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36 I I feature _ home story practice. The 3Shape booth was literally flooded with dentists trying to get a glimpse of the sleek and elegantly designed scanner. One of the TRIOS 3-D scanner’s notable features is that it does not require dentists to apply spray or powder to coat the patient’s teeth, making scanning an easy, fast and comfortable process that does not ruin scan accuracy by adding material to teeth sur- faces. In addition, it can scan any material, such as metals, semi-transparent materials and skin. It only requires minimal training for use in clinical practice. The scanner captures over 3,000 2-D images per second,whichis100timesfasterthanaconventional videocamera.Dentistswhoviewedthepresentations at IDS stated that an “impression-free” dental prac- tice seems to be just around the corner. Anopencommunicationinterfaceallowsdentists to send the scanned data via the Internet directly to the laboratory of their choice, where the technician can start designing the restoration immediately using 3Shape Dental System software or the appro- priate interface to third-party software. The TRIOS communication software includes a tool to visualise the technician’s solutions for the patient, for exam- ple on an iPad, while the patient is still in the chair, which is especially important for anterior cases. Thesystemisdesignedtogivedentistshigh-qual- ity restorations and treat more patients rather than spendingtimeandmoneyonchairsidemilling.Ithan- dlesawiderangeofindicationsandproducesquality 3-Ddatathatcaneasilyberealisedbyanylaboratory. Generally, digital data is controllable, predictable andavailableanytime,requiringonlyminimalspace. This guarantees that the dentist owns and is able to use patient data without limitation and can poten- tially export virtual set-ups to other systems, such as for appliance manufacturing. Surprisingly, 3Shape is the only major dental company that offers easily integrable solutions. All products are designed as plug-and-play solutions and feature open interfaces for connection to third- party applications. 3Shape has won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in the Innovation category in Denmark three times. This prestigious award recognises innovation, leadership, state-of-the-art products,aninternationalnetworkandaclearstrat- egy to pursue continuous growth. Today, 3Shape’s development team consists of more than 100 developers of 22 different nationali- ties, with a least 30 PhDs amongst them. All their products and solutions are born from the union of cutting-edgetechnologywiththelatesttrendsinthe industryandthemarkets.3Shapeproductmanagers and key developers have regular meetings with dis- tribution partners around the world to keep each productatthetopofitsclass.Duringthelifecycle,the products are developed in close collaboration with partnerswhounderstandandcontinuetogatherthe needs of their customer base and the market. But even with ten years of outstanding history, 3Shape never stops looking ahead. The company believes that the age of fully digital dentistry is only afewyearsdowntheroad(ofcoursetherewillalways be smaller, traditional dental practices)._ CAD/CAM 2_2011 3Shapeisaprivatelyheldcompanyheadquarteredin Copenhagenandboaststhelargestteamdedicated toscannerandsoftwaredevelopmentforthedental industry.ItisbasedinDenmarkandUkraine,has productionfacilitiesinPoland,andsupportofficesin theUSandChina.Customersupportservicebranches are located in Copenhagen,New Jersey (USA) and Shanghai(China),thusvirtuallycoveringeverytime zone.The veryclose collaboration between customer supportandthedevelopmentteamallowsforan unprecedented level of efficiency in responding to partners’ requests for assistance,which is typically availablein12oftheworld’smajorlanguages. 3Shape A/S Holmens Kanal 7 1060 Copenhagen Denmark info@3shape.com www.3shape.com CAD/CAM_about 3Shape Tais Clausen demonstrating TRIOS during the 3Shape press conference at IDS 2011.