- ScanUp launches with hundreds of dentist members nationwide
using the program, including practices at several major DSOs
- Dentists who subscribe to ScanUp pay for the 36-month program
with their routine dental lab expenses through work sent to member
dental labs
- Members receive an iTero Element™ Flex certified pre-owned
(CPO) intraoral scanner with access to a complete digital dentistry
ecosystem with education, training, and support
- ScanUp member dental labs are experienced, full-service labs
capable of supporting digital cases as well as analog cases
- ScanUp is more than an intraoral subscription program – it’s a
complete ecosystem to help dentists adopt digital dentistry with
ease
- The total contract value of dentists signed up for the ScanUp
program now exceeds $32 million
Desktop Health – the trusted production-grade medical 3D
printing brand of Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM) – today announced
the launch of ScanUp, a new program for dentists designed to help
simplify adoption of digital technologies to improve practice
efficiency and patient care.
The ScanUp program has been in development through a beta
rollout since November 2022 and already has hundreds of members,
including several DSOs such as Western Dental and Smile Brands.
Now, the program is being rolled out to the general dental
marketplace. Members of the program receive an iTero Element Flex
certified pre-owned (CPO) scanner from Desktop Health as part of a
subscription program for lab services.
“ScanUp solves a real challenge for dentists struggling to adopt
digital dentistry with a streamlined, easy-to-access solution,”
said Lou Azzara, president of Desktop Health and Desktop Labs. “We
are proud to launch the ScanUp program to support the digital
dentistry journey of general practitioner and family dentists for
improved practice efficiencies and enhanced patient
experiences.”
“The iTero™ scanner can be an indispensable tool for efficiently
transforming practices from analog to digital, helping doctors
drive practice efficiencies, deliver exceptional patient outcomes
and provide their patients with outstanding experiences,” said Matt
Miller, vice president and general manager US, Align Technology.
“We’re excited about the opportunity for Desktop Health to bring
the benefits of the iTero Element Flex scanner to Desktop Lab's GP
dentists across the U.S.”
ScanUp is a Simple and Complete Solution
ScanUp solves several challenges faced by clinicians looking to
adopt digital dentistry.
About half of the dentists in the United States have not yet
adopted intraoral scanning, the first step in the digital dentistry
journey, because of perceived and real challenges1, such as the
complexity of stitching together a digital workflow to deliver
final restorations and other dental products.
Dentists can participate in the ScanUp ecosystem at any stage in
their digital journey with an affordable subscription program that
is paid for with routine lab services. The Desktop Health
subscription provides an Align iTero Element™ Flex CPO intraoral
scanner, which serves as the gateway to digital dentistry. In
addition, the subscription includes certified training and
education which doctors and practices can complete at their own
pace.
Digital and analog lab services and support are also provided by
ScanUp member labs, which are owned by or affiliated with Desktop
Health. Member labs already serve more than 12,000 dentists
nationwide through well-known community labs such as Dental Arts
Laboratory in Peoria, Illinois; May Dental Arts in Fenton,
Missouri; and Brewer Dental Lab in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
All ScanUp member labs are full-service digital + analog labs
that are capable of 3D printing products such as Flexcera™
restorations and SmileGuard™ bite splints, along with other digital
products. Flexcera and SmileGuard are materials developed and sold
by Desktop Health, and they are qualified for 3D printing on
Einstein family 3D printers, as well as Carbon 3D systems.
When dentists using intraoral scanners are ready to level up
their digital dentistry practice, they can adopt 3D printing with
Desktop Health Einstein™ printers, with digital design file support
from ScanUp member labs. Or, they can design their own printable
files with CAD/CAM design software through Align’s exocad™
ChairsideCAD platform.
Dental practices can join the ScanUp ecosystem at any stage of
their journey, regardless of scanner model. ScanUp supports the
entire journey with education, training and support.
To learn more, visit www.scanup.org.
About Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) is driving Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a
new era of on-demand, digital mass production of industrial,
medical, and consumer products. Our innovative 3D printers,
materials, and software deliver the speed, cost, and part quality
required for this transformation. We’re the original inventors and
world leaders of the 3D printing methods we believe will empower
this shift, binder jetting and digital light processing. Today, our
systems print metal, polymer, sand and other ceramics, as well as
foam and recycled wood. Manufacturers use our technology worldwide
to save time and money, reduce waste, increase flexibility, and
produce designs that solve the world’s toughest problems and enable
once-impossible innovations. Learn more about Desktop Metal and our
#TeamDM brands at www.desktopmetal.com.
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future events, or otherwise.
1 The Journal of the American Dental Association, Volume 152,
Issue 8, 2021, Pages 669-670.e2, ISSN 0002-8177,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2021.05.018.
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