From a stock buyback agreement to new dental materials, here are eight dental technology updates that Becker's reported on in October:
1. Vivos Therapeutics landed a $4 million private placement deal.
2. Align Technology entered into a $250 million accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Citibank.
3. Dentsply Sirona launched a simulator to show patients the potential results of using SureSmile aligners.
4. Big Band Software, a software holding company, acquired Inphonite, a dental patient engagement software company.
5. ZimVie, a spinoff of the dental and spine business units of Zimmer Biomet, launched Biotivity A/C Plus Membrane.
6. SprintRay launched OnX Tough 2, the first resin created for fixed, implant-supported denture prosthetics to earn FDA clearance.
7. Dental technology company Sonendo signed strategic partnerships with two endodontics-focused DSOs.
8. Orthodontic practice management software developer Tops launched Tops DPX, a patient engagement platform.