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news international New laser applications at the 7th LA&HA Symposium Fotona’s new SWEEPS™ endodontic treatment, first announced at this year’s IDS, was one of the highlights of the 7th Annual Laser & Health Academy Symposium. SWEEPS™ uses the power of the Er:YAG laser and Fotona’s revolu- tionary new ASP technology to create non-ther- mal photoacoustic shock waves for removing the smear layer in root canals. Also of special interest at the LA&HA Symposium were cases utilising the innovative TwinLight® approach for treatments in periodontics, oral surgery and even in NightLase®. The 7th Annual Laser & Health Academy Sympo- sium took place in May at the Slovenian Alpine resort of Kranjska Gora. This year’s Symposium attracted a record number of nearly 500 partic- ipants, with more than 50 clinical experts from around the world presenting the latest innova- tions and applications in the field of medical and dental laser technology. The annual LA&HA Symposium is held to exchange research and education among medical professionals in the field of laser medicine, with a focus on practical instruction and presentations of the latest laser procedures and research. For further informa- tion, visit www.laserandhealthacademy.com. Supplements are only effective in New cost-effective blue laser Significant vitamin D Intraoral scanning technology deficiency An international study of older adults has found that mass, untargeted provision of vitamin D supplements provides little clinical benefit to many when it comes to the common bone dis- ease, osteoporosis. Instead, the study recom- mends targeting vitamin D supplements at indi- viduals whose levels of this vitamin are markedly reduced. The results of the study—carried out by researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Harvard Medical School, Boston—were announced today by Professor Ian R. Reid at ECTS 2017, the 44th European Calcified Tissue Society Congress being held in Salzburg, Austria. Professor Reid concluded: “It was clear to us that future trials of vitamin D supplements in older adults should focus on those who have baseline vitamin D levels equal to or below 30 nmol per litre and that the findings represent a significant step towards defining vitamin D deficiency for bone health in older adults.” Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research and Devel- opment Centre (MIRDC) has introduced a new blue laser line intraoral scanning technology. According to the developers, the device is built with mostly Taiwanese electronic components and will be significantly cheaper than similar scanning devices from international competitors. Through software, the device uses a triangular measuring method to focus a high-coherence laser light on to the object to be scanned. In this manner, it is able to accurately construct a den- tal model, taking precise measurements within an area of 22 x 18 mm, which reduces the margin of error, the developers said. Developed by the MIRDC, the blue laser line was transferred to several Taiwanese companies, Taiwan News reported online. The scanner, which is currently being tested in clinical trials, is to be introduced to the market later this year. According to the MIRDC, sim- ilar oral scanning devices made in Germany, Denmark and the US, for example, cost about NT$1.2–1.6 million (US$39,900–53,200). The 42 laser 2 2017 MIRDC’s partners, however, hope that the com- mercialised product will sell for US$30,000 to hospitals and dental clinics globally. Screenshot (YouTube/solberg hu) of the newly developed blue laser line intraoral scanning device (MIRDC Taiwan).