Dental Asia March/April 2022

DENTAL UPDATES
Carestream Dental announces sale of Scanning Technology Business
Affiliates of Carestream Dental have
entered into an agreement to sell
Carestream Dental’s Scanning Technology
business to Envista, a global dental products
company for US$600 million. The Scanning
Technology business is composed of
Carestream Dental’s intraoral scanner
equipment such as CS 3600, CS 3700, and
CS 3800 and related software.
Carestream Dental will continue to operate
its imaging technology, clinical software and
practice management software businesses
which provide innovative solutions for
dental practices, groups, dental support
organisations (DSOs) and industry partners.
The sale of the Scanning Technology
business will not only deliver proceeds
representing the value of the company’s
innovation processes, but also allow
Carestream Dental to focus its investments
and efforts in the growing dental cloud and
technology solutions market. Its recent
investments in Sensei Cloud practice
management and Swissmeda’s suite of
clinical software solutions complement
device innovation with new growing
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications
focused on helping practices and groups
build new revenue, profits and patient
flows.
“This is an exciting time for Carestream
Dental and our customers,” said Lisa
Ashby, CEO of Carestream Dental. “We’ve
had a multi-year investment plan in
cloud solutions and technology, and this
transaction allows us to better focus
and accelerate our innovation in AI tools,
clinical cloud applications and cloud
practice management for GPs, DSOs, and
specialty practices. We will continue to work
together with our customers and partners
to create innovation which delivers both
clinical and operational value, and think
Envista represents a great home for our
Scanning Technology business under which
our employees and customers will thrive.”
Subject to legal, regulatory and employee
consultation requirements, it is anticipated
that the transaction will close in late Q1 or
early Q2 of 2022. ■
Henry Schein releases new webinar series to address complex oral health needs
Henry Schein Dental recently announced its
2022 webinar series, Breaking Down Barriers
to Care, designed to enhance access to oral
care among vulnerable patient populations,
including paediatric and older adult patients,
and those with diverse health conditions and
disabilities.
The programme, which kicked off earlier
this year, features speakers from a variety of
clinical backgrounds, who address treatment
for patients with HIV, cancer, cardiac issues,
and more.
The 2022 webinar series includes:
• 26 May at 18:00 EDT: “A Lifetime of
Optimum Oral Health Begins with
Paediatric Preventive Care”
• 27 Jun at 20:00 EDT: “Treating Patients Living
With HIV+”
Dr Gary Severance, executive leader of
Professional Services, Henry Schein Dental,
commented: “At Henry Schein, we remain
committed to improving health equity for
all populations, and offering education that
customers can rely on to deliver oral care for
better patient outcomes.
“We are pleased to provide a programme that will
help customers tackle areas of dentistry that are
often overlooked and the complexities of diverse
patient needs. By breaking down barriers to care,
we can help health happen.”
Additional webinars are in development for
September, October and November, and will address
breaking down barriers to care for patients with
disabilities, diabetes and cardiac conditions. ■
16 DENTAL ASIA MARCH / APRIL 2022