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SINGAPORE: Boasting a new record attendance of more than 570 dental professionals, the Centre for Advanced Professional Practices (CAPP Asia) hosted its CAD/CAM and Digital Dentistry International Conference in Singapore last week. The event, held for the second consecutive year at the Marina Bay Sands hotel, presented the latest developments and trends in different fields of digital dentistry, such as imaging and dental CAD/CAM.
Among other topics, the aesthetic potential of modern CAD/CAM materials, as well as digital impression taking and guided implantology were discussed. Furthermore, two presentations demonstrated for the first time how modern digital technology can be applied to orthodontics. The event also featured a number of workshops, where attendees gained hands-on experience of the latest technologies in fields like computer-guided implantology. The benefits of the new technology for dental laboratories were presented during a parallel session on the second day of the conference, which, according to the organiser, was attended by over 50 technicians from the region.
"Computerisation and advanced technologies have become the future of dentistry and we have to make an effort to stay abreast of the latest technologies," Singapore Dental Association President Dr Kuan Chee Keong told Dental Tribune Asia Pacific in an interview. "The CAPP Asia conference is a good example of that."
A spin-off of the successful congress series held by CAPP in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates annually since 2006, the event was supported by over 30 industry players from around the globe. During the show more than 55 brands were presented by leading manufacturers in the field, according to the organiser. It said that plans are already underway for the next show to be held in October next year, with dates and times to be announced in the upcoming weeks.
CAPP's ninth Dubai edition is scheduled for May 2014. The organisation added that it will also host the Dental Technicians Forum at the upcoming International Dental Exhibition & Meeting in Singapore.
