Dental Asia January/February 2024

DENTAL PROFILE
“We aim to not only increase our user base
but also deepen engagement, providing more
tailored and interactive experiences that
cater to the diverse needs of our users,”
Keyzer added.
For dental professionals, its VR spaces take
the form of virtual patients where existing 3D
tools like intraoral scans can be integrated into
treatments for virtual clinics.
Virtual patients can explore treatment options in virtual clinics through the
integration of 3D tools like intraoral scans
the company’s philosophy of building an
empowered community of users and user
experience. Compared to a Web2 era of the
internet where content is user-generated and
ownership of virtual spaces are private, the
new iteration of Web3 focuses on shared
ownership and transparency of virtual spaces
through underlying technologies such as the
blockchain.
“The integration of Web3 elements in
Dentaverse aims to enhance security,
transparency, and user experience. Our future
vision includes leveraging these technologies
to further empower our users and foster a
dynamic and thriving dental community,”
Keyzer said.
We are not here trying to create everything
on our own, but we are there to help those
who create things to come together and build
together,” she said.
Viewing itself as a collaborator rather than a
competitor, Dentaverse is focusing on dental
professionals, brands or distributors, and
educational institutions as its target audiences,
where VR technology would provide the next
evolution in patient experiences in an industry
that was moving towards 3D tools. Medical
equipment suppliers like Medistock and
Dumont instruments were among the first
settlers of Dentaverse integrating their services
and operations into the collaborative space.
Furthermore, integrating such tools also
proves useful for educational providers
where the use of 3D models and immersive
and videos of dental procedures provides
a level of detail and realism that cannot be
achieved with traditional teaching methods.
The development of haptic technologies
further provides opportunities for interactive
simulations scenarios.
“Haptic technology is heavily in production
and development now. I tried it myself during
IDS [2023]. It is crazy how you can feel the
difference between a bone, gum, or a metal
implant,” Ibrahimli said.
For dental brands and distributors, Dentaverse
holds the potential of an omnichannel sales
and marketing tool where virtual showrooms
display products in a more interactive manner.
Another tangent for dental brands is the
opportunity for technical and equipment
training which could be hosted and simulated
on the platform.
Blockchain technology provides a secure
framework for transactions and data
management, user information and
activities against unauthorised access and
manipulation. The transparent nature of
blockchain allows for clear and traceable
records of transactions and interactions
within the platform.
Virtual spaces for
conferences and
lectures provide a
more immersive and
accessible outlet to
information
Decentralisation for instance sought to
give users a stake in building the virtual
community according to its unique needs.
Ibrahimli highlighted an example of how
a group of senior dental students from a
university in Romania wanted to use the
platform to engage junior students. “We
aim to be the ecosystem and hub for open
creation and integrations with other projects.
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