked with the putty key. Fig. 9a: Mamelons and cervical surfaces: 50% FD-91 + 50% DA2 (green), A1 (dark pink), 50% A1 + 50% E58 (blue). Fig. 9b: The enamel blocker (50% A1 + 50% E58; blue)
was also used on the cervical part.

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This digital wax-up/mock-up was
printed in GC Temp PRINT (GC) as
veneers so that it could be placed
in front of the teeth (Fig. 2); a small
support towards the palatal side was
present so that it could be placed
over the natural dentition in a stable
manner. This made it possible to evaluate both the aesthetics and the musculature’s response to the new occlusal height. The patient could also take
this printed wax-up home, giving him
the opportunity to show it to his partner, but also to check it for himself in
his own private space and without
any time pressure or pressure from
strangers. Having his or her smile remodelled is something really drastic,
so the patient should be given as
much time as he or she needs with
all the possible tools.
After the patient’s consent had
been obtained, it was possible to proceed with the treatment plan: the
veneers were adapted in DentalCAD
and printed again as temporary
crowns (GC Temp PRINT, light shade).
These crowns were relined with
G-ænial Universal Injectable composite (Shade A2, GC; Fig. 3a) and manually polished. Optionally, they could
have been glazed with OPTIGLAZE
color (GC). The cervical border was
sandblasted (50 µm is sufficient) so
that it could be easily connected to
the composite and then only the relined part had to be polished again
(Fig. 3b).
The vertical dimension was increased by 8 mm. To ensure that this
would be comfortable for the patient,
three months were taken to revise
the situation. The patient suffered
no headaches, muscle stress or any
other problems. Hence, the first
phase of the aesthetic adaptation
was begun. Minor gingivectomy with
bone correction was carried out first.
An impression was taken, and longterm provisional restorations were
manufactured in full zirconia. Those
were characterised with GC Initial IQ
Lustre Pastes NF (GC) and cemented
temporarily (Fig. 4). A recall was
planned for three months later. This
period also allowed the soft and hard
tissue to heal properly after the periodontal surgery.
At that point, definitive work
could begin; however, owing to a skiing accident, the definitive impression needed to be postponed for
another three months. This did not
pose a problem because of the highly

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Fig. 10: Central incisor with GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF CL-F. Fig. 11: Colour firing with GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF CL-F. Fig. 12: Enamel firing.

durable provisional restorations. For
cases like this, the comfort of the
patient is always the priority. Hence,
after six months, the definitive impressions were taken, both digitally
and conventionally. The conventional
impression was used to create the
master working model. This was
mostly due to familiarity with the
procedure. We feel that what we are
mentally comfortable with will also
yield the best possible end result.
However, a digital impression could
have been used as well.
For the substructure, multilayered zirconia (Shade A2) was used.
The design was a small, adapted
copy of the provisional restorations.
A 0.4 mm buccal cut-back was done
for the posterior teeth and the
canines. For the four anterior teeth,
a 0.6 mm cut-back was done and
the incisal height was decreased by
0.4 mm. To maintain control of the

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14a

horizontal line, a palatal putty index
of the provisional restorations was
made for use as a key during the
ceramic build-up (Figs. 5a & b).
The zirconia substructure was
slightly adapted and went into the
furnace for a regeneration firing.
Thereafter, the workflow continued
with the wash firing. After application
of the GC Initial IQ Lustre Pastes NF
(Fig. 6a), the Initial CL-F (Clear Fluorescence) powder was sprinkled on
top of the wet paste (Figs. 6b & c). This
gave the opportunity to sandblast after the wash firing without damaging
the colour. Moreover, it ensured that
the colours would not slip down.
Zirconia does not absorb heat
well, and the heat must be carefully
adjusted to avoid chipping. The problem of chipping is also a consequence
of poor adjustment of the heating
program. The larger the volume of

zirconia, the slower the heating up
and cooling down should take place.
In this case, the heating temperature
was dropped by 30 °C per minute,
and the cooling down should have a
similar rate. To keep it simple: the
time to heat up should be more or less
the same as the cooling down.

a softer transmitter of the colour. This
mixture can also be used as a transition towards the enamel in the incisal
third; however, in this case, it was
used as a softer, lighter cervical
part. It is all about breaking the light
with a chameleon effect inside the
material.

The part until the CL-F was the
first layer. For the neck, IN-42 (Terracotta; 40%) was used with A2 (60%),
and then the main colour was A2
(Fig. 7). After applying DA2 to the full
contour (Dentin A2), the horizontal
line was checked with the putty key
(Fig. 8). After the cut-back, the mamelons were shaped. FD-91 (Fluo Dentin
Light; 50%) with DA2 (50%), A1, and
A1 (50%) with E58 (Enamel; 50%) were
alternated, as shown in Figures 9a and b.

If the mamelons are to be clearly
distinguished from the dentine material, CL-F should be applied on top of
the mamelons (Fig. 10). For floating
mamelons, a wall of CL-F is applied to
the cut-back, then the mamelons are
created and then again a layer of CL-F
is applied. In this case, it was chosen
to have the mamelons differentiated
from the dentine material.

In the cervical part, this mixture
was also used. This mixture could be
called an enamel blocker; it works as

This first bake is the colour firing
(Fig. 11); if the colour is not chromatic
enough or already too chromatic, it
is easier to adapt in this phase. After
application of the enamel material,
colours should no longer be adapted
because this will destroy the appearance, which could become very
greyish.
The enamel firing could be considered the morphological firing.
For the enamel, a mixture of E58,
EI-14 (Enamel Intensive Yellow) and
EOP Booster in three equal parts was
used (Fig. 12). The program was exactly the same as for the colour firing.

13b

The correction firing was done
with the same mixture, but diluted
with a fourth part of CL-F (Figs. 13a & b).
The temperature was dropped by
5 °C. In case another firing is necessary, the temperature can be dropped
by an extra 2 °C.

14b

After finishing of the structure,
the crown was glazed with just some
liquid, at 50 °C lower than normal.
The intention was to seal the surface.
After this firing, the crowns were hand
polished with a mixture of pumice and
50 µm aluminium oxide (Figs. 14a & b).

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Bob Bosman Elst graduated in 1991
as a dental technician. While working at
his own independent dental laboratory
in Belgium, he has continuously been
working on expansion and developing
innovative techniques for the dental
industry. Over the years, he has participated in more than 40 master courses,
including those by Brüsch, Tyszko, Calgaro, Adolfi, Galle, Hegenbarth, Sieber
and Polansky, either as a lecturer or
as an active participant. His work has
been recognised by many in the field.
In 2007, Elst won the third prize (in
the Young Ceramics category) during
the world tour of Nobel Biocare in Las
Vegas in the US. He came in as the first
European of all the participants in this
highly reputable event. He set up a help
desk for dentists, covering all aspects
of implant-supported restorations and
porcelain. In 2017, he became a trainer
of the GC Europe Campus, where he
found the perfect forum for sharing
his passion and experience.

igs. 13a & b: Correction firing. Fig. 14a: Restorations before polishing. Fig. 14b: Restorations after polishing. Fig. 15: Prepared teeth before luting.
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Fig. 16: Final result in intercuspal position. Fig. 17: Night guard to protect the restorations and periodontal tissue. Fig. 18: Final result, portrait.
The patient was satisfied with the aesthetics and function of his new smile.

The preparations were cleaned
and isolated with retraction cords
(Fig. 15). The crowns were cemented
with a resin-modified glass ionomer
(GC Fuji PLUS CAPSULE, GC). The
cement excess was easily removed
when the rubbery state was reached,
and margins were polished.
Increasing the vertical dimension
is often a challenging task. The temporisation phase was used to evaluate the influence of the increase
on the temporomandibular function.
Aside from the function, restoring the
vertical dimension had a positive influence on the aesthetic appearance.
After treatment, a better balance in
the facial dimensions as well as a
fuller, more youthful smile could be
seen (Figs. 16–18). 7

Dr Marco Tudts graduated as a dentist
from KU Leuven in Belgium in 1991 and
completed his postgraduate qualification in aesthetic and prosthetic dentistry
in 1994. For 12 years, he was a parttime associate at KU Leuven, complex
rehabilitation being his major research
topic, and participated in various multicentre studies. In 1996, he started
a multidisciplinary private practice,
specialised in complex rehabilitation,
which he is still running. In 2004, he
obtained an MSc in dental implantology from Montefiore Medical Center in
New York in the US. In 2008, he opened
a look-over-shoulder training facility for
dentists focusing on implantology, 3D
technology, CAD/CAM and 3D-guided
surgery. He is the developer of the Navigator System for guided surgery (Zimmer
Biomet Dental). Since 2015, he has
been a staff member in the Department
of Oral Health Sciences at Ghent University in Belgium. Here, he is currently
preparing his PhD dissertation on 3Dguided surgery under Prof. H. De Bruyn.
This article originally appeared in CAD/CAM—international
magazine of dental laboratories, vol. 12, issue 1/2021.

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VOCO RETRACTION PASTE—A MUST-HAVE FOR EVERY PRACTICE
n The basis for a perfect impression
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Patients themselves also benefit from numerous advantages.
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AG.LIVE—DIGITISATION PAYS OFF
ing and further education opportuni
ties as well as an extensive archive
of webinars and tutorials.
Digitisation has fundamentally
changed dental technology in the
last ten years. The digital fabrication
of dentures has become the standard
in dental laboratories. In his exciting presentation recorded at the
AG.Live CON at the end of April,
Christian Ermer, chief marketing of
ficer at Amann Girrbach and respon
sible for the company’s digital trans
formation, explains how the newly
developed AG.Live platform from
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and enabling seamlessly integrated
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n Amann Girrbach is all about sup
porting laboratories in the organi
sation of digital dental workflows.
With the AG.Live digital platform,
this project reaches a new dimen
sion. AG.Live helps dental techni
cians to manage all digital activities
locally and to connect with an everexpanding global network of digital
dental professionals.
Patient case management is at
the core of the platform, which re
places the previous C3 customer
portal. This is where the patient case
is created, managed and processed
digitally. Patient cases can be shared
with partner laboratories for further
processing and will, in the foresee
able future, also be exchanged be
tween the dentist and the laboratory.
Not only will laboratories and cli
nicians be networked, but also ma
chines and materials—in order to
access material availability or, in the
future, to access the operating modes
of milling machines and many other
relevant factors of a dental fabrica
tion process.

The world is digital, and this is
more than ever so now, owing to
COVID-19. Communication is digital;
people shop digitally; life itself is
becoming more and more digital.
And this development does not stop
at dental technology—quite the con

trary. Digitally fabricated dentures
are already the rule in dental labora
tories. Despite its many advantages,
digitisation has, however, also led to
increased complexity. The AG.Live
platform makes it possible to monitor
the digital workflow from anywhere
in the world and will, in the future,
make it possible to manage it as well.
For Ceramill users, AG.Live is the
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in the laboratory (equipment, soft
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and training). The digital connection
of clinicians via AG.Live creates a
unique network for the digital denture
process. The vision behind this prod
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Thus, AG.Live will enable the
monitoring of all digital activities—
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at any time. In doing so, it is Amann
Girrbach’s intention to create a net
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BIOCERAMIC SEALER ONE-FIL BY MEDICLUS TESTED IN STUDY
n This year, MEDICLUS is aiming at
leading from the front in endodontic
solutions in the dental industry.
Recently, the company released a
high viscosity bioceramic sealer called
One-Fil PT for orifice recapping, blockout perforation or for emergency
case solution. One-Fil was tested and
compared with competitors’ products
in a current study.
One of the purposes of the re
search was the evaluation of cyto
compatibility by comparing epoxy
resin-based and bioceramic root ca
nal sealers. The results have shown
that bioceramic root canal sealers
are the safest and the most conven
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promised canal wall perforation and
excessive sealer leakage beyond the
apical foramen.
In testing the four bioceramic
sealers, the researchers compared
flowability, radiopacity, dimensional
stability and cell viability. All the bio
ceramic sealers researched showed
desirable properties for root canal
sealing. One of these, One-Fil by
MEDICLUS, featured excellent cell
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canals.
The popularity of the single-cone
technique using bioceramic sealers
in root canal therapy is becoming
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dontic studies and many endodon
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of One-Fil by MEDICLUS.
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With intra-oral scans, we have
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is going on. They can see in three
dimensions how it all relates. On a
side note, when you use digital tech
nology, patients feel that you are a
forward-thinking practitioner.
Now in this case, I send Gordon’s
data to the US and instead of it taking
three or four days to get there and get
ting on the telephone, my technician
in the US has the models in seconds.
We can connect on TeamViewer. He
says, “Based what you told me, this is
what I am thinking of.”

Now we can take our intra-oral
scan, face scan, CBCT scan and mod
ule information, and we can assemble
our virtual patient. This is really ex
citing, not just because we can show
the patient, but also because it gives
us accurate results. Instead of using
an articulator, we have the jaw move
ments of the patient digitally. 7
Editorial note: This article is based on a presentation given by Dr Ian Buckle at the 3Shape Global
Symposium (19–20 June 2020) with his approval.

Once we agree, he can send me
screen shots and the STL file and, very
quickly, I can print the model out. The
whole process is so much more effi
cient. We make a trial smile for Gordon
to try on. We can then talk to him
about what we need to do to be able
to achieve this result. We are starting
treatment with the end goal in mind.

n If you have read The 7 habits of
highly effective people by Stephen
Covey, you will be familiar with the
idea of “beginning with the end in
mind”; this is what we now do with
digital dentistry. For example, let us
consider one of my patients, Gordon.
He comes in because his teeth are
quite worn down. We need to take
care of his smile and give him good
function.

But, sometimes, we are so busy
being dentists and driven by bio
logical concerns, that we forget
some of the important things that
we need to do first, like “selling”
dentistry—if you want to use that
term. We need the patients to fully
understand what may be needed in
order to move forward and improve
their health and welfare. With digi
tal technology, we have the tools

to do that. Digital dentistry helps to
motivate them to make the change.
It engages them. Importantly, one
of the really exciting things about
digital dentistry is that, whereas it
enables us to encourage our pa
tients, it does so in a way that is
more appropriate than it has ever
been. You are not telling them, but
instead, sharing information trans
parently.

Digital dentistry is so important
because, prior to this, we would have
spent time sorting teeth out and trying
to work out what to do. It would have
taken us forever and a day, and then the
patient might look at a model we had
just spent hours on and say no thanks.
With digital technology, we can
do it quickly and easily. We know
what it is we need to do to get great
results and get that patient engage
ment right from the start.

I an Buckle qualified from his native Liverpool
University in 1985 and now enjoys more than
30 years of experience in general private and
NHS practice. Through Buckle Advanced Den
tal Care in Thornton Hough on the Wirral, Ian
provides some of the UK’s highest quality re
constructive, aesthetic and implant dentistry.

3Shape, Denmark
www.3shape.com
Booth 710

RESTORATIONS: HOW PRIMESCAN HELPS MAKE A BETTER FIRST IMPRESSION
Another statistic to consider is
this: based on more than 150,000
intra-oral dental scans in the US in
2020, Primescan delivered a 98.83%
success rate.
“Primescan allows us to have
greater speed and efficiency,” added
Brown. “I feel like the accuracy is
top-notch. And I have all the confi
dence in the world to do nearly any
case with Primescan.”

n When it comes to restorative im
pressions, not all dental profession
als are delighted with the results
every time. Large laboratories esti
mate that 70 to 90% of impressions
could be better.1 And practices lose
US$900 (AED 3,300) or more each
month owing to restoration produc
tion inefficiencies.2 So what can be
done to assure that dental impres
sions are as accurate as possible
to eliminate remakes? Now is the
ideal time to consider making digital

impressions with the Primescan
intra-oral scanner.

With the Primescan intra-oral
dental scanner, optimum results
help ensure an ideal fit for any resto
ration or appliance. In addition, digi
tal models are less prone to errors
than analogue casts. And no courier
can be as fast as a digital data trans
fer. Every Primescan intra-oral scan
ner includes software for a preferred
partner or laboratory for safe, secure
transmission of data to support your
practice.

“In dentistry everything is about
predictability,” said Dr Cary Brown
of StarWhite Dental in Murrieta in
California in the US. “Using Prime
scan and the Connect Case Center,
we can transmit our cases quickly to
the laboratory. Laboratory staff can
review our cases, give us instant
feedback, and this all makes for a
very predictable workflow.”

Digital impressions can boost
precision and efficiency in other
workflows as well, including in
workflows for implants and clear
aligners. In addition, it puts you
on the path to single-visit dentistry.
By adding the Primescan intra-oral
scanner to your practice, you open
the door to a host of digital dentistry
possibilities.

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Practices that make the switch
to digital impressions with the
Primescan intra-oral scanner never
look back. “I can’t see myself practis
ing without Primescan technology,”
explained Brown. “It’s too conven
ient, it’s too predictable, and it just
makes our practice and our life
much easier.”
Adding digital impressions is as
easy as “scan, check, send”. Local
Dentsply Sirona representatives

are happy to provide a Primescan
demonstration in order to show how
it can benefit patients and dental
practices. 7
Editorial note: References can be obtained from
the publisher.

Dentsply Sirona, US
www.dentsplysirona.com
Booth 8E01

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THE CONCEPT OF IMMEDIACY IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY—WHY EVERY CLINICIAN SHOULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT
tific documentation, for example on
full-arch treatments on a reduced
number of implants, has been
greatly expanded. After obvious
doubts about the biomechanical
stress of this method in the early
years, and although further research is still needed, the data now
indicates that it can be a predictable
treatment approach also in the mid
and long term.

 In the technology of today, immediacy has become a predictable alternative to traditional procedures.
Immediate treatment protocols are
attractive for patients and clinicians
equally. Patients actively ask for
them owing to the desire for reduced treatment time and reduced
related morbidity. Clinicians can
profit from this trend thanks to the
shorter chair time per patient and
their greater attractiveness to patients as providers of state-of-the-art
treatment methods.

There is no doubt that an implant with excellent primary stability and healing capabilities as well
as a fully integrated digital workflow including sophisticated imaging technology is beneficial to classic implant dentistry. But probably
it is in immediate procedures that
all these innovations make the
greatest difference.

After tooth loss or extraction,
an implant can be placed immediately, early, or late. The “immediate”
procedure is defined as implantation in a fresh alveolus on the same
day.
Things become a little more
complicated on the prosthetic side.
The prosthesis can be functional or
out of occlusion, and it can be performed as a provisional or a final
solution. The still applicable declaration of the 2008 ITI Consensus
Conference was that “immediate”
loading is the attachment of a functional prosthesis no later than
one week after implant placement,
whereas early loading would happen between one week and two
months after implant placement,
and conventional loading is at more
than two months after implant
insertion. Immediate restoration,
however, describes the placement
of a provisional prosthesis without
contact with the opposing dentition.
Patient demand for immediate
procedures as well as and their
frequency has been increasing for
a long while but clinicians had to
work for many years without clear
scientific guidelines.

selection criteria is half the battle
when it comes to immediate procedures.
You can then approach your
first immediate case with careful
planning. As a Straumann customer,
coDiagnostiX offers you extremely
powerful technology for this as well.
Choose between implant lines specially designed for immediacy, such
as the apically tapered BLT or the
new fully tapered BLX, and take
advantage of the safety benefit of
Straumann guided surgery. And
finally, finish your immediacy case
in style thanks to the comprehensive support from Straumann prosthetic efficiency for your practice
and for your laboratory. 
Editorial note: References can be obtained from
the publisher.

For the very common indication
of aesthetic single sites, for example, the 2008 ITI Consensus Conference had identified a number of risk
factors and issued first treatment
recommendations. The following
ITI Consensus Conference, in 2013,
then presented explicit guidelines
for this indication, which results in
a very clear situation for the dentist.

the situation is constantly improving, and in recent years, the scien-

As a Straumann user, you
start your immediacy journey with
dedicated education from highly
skilled and experienced experts—
because a profound knowledge
about all important parameters and

Straumann, Switzerland
www.straumann.com
Booth 7B10

The guidelines are based on a
rich variety of scientific publications, and many of these have been
analysed in a whole series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Although precise guidelines still do
not exist for all indications today,
this is less owing to a lack of scientific data per se than to differences
in study design and, above all, to
the very divergent classifications of
“immediacy” in the past. However,

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Light-curing glass ionomer filling material
• Excellent working time & the setting time is
individually adjustable by light-curing
• Suitable for large cavities
• No need to condition the dental hard tissue
• No varnish required- fill, polymerise and finish
• Does not stick to the instrument & is easy to model
• Immediately packable after placement in the cavity

Light-curing nano-ceram composite
• Nano-reinforced ceramic particles
• Special resin matrix
• Significantly less free monomers
• Exceptional aesthetics
• Universal for all cavity classes
• Comfortable handling, easy modelling
• Also available as a flowable version

Self-curing calcium hydroxide paste system
• For indirect pulp capping & linings under
dental filling materials
• Contains 26% calcium hydroxide
• Promotes the formation of tertiary dentine
• Radiopaque for good diagnostic control
• Bacteriostatic
• High pH-value: antimicrobic effect
• Recovering of the pulp - preservation of vitality
• Sufficient working-time & short setting time in the mouth

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MEDENTIKA: WELL-ENGINEERED PROSTHETICS AND IMPLANTS
 Medentika is part of the Straumann
Group and is headquartered in Germany. The products are manufactured in a factory located in the south
of Germany in an area renowned for
watchmaking and the automotive
industry. At an affordable price,
Medentika supplies dental laboratories, dental professionals and patients with an attractive system of
precision-engineered implants, multiplatform components and abutments
that are durable and fully compatible
with all major implant systems.
Four Medentika implant systems
cover all indication areas. In addition,
Medentika offers a unique implant
with a 30°-angled implant shoulder especially for full-arch restorations. The
implant is called Quattrocone30 owing
to its special shape. For all implants,
the implant packaging has currently
been adapted to make the identification of the implants during storage
clearer and easier. Implant removal
has also been significantly improved

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Not only have new series been added but
also some changes in life cycle management have been made. Medentika has
made the new ASC Flex available for all
systems. The ASC Flex is an innovative
titanium base which makes it possible to
move the angled screw channel up to a
maximum of 25° and in addition shorten
the 6.5 mm high chimney by 1.0 mm
steps down to 4.5 mm—even when using
a digital workflow. To complete the system, two new variants of this titanium
base have been developed—a nonindexed version for bridges and a version with a second gingival height of
2.5 mm. In addition, Novaloc patrices are
available for the multi-unit abutments.
They are a simple and cost-effective way
to convert a fixed full-arch restoration
into a removable restoration when the
clinical situation requires it. 

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so that the user can insert the implants
even more safely straight from the
packaging into the patient’s mouth.

Regarding the compatible prosthetic
components, several new implant interfaces such as MegaGen, Neoss and WP

from Nobel Biocare have been added to
give our customers even more flexibility
by restoring different implant brands.

Medentika (Straumann
Group brand), Germany
www.straumann.com/medentika/en/home
Booth 7A11

FKG DENTAIRE EXPANDS ITS LEGACY WITH RACE EVO AND R-MOTION
ment flexibility and fatigue resistance with a unique minimally invasive approach. Engineered for optimal
ease and efficiency, R-Motion is up to
3.3 times more flexible than standard
NiTi reciprocating systems and offers
up to 3.6 times the fatigue resistance.

 Swiss company FKG Dentaire has
a legacy founded on years of trusted
performance and expertise. It is wellknown for its flagship XP-endo line,
and it is now introducing two innovative treatment solutions, RACE EVO
and R-Motion. The company offers
a comprehensive range of products,
providing a complete solution to the
market’s instrumentation needs.
The latest rotary system introduced by FKG, RACE EVO, has
evolved from two decades of highspeed precision performance design
and original RaCe product features.
A proprietary heat treatment
process meets a groundbreaking protocol using higher rotation speed in
order to deliver greater soft control,
increased efficiency and improved
patient safety with every instrument. Boasting 40% more flexibility,
50% higher cutting efficiency and
2.8 times more resistance to fatigue
than its predecessors, RACE EVO is

The R-Motion range comprises
five reciprocating files—one for glide
path creation (R-Motion Glider) and
four shaping instruments to choose
from: R-Motion 25, R-Motion 30,
R-Motion 40 and R-Motion 50.
engineered for high performance
and smooth progression.
RACE EVO offers two core sequences with the highest optimaluse range—RACE EVO 4% and RACE
EVO 6%—complete with one glide
path and two shaping instruments.
In addition, the flexibility offered by
the choice of two larger instruments
ensures that each treatment can be
adapted to the patient.

The versatility offered by the
RACE EVO system allows clinicians
to treat the vast majority of cases. The
highest-quality Swiss manufacturing
standards, coupled with FKG’s proud
reputation for reliability and clinical
excellence, provide the user with
maximum confidence in the system.
R-Motion is the first truly complete solution in reciprocation endodontics to combine enhanced instru-

The all-new sleek core design of
R-Motion and elite heat treatment
equip these instruments with unrivalled flexibility, high resistance to
fatigue, superior cutting efficiency
and a reduced screwing effect.
Demonstrating 60% less transportation than standard reciprocating
NiTi systems, R-Motion offers improved centring ability and respect
of the canal anatomy, and an up to
40% reduction of dentinal stress com-

pared with the instruments of other
leading endodontic providers. The
result is a smoother progression in
the canal, putting control back into
the hands of clinicians, improving
patient safety and increasing treatment efficiency for a wide range of
canal anatomies and, as ever, a minimally invasive approach—the trademark of all FKG instrument systems.
Rooter Universal is the latest
cordless endodontic motor from FKG.
Having preset and fully programmable settings and an integrated apex
locator function, the cost-effective device drives all endodontic files with
high precision and reliability. Preset
programs dedicated to R-Motion,
RACE EVO and XP-endo make Rooter
Universal the ideal complement to
FKG’s leading instrument systems. 
FKG Dentaire, Switzerland
https://www.fkg.ch
Booth 8F18

SUCCESS CD FOR TEMPORARY CROWNS AND BRIDGES
 Success CD is a self-curing, coldpolymerising paste–paste system for
the fast and easy chairside production of temporary crowns, bridges,
inlays and onlays. As a compositebased material, it convinces by its
great polishability and high colour
stability.

out risking deformation. Success CD
will be completely cured after an
additional 3 minutes and can then
be polished. This time-saving procedure is highly economical. The extrashort mixing tips allow precise application and reduce material waste
by approximately 40%.

Quick and simple treatments

Reliable and long-lasting
temporaries

With Success CD, high-quality
temporary restorations can be finished in only 5 minutes. After 30–
60 seconds of setting in the oral
cavity, the material gains an elastic
consistency and can be removed with-

Success CD boasts the ability to
sustain a strong functional load, excellent transverse strength, perfect
compressive strength and minimal
polymerisation shrinkage. Therefore,

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precise, functional and long-lasting
temporaries can be created.

Great aesthetic results
The material’s high colour stability and brilliant, enamel-like gloss
ensure long-term aesthetic results.
Success CD’s natural fluorescence
and its availability in various shades
promote perfect aesthetic results. 

PROMEDICA, Germany
www.promedica.de
Booth 7F17

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CLEAR ALIGNERS BY CLEARCORRECT
It is, therefore, a treatment often
motivated by patient demand. The
clear aligners provide the comfort
level of a removable appliance while
maintaining control over specific
tooth movements by means of toothcoloured attachments placed over
the teeth on which the aligners fit.
Aligners are being increasingly utilised in different kinds of complex
cases, and their efficiency in combination treatments, two-phase therapies or simple cases has previously
been documented.
Aligners are also beneficial for
patients who have had previous
orthodontic treatment and who want
to make minor corrections to their
smile.
pliance of the patient and on his or
her dentition before there is a change
to the next set. The length of treatment with aligners depends upon
the severity of each case.

n Clear aligners are an alternative
treatment to traditional fixed appliances (brackets and wires). They are
designed to correct malocclusion by
guiding teeth into their proper positions. Aligners work on the same
principle as fixed appliances: they
use a gradual force to control tooth
movement. The aligners are made of
a strong plastic material and are customised to fit an individual patient’s
teeth. Usually, a series of aligners is
needed and each aligner moves the
teeth in increments until the desired
movement has been achieved.

ClearCorrect is one such clear
aligner system used to straighten teeth
as an alternative to traditional fixed
appliances. ClearCorrect straightens
teeth using a series of clear custom-
made removable aligners that gradually move teeth a little at a time, eventually correcting the teeth and smile
for a new, revitalised look.

Aligners need to be worn for at
least 20 to 22 hours a day to achieve
the desired maximum effectiveness.
The wear schedule for each set of
aligners depends on the level of com-

Clear aligners have many ad
vantages and are a great aesthetic
alternative for patients who want
a straighter smile but do not want
to wear traditional metal brackets.

There are several advantages to
using clear aligners:
 Clear aligners are virtually in
visible and designed around con
venience.

 They are removable; hence it is
easier to brush and floss after
meals.
 They are easier to keep clean.
 Clear aligners are comfortable
and less likely to irritate gingivae
and cheeks.
 They can prevent tooth wear
caused by bruxism.
 There are no dietary restrictions
associated with them.
 They provide controlled single-
tooth movement.
 There are remote monitoring options available.
The last point is especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Orthodontic patients need to return
to the clinic for their routine followup sessions, and this is becoming
increasingly difficult. With aligners,
owing to digital planning and advanced technology, the number of
visits is greatly reduced compared
with the number required for fixed
appliances, and in some simple

cases, repeat visits can be avoided
entirely. The lack of need for regular
physical appointments reduces chair
time and effectively reduces in-person
contact during the pandemic. Clinicians provide a series of aligners to
their patients to last for a defined
period before they return to the practice for evaluation and additional
aligners. Some clinicians deliver all
the aligners up front, and then they
follow treatment progress using virtual visits online or through the use
of a monitoring system.
ClearCorrect aligners have a
high trim line and therefore have
much better torque control. Aligners
also have much better controlled
movement when it comes to creating
space for implants as well as expansion. Since aligners are an integral
part of digital planning and workflow, they offer solutions for most
minor to major oral malocclusions
and movements such as levelling and
alignment, crossbite, edge-to-edge bite,
overjet, crowding, spacing, open bite,
midline shift and deep bite.
Movements such as rotations
and extrusion and those required for
the correction of large overjets have
been found difficult with clear aligners
but they are not impossible when
auxiliaries are used. 7
ClearCorrect (Straumann
Group brand), Switzerland
www.straumann.com/clearcorrect/en/home
Booth 7A12

RINSING AGAINST COVID-19—ONE MOUTHWASH REDUCES THE RISK OF INFECTION
In their search for an effective
antiviral mouthwash, the researchers identified two substances that,
when combined, proved particularly
promising in reducing the amount of
the SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the mouth:
β-cyclodextrin and Citrox. Citrox is a
newcomer to oral health products.
The substance is a mix of organic
plant compounds that have a broad
antimicrobial effect without disrupting the mouth’s natural balance.
Both β-cyclodextrin and Citrox
are present in CURAPROX Perio
Plus+, an oral antiseptic produced by
Swiss oral health company Curaden.
In their study1, the French research
team proved that CURAPROX Perio
Plus+ reduced the virus load in the
mouth.
n In a study that is the first of its
kind, researchers from Claude Bernard
Lyon University in Lyon in France have
shown that CURAPROX Perio Plus+
regenerate mouthwash reduces the
risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2. The
mouthwash reduces the viral load in
the mouth by 71% after a single rinse,
aiding the immune system in controlling the start of infection.
Our mouths are central to the
spread of the coronavirus: the virus
has been identified in the saliva of

91.7% of people infected. Moreover,
disease transmission through saliva is
possible from a distance of up to 3 m,
even by patients without symptoms.
Given the strong presence of the virus
in the mouth and its easy spread
through salivary particles, the concept of a mouthwash that could prevent infection through simple rinsing
is extremely attractive, especially for
dental professionals. It is with these
facts in mind that researchers set out
to identify a formulation that could
reduce the viral load in the mouth.

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The 176 COVID-19 patients who
took part in the study rinsed three
times daily with CURAPROX Perio
Plus+ over the course of a week. The
researchers found that a single rinse
with the mouthwash had a significant
effect: the first rinse reduced the viral
load in the mouth by 71% after only
4 hours. After seven days, the mouthwash proved to have a particularly
beneficial effect in reducing the viral
load in the saliva of those patients who
initially had a very high viral load.

The discovery is the first in vivo
study demonstrating the effect of a
mouthwash in inhibiting infection with
the virus that causes COVID-19. According to co-author Prof. Denis Bourgeois,
CURAPROX Perio Plus+ acts as a barrier
measure against the spread of the virus.
“A 1-minute rinse with a β-cyclodextrin
and Citrox mouthwash reduces the
presence of the SARS-CoV-2 in the
mouth by 71%,” Bourgeois explained.
“This significantly reduces the risk of
coronavirus contamination from saliva.”
The discovery has interesting implications for fighting the COVID-19

pandemic, as well as for future antiviral preventative measures. Be it
for personal or clinical use, antiviral
mouthwashes could play an important role in reducing the general risk
of contamination. 7
Editorial note: A list of references is available
from the publisher.

Curaden, Switzerland
www.curaden.com
Booth 8B06

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THE SECRETS BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF AXIOM
“This Bone Level implant type represents the culmination of a technical
consensus: one single internal conical
Morse taper connection with integrated platform switching. We made
an audacious choice of material by
opting for titanium alloy, which offers
much greater resistance,” said Hervé
Richard, Anthogyr’s R & D engineer.
Customer feedback confirmed that the
simplification route was the right one.

 The creation of Axiom marks a decisive step in the Anthogyr’s history
and provides a powerful impetus for
innovation. The ongoing success of the
Axiom range shows the relevance of
technical choices aimed at simplifying
implantology and prosthetic solutions.
From the first Axiom REG to the latest
Axiom PX in 6.5 mm, the Axiom range
has been enriched to keep pace with
the changing needs of practitioners.

When launched in 2009, no equivalent to Axiom was available on the
market. The main objective was clear:
to democratise implantology by offering
innovative and easy-to-use solutions.
At that time, systems, protocols and surgical kits were highly complex. Anthogyr
chose to present a practical and reproducible solution with a unique connection, making it possible to answer all
surgical and prosthetic indications.

Thanks to the added value of
Axiom and the industrial expertise
of the manufacturing teams, the success of the Axiom range in France and
in Europe led to further advances.
Alongside the pioneer Axiom REG,
the range was expanded in 2011 with
the addition of the Axiom PX for immediate post-extraction implantation
to improve bone anchorage, followed
by the Axiom 2.8 for single-unit restorations in narrow spaces in the anterior aesthetic area and culminating in
the complete “Concept Axiom” range.
The Axiom Tissue Level implant
launched in 2017 enhanced the Axiom
story and concept with strong innovative assets such as the Tissue Favored
Design neck profile.
More than ten years after its
launch, Axiom remains the major strategic pillar of Anthogyr. Celebrating
20 years of presence in China this year,

Anthogyr’s expansion to new markets
such as South Korea and Japan will enhance the globalisation of the brand.
Designed for Axiom system,
Anthogyr’s INITIAL guided surgery
solution guides the first drilling to ensure precise positioning of the implant
axis and emergence point. As an integral part of a digital workflow, it provides the precision required for the
realisation of a prosthetic design plan
and helps to reduce invasiveness and
treatment time for patients. The solution enables practitioners to complete
the implant placement quickly and

confidently. The INITIAL guided surgery kit allows all types of surgeries to
be performed, on both healed sites and
immediately post-extraction implant sites.
Compact and ergonomic, it includes a
wide range of instruments. With this
new offer that will soon be compatible
with the main planning software products available on the market, Anthogyr
favours openness. 
Anthogyr (Straumann
Group brand), Switzerland
www.straumann.com/anthogyr/gb/en/home
Booth 7A13

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LIGHT-CURING MICRO-HYBRID COMPOSITES
 Composan LCM is a universal
light-curing micro-hybrid composite
suitable for fillings in the anterior
and posterior and the inlay technique. Its high filler content and
well-balanced resin matrix guarantee minimal abrasion, low polymerisation shrinkage, and high compressive and transverse strength.

Perfect aesthetic results
Composan LCM convinces by its
great colour stability, excellent polishing property, perfect adaptation
to the natural tooth colour and toothlike brilliance. Therefore, restorations performed with Composan LCM
meet the highest aesthetic requirements of dentists and patients.

Composan LCM flow is suitable for
various indications, such as minimally
invasive preparation, restoration of
Class III–V cavities, and extended fissure sealing. Moreover, it is ideal for
linings under composites owing to an
easy application and a perfect adaption to the cavity walls/tooth substance. Composan LCM flow blocks out
irregularities of the cavity floor and

reinforces the bonding layer. Owing to
its elastic properties, the material is
also highly stress-absorbing. Its low
viscosity provides a good wetting capability and highly aesthetic results. 

NTI-KAHLA
OFFERS ROTARY
DENTAL INSTRUMENTS
MADE IN GERMANY

PROMEDICA, Germany
www.promedica.de
Booth 7F17

 For more than 20 years, rotary diamond instruments from
NTI-Kahla, in the heart of Thuringia, have been appreciated
by dentists and dental technicians in over 100 countries.
The company’s employees ensure
that the extensive portfolio of
rotary instruments is available
to your practice or laboratory
too. The special UniMatrix diamond coating on the instruments
ensures high quality and durability.
In order to make the preparation of cavities more efficient and
precise, NTI-Kahla has developed
a unique instrument that allows
cavity preparation in 30 seconds. An average cavity or inlay
preparation takes approximately

12–13 minutes. Two to three instruments are mainly used for
the purpose of caries excavation
and cavity preparation and a
round tungsten carbide bur for
the cavity floor. Changing of the
instrument and renewed alignment of the instrument take
time. The InPrep (Innovative
Preparation) combines the three
instruments into one, reducing
the time required.
The instrument has an inactive surface in the centre, which
extends 0.01 mm above the diamond coating. This prevents undesired preparation in the deeper
areas. Pulp exposure can thus be
avoided, even with the thinnest
dentine. The customised, highly
precise and required preparation
depth is attained using a gentle
stroking motion. 

NTI-Kahla,
Germany
www.nti.de/dental/en

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NEODENT EASYPACK: GROW AS A CLINICIAN WITH PEACE OF MIND
 The demand for implant therapy
is constantly growing, as patients’
awareness increases together with
their expectations regarding treatment duration. Today, there are various commercially available options of
different implant designs, restorative
options and workflows that lack guidance. This complexity can lead to an

increase in cost and time for both the
patient and the clinician. Neodent has
developed EasyPack to simplify the
daily practice of dental professionals.
The all-in-one set offers everything
that is needed for the clinician to
grow in expertise while performing
dental implant therapy with confidence, convenience and guidance.

For clinicians it is critical to find
the right system that will enable him
or her to offer therapy with confidence. Neodent is a global brand
founded by a dentist and is part of
the Straumann Group. Neodent has
a legacy of more than 25 years and
focuses on developing progressive
treatment concepts for creating new

smiles every day. It is available in
more than 70 countries, and more
than two million implants are sold
annually.
Neodent has designed the EasyPack
to simplify the entire treatment for
the most frequent indication: single
tooth replacement from root to tooth.
It combines in one set all the required components for a single
tooth replacement, including implant placement, healing phase, provisional restorations and impressions. Simplifying access to flexible
final restorative options, the Neodent
EasyPack has been developed to
offer full flexibility without compromising simplicity. It enables access
to straightforward options for treating single-unit restorations: one- or
two-stage healing approach, immediate or conventional loading, closed
tray impression or digital impression, digital or conventional workflow and screwed or cemented restorations.
Neodent EasyPack exclusively
features the Grand Morse Implant
System which is the achievement of
25 years of experience in implant
dentistry. It combines a strong and
stable foundation, which delivers
immediate natural-looking aesthetics,
with versatility and ease of use.
The innovative implant with
its fully dual-tapered body and its
hybrid outer contour was designed
to maximise options and efficiency
in all bone types.
In addition, the Neodent Grand
Morse connection offers a unique
combination based on proven concepts: a platform switch associated
with a deep 16° Morse taper including internal indexation for a strong
and stable connection designed to
achieve long-lasting results.
All Neodent Grand Morse implants can be placed using an intuitive and functional surgical kit for
conventional or guided surgery. It includes a colour-coded surgical workflow as well as simplified restorative
instruments with one screwdriver
for all healing components and restorative screws. Finally, dental professionals can choose between two
surfaces: the classic NeoPoros or the
unique, hydrophilic Acqua.
The latest innovation considered
in the EasyPack is the Neodent GM
Smart Abutment. It is a unique patented solution combining a closed
tray impression coping, a digital
scanbody and a temporary abutment in a single component, enabling the clinician to maximise
workflow flexibility with simplicity. 

Neodent (Straumann
Group brand),
Switzerland
www.straumann.com/neodent/en/home
Booth 7A10

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What’s on in Dubai, AEEDC 2021, 29 June to 1 July
Four brilliant things to do in the city this week.

tunnel, which takes visitors 11 m be
low the surface.

400 are sharks and rays, including
sand tiger sharks and giant groupers.
Visitors may watch the aquarium
divers feed the sharks and rays
throughout the day. The best way to
explore the huge tank is via the 48 m

Luqaimat
     Addresses: Arabian Tea House—
Al Bastakiya, Al Fahidi Street,
Bur Dubai, Dubai

     Arabian Tea House—The Mall,
Jumeirah, Jumeirah Road, Umm
Suqeim 3, opposite Jumeirah Beach
resort, Dubai
     More information: 		
https://arabianteahouse.com

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n      Banksy Exhibition:
     Dates: From 5 April to 30 June
     Venue: THE THEATRE, Mall of the
Emirates
     Opening times: 12:00 to 22:00
The largest Banksy exhibition
ever—and the first in Dubai—will take
place under the title “The World of
Banksy—The Immersive Experience”.
The comprehensive exhibition of
works by graffiti and street art artist
Banksy, who has kept his identity a
secret, presents more than 120 paint
ings, graphics and works of spray art,
including famous works such as
The Girl with a Balloon, The Flower
Thrower and The Mobile Lovers.

Additionally, visitors have the
opportunity to encounter some of the
animals face to face. For example,
they can book an interaction with
small-clawed Asian otters or share
the water with sharks and rays on
a diving adventure.

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The underwater zoo is located
above the aquarium tank and leads vis
itors through three different ecological
zones: rainforest, rocky shore and living
ocean. This part is home to otters,
piranha, lionfish, giant spider crabs,
seahorses, garden eels, archerfish, water
rats, paddlefish, cichlids and many
more amazing aquatic animals.

Palm Jumeirah
     Address: located off the Jumeirah
coastal area
Palm Jumeirah is an artificially
created archipelago off the coastline
of Dubai. Viewed from above, it resem
bles a stylised palm tree and was built
from reclaimed land mass. It is part of
a larger series of developments called
the Palm Islands, which include also
Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira. The
island is well developed with roads
and public transport, so that visitors
may easily access the various restau
rants and attractions. To explore Palm
Jumeirah from a different perspective,
visitors can book a trip in a yacht or
speedboat around the archipelago or—
to see the palm tree shape for them
selves—skydive above it. 7

Dubai Aquarium
and Underwater Zoo
     Address: Within the Dubai Mall
     Opening times: Sunday to Wednesday 10:00 to 22:00/Thursday to
Saturday 10:00 to 23:00
     More information: 		
www.thedubaiaquarium.com
The Dubai Aquarium and Under
water Zoo is one of the largest aquari
ums in the world and offers a fasci
nation insight into the world’s most
mysterious marine life. The ten mil
lion litre Dubai Aquarium tank is
home to thousands of animals from
over 140 species, of which more than

Useful information for the city of Dubai
    Time zone: UTC/GMT + 4 hours
    Emergency numbers: 999 police,
998 ambulance and 997 fire de
partment
    Currency: UAE dirham

Luqaimat are little fried balls,
made of corn flour and seasoned with
cardamom. The popular Arabic des
sert is traditionally served with date
syrup and sprinkles of sesame seeds,
but also honey and maple syrup are
found as toppings. A more savoury
version has cheese in the dough.
Many different variations of this des
sert exist in different countries, which
can be observed from the fact that it
is known by many different names:
lokma, loukoumades or luqma.

    Tourist information: 		
www.visitdubai.com
    UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation:
www.mofaic.gov.ae/en

    Credit card acceptance: VISA and
Mastercard are widely accepted,
but American Express less so.
Carrying a small amount of cash
is recommended. 7

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service

Additional information for the AEEDC congress
    Opening hours of exhibition:
29 June to 1 July from 10:00 to 18:00
    App: The AEEDC Dubai app can
be downloaded from all major
app stores.

    Venue: The AEEDC Dubai 2021
exhibition will be held at the
Dubai World Trade Centre in
Halls 3 to 8 (Sheik Maktoum
and Sheik Rashid Hall).

    Venue contact details: Dubai Inter
national Convention and Exhibition
Centre, +971 56 2057443
    Event organiser: INDEX Confer
ences and Exhibitions 7

AEEDC Dubai 2021 · 29 June to 1 July 2021

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