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Intraoral scanners have been around for decades. The first commercial units are pre-millenium. Not all patients agree that digital impressions are more comfortable than physical impressions. There have certainly been improvements since the first CEREC system was sold in 1987 [1]. The issue is the scan head. After 40 years on the market, is it… Read more: Intraoral Scanner 0.1

This was my first time at MEDevice; I’ll go back next year. The show filled Hall C of the Menino Convention & Exhibition Center with about 200 exhibitors. Most exhibitors were product development consultants or contract manufacturers. I counted two or three exhibitors promoting the use of AI for maintaining regulatory compliance. If you have… Read more: MEDevice Boston 2026

Glidewell fastmill.io “free design in minutes” Sprint Ray MIDAS multi-veneer capability chairside. but how thin? QuickSplint the tech is the tray 3D RPD very nice titanium and chrome cobalt devices. USA made identalsoft boomer: yet another practice management software gen z: market share available to smart businesses

This year’s meetup is on Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 from 4-7pm at Legal Sea Foods- Harborside. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/atlantis-plus-2026-tickets-1520582024769?aff=oddtdtcreator

Artificial Intelligence Many vendors were showing off Artificial Intelligence based products. Large language models (LLMs) and other Generative AI tools are being introduced to software that implement customer service and operational workflows. Machine Learning (ML) tools for diagnostic and clinical evaluation are also multiplying. One interesting dynamic is the use of AI to negotiate insurance-realted… Read more: Yankee Dental 2025

Advanced Manufacturing Meetup This year’s meetup is on Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 from 4-7pm at Legal Sea Foods- Harborside. The City of Boston is home to manufacturing. In fact, it leads the list of manufacturing jobs (13,843) per municipality for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Here’s a list of the state’s largest manufacturing businesses: Source: industryselect.com… Read more: Atlantis Plus 2025