H3D Enters Dental Market with AI CAD for Dental Laboratories

Australia: H3D, a provider of artificial intelligence-assisted CAD (AI CAD) to the hearing aid industry, has announced its entry into the dental market with AI CAD partnerships with dental laboratory solution providers Modern Dental Pacific, Andent, and Orthodonzia Estense. 

Focusing on Dental Labs

The company’s success in the audio industry has led it to adopt a similar strategy in the dental industry by focusing on dental laboratories.

“Labs are the gold standard in terms of quality levels, and our ambition is to create the world’s best AI CAD, so partnering with them was a natural choice for us.” said Damian Png, dental business unit director at H3D

Addressing Shortage of CAD Technicians 

The shortage of CAD technicians has been causing dental labs to turn away business, which H3D’s AI CAD hopes to address. According to the company’s statement, one technician currently takes 10-20 minutes per order, but H3D’s software can process hundreds of orders within 5 minutes. 

James Squirrell, CEO of Modern Dental Pacific, expressed his enthusiasm for the product, saying, “H3D’s AI CAD has the potential to be hugely impactful for our industry. It will enable us to significantly increase our production and overcome the capacity issues caused by the shortage of CAD designers. It will also facilitate the transition from thermoformed to digital splints, resulting in better quality products for dentists and patients.”

H3D’s AI CAD for splints is set to be released in Q3 of 2023, with CAD for crowns, dentures, and aligners to follow. The company is currently accepting expressions of interest for its innovators’ programme, which provides early access to the AI CAD product as well as discounted pricing. H3D hopes to repeat the rapid success it experienced in the audio market in the dental industry.

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