Henry Schein, Inc, the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, announced it has completed the acquisition of a majority ownership stake of Biotech Dental S.A.S., a rapidly growing provider of dental implants, clear aligners, and innovative digital dental software based in Salon-de-Provence, France. The transaction was announced on December 16, 2022.
Biotech Dental has several important solutions, including Nemotec, a comprehensive, integrated suite of planning and diagnostic software using open architecture that connects disparate medical devices to create a digital view of the patient, offering greater diagnostic accuracy and an improved patient experience. Biotech Dental is also one of the fastest-growing manufacturers in France of custom abutments and implants, under the Kontact brand, and of clear aligners, under the Smilers brand.
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In addition, Biotech Dental has launched LaGalaxy, a comprehensive, open, and secure software platform where both clinical and administrative tasks can be performed. Within a single platform, dentists and dental laboratories benefit from end-to-end integrated digital solutions that help improve case outcomes while speeding treatment time, shortening case completion, and lowering the costs of implants, orthodontic, and prosthetic treatments. Henry Schein and Biotech Dental are mutually invested in the growth of these businesses and the Biotech Dental brand globally.
“We at Henry Schein welcome our new Biotech Dental colleagues and are most excited about the opportunity to bring Biotech Dental’s software products to our customers,” said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. “Together with our existing portfolio of software products, Henry Schein and Biotech Dental will create a digital workflow that provides a seamless journey for our customers to increase case acceptance and improve clinical outcomes for practitioners. The integration of Biotech Dental’s software with Henry Schein One’s industry-leading practice management software solutions will help customers streamline their clinical as well as administrative workflow for the ultimate benefit of patients. We are also very enthusiastic to partner with Biotech Dental to advance the global adoption of their outstanding product portfolio of implants and our combined portfolio of clear aligners and clinical workflow software.”
SOURCE: Businesswire