New Technology

Digital dentistry: ‘Change with it or fall behind’

Simon Chard offered his vision for the immediate future of dental treatment at Align Technology’s UKI Forum 2023.

‘Workplace AI revolution isn’t happening yet,’ survey shows

The UK risks a growing divide between organisations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research suggests.

Stem-cell-derived organoids secrete tooth enamel proteins

Organoids have now been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel, the substance that protects teeth from damage and decay. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from...

Dentists could soon have a new AI co-pilot to detect tooth decay

An artificial intelligence (AI) platform is allowing dentists and dental students to read radiograms (X-rays) with higher accuracy, helping them to better detect tooth decay and gum diseases.

Ground-breaking oral cancer treatment developed

LightOx, a Newcastle-based drug development company, has received an initial £400k investment from Northstar Ventures to help develop its product to revolutionise oral cancer treatment.

Californian software company invests £10m to bring smiles to Glasgow

Glasgow is to benefit from 75 new software jobs being created, thanks to Californian dental software company, Planet DDS, choosing to locate its technology development and support centre in Scotland.

Software provider expands dental CPD offering to boost its clinical education capacity

Agilio Software, the UK’s largest provider of healthcare operations software, has significantly enhanced its market-leading iLearn platform by adding more than 100 new clinical courses to boost...

Partnership bridges academia and industry to create unprecedented opportunities

In a move that would seem inevitable in hindsight, Dentaverse, a leading innovator in dental technology, has forged a strategic alliance with the prestigious University Saint Joseph of Beirut (USJ).

Artificial intelligence used for the early detection of gum inflammation

A groundbreaking study led by researchers at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with multiple international institutions, has successfully demonstrated the...

Consultation app aimed to improve the patient experience launches

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company and a global leader in medical aesthetics treatments, has announced the launch of its new patient education and consultation app, AMI Education and Consultation....

Study examines the implications of using artificial intelligence generators in dentistry

Research published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science found that ChatGPT could have advantages if it were integrated into dental care.

Changing views on the restorability of teeth

Alyn Morgan explores how attitudes towards endodontics are shifting.