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CAD/CAM - international magazine of digital dentistry

I news _ CAD/CAM forum in Shanghai 52 I CAD/CAM 1_2013 DenTech Shanghai to host dental CAD/CAM forum in 2013 _TheorganiserofDenTechChinahasannounced a forum solely dedicated to dental CAD/CAM to be held at its upcoming show in October this year. It will feature internationally renown experts and cover several fields related to digital dentistry, in- cluding digital imaging, digital impression taking andimage-guidedimplantsurgery,representatives of Shanghai UBM ShowStar Exhibition said. The forum will be held alongside the industry exhibition and other specialty forums on topics like implantology.Inadditiontoleadingprovidersofden- tal CAD/CAM, International Dental Products for Chi- na,aChinesedentaltechnologymagazinepublished by German publisher Röser, is supporting the event. While the penetration of dental CAD/CAM is still considered to be low in China, industry sources estimate that the market will grow by double digits in the next five years owing to a large influx of out- sourced lab work from other countries and a higher demand for all-ceramic CAD/CAM-manufactured prosthetics by the rising Chinese middle class. Ac- cording to the Canadian market research provider idataResearch,thissegmentiscurrentlythefastest growing in the country, with an annual growth rate of approximately 4.2 per cent each year. Major market players offering dental CAD/CAM systems and solutions in China include Sirona Den- tal Systems, KaVo and AmannGirrbach. First held in 1994, DenTech China has become the second-largest dental showcase in China, after Sino-Dental in Beijing, having attracted more than 65,000visitorslastyear.SinceMarch2012,theshow hasbeenorganisedbyShanghaiUBMShowStarEx- hibition, a joint venture between UK-based B2B communications provider UBM and the previous owner of DenTech, Shanghai ShowStar Exhibition Services. The 17th exhibition is scheduled for 23 to 26 October 2013._