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Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | November 2012A24 INDUSTRY NEWS Scans click through to manufacturer At the European Association for Os- seointegration (EAO) Congress in Co- penhagen last month, 3Shape and DENTSPLY Implants announced the release of a new interface solution that enables labs to send 3Shape scans di- rectly to ATLANTIS™ service centers for immediate design and production of patient-specific implant abutments. 3Shape, a technology leader in 3-D scanning and CAD/CAM software for dental applications, and DENTSPLY Im- plants, a market leader in the field of implant dentistry and CAD/CAM abut- ments, announced the joint release of a new software interface solution linking 3Shape 3-D dental scanners and ATLAN- TIS VAD™ (Virtual Abutment Design) software. Single click With a single click, 3Shape scanner us- ers in the many dental labs all over the world can now transfer digital scan information, containing the patient’s oral geometry with implant positions, straightaway into DENTSPLY Implant’s ATLANTIS design and manufactur- ing facilities. For labs working with ATLANTIS abutment design services, this direct new connectivity reduces costs, eliminates the shipping of physi- cal models and reduces turnaround time. The solution gives users additional choices when providing customized abutments for their customers. It is available as an option for all users with 3Shape’s powerful Abutment Design- er™ module — an add-on to 3Shape’s user-acclaimed Dental System™. For customers without the Abutment De- signer module, 3Shape has recently announced the coming release of CAD Points — a new and flexible service that allows 3Shape users to access scanning and designing modules, such as Abut- ment Designer, on a pay-per-case basis. “3Shape is always seeking new ways to provide maximum flexibility and a wide range of options to dental labs who are using 3Shape scanners and software,” said 3Shape President and CEO Flemming Thorup. “We are very happy that this collaboration between DENTSPLY Implants and 3Shape makes it possible for many laboratories to ben- efit from the unique strengths of our re- spective products and companies.” Users who wish to benefit from this opportunity can contact their 3Shape reselling partner for details about avail- ability of the interface for their system. About 3Shape A/S 3Shape A/S is a Danish company spe- cializing in the development and mar- keting of 3-D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions for creation, process- ing, analysis and management of high- quality 3-D data for application in com- plex manufacturing processes. 3Shape envisions the age of the “full digital dental lab,” and its more than 130 developers provide superior inno- vation power toward reaching this goal. 3Shape’s flexible solutions empower dental professionals through automa- tion of real workflows, and its systems are applied in thousands of labs in more than 90 countries, putting 3Shape tech- nologies at the peak of the market in relation to units produced per day by dental technicians. 3Shape boosts its first-line distributor support network with a second-line support force of more than 30 in-house experts placed in five support-and-service centers strategically placed around the globe. 3Shape is a privately held company headquartered in Copenhagen, with the market’s largest team dedicated to scanner and software development for the dental segment (based in Denmark and Ukraine, with production facilities in Poland and business development and support offices in New Jersey, Cali- fornia and Asia). Learn more online by visiting www.3shapedental.com and www.facebook/3shape. (Source: 3Shape A/S) Interface solution enables labs to send 3Shape scans directly to ATLANTIS service centers GNYDM BOOTH NO. 4606 With a single click, 3Shape scanner users in dental labs across the world can transfer digital scan information, containing a patient’s oral geom- etry with implant positions, straightaway into DENTSPLY Implant’s ATLANTIS design and manufacturing facilities. Photo/Provided by 3Shape Ad