High-tech dental imaging centre and dental CAD/CAM laboratory

Note

This project has been cancelled, because of the applicant's financial problems.

Description

The third partner was trained and has worked as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and dentist in Western countries. When he came back to Guatemala and set up his own dental clinic, he came to the conclusion that he had no access to the facilities which he used to work with. He could not find three dimensional (3D) scan opportunities and technologies to make diagnosis and use solid prosthetic products as crowns, bridges, veneer. This made the quality and efficiency of his clinic far lower than he was used to. This is the case for all dentists and surgeons (maxillofacial surgeons, implantologists, orthodontists and periodontists) in Guatemala. There are large opportunities to develop the sector and make dental care and surgery more professional.

Therefore, the applicant Viehverkaufsgenossenschaft Lippborg Oelde, the local partner Farma Vidrio and the third partner want to establish a joint venture in Antigua Guatemala to set up a state of art dental imaging centre and laboratory to provide dental services. They will introduce Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) to make 3D scans and Computed Aided Design and Computed Assisted Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technologies to produce crowns, bridges, inlays and veneers for dentists and surgeons. 3D reconstructions of the head allows the visualisation of important anatomic information, which leads to better diagnoses and treatment planning.
The laboratory will comply with the DEMAQS quality standard for dental laboratory products, ISO, the FDA Quality System and GMP. Moreover, the project will also serve as training center to transfer knowledge and technologies to specialists in the field.