Myobrace for Juniors
Myobrace for Juniors
30 Nov 2016 | Special Report
In late November, corporate health care provider Bupa issued a press release announcing a £835 million purchase of leading UK private dental provider Oasis Dental Group. The acquisition allowed Bupa to become a major player in the UK dental market with more than 1800 clinicians in 420 clinics treating more than 2 million customers.1 This centralis...
31 Jul 2016 | Special Report
In the not too distant past, malocclusion was considered to be genetically inevitable and preventive treatment modalities were not considered viable, or profitable. Mechanically straightening the teeth via extractions and braces into an arbitrary Class I, then permanently retaining was considered the optimum treatment method, despite obvious limita...
31 May 2016 | Special Report
Most dental professionals, by now, should be well aware of the rapid changes altering the dental playing field. The market driven changes such as corporatisation of the industry and oversupply of new dental graduates have been more than highlighted in professional publications and despite an increase in the frequency of dental caries, particularly ...
31 Mar 2016 | Special Report
It seems logical that, if the goal of a dental manufacturer is international success, one of the steps towards growing a prosperous company would be to establish a strong presence in the domestic market first. Compared to overseas though, the Australian market for dental products is relatively small and competition from well-known international pla...
31 Jul 2015 | Special Report
During the latter part of the 20th century, tooth decay among Australian children was in rapid decline. In the 1970s when I graduated from Sydney University, dental caries was present in the majority of children and the adult population expected the same edentulous retirement as their parents. Dentists extracted teeth as often as we restored them a...
31 Mar 2015 | Special Report
Two thousand two hundred and one exhibitors participated in the recent International Dental Show, the IDS, in Cologne, Germany. It's an expansive event, unlike any other in the dental profession; the epicentre for every manufacturer on earth to connect with everyone else.
As an Australian reporting on that event, I'm always eager to see just how m...
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