Planmeca Oy, a Finnish dental equipment maker, signed a major equipment delivery agreement with the university of Maryland.
Planmeca will provide 324 dental units, including integrated software and digital imaging equipment, for the university of Baltimore dental surgery (BCD) for education and clinical use.
The agreement is the largest delivery agreement in the history of Planmeca, worth nearly $10 million.
In partnership with Planmeca USA, Planmeca Oy will provide 324 digital dental equipment and patient seats, 79 digital oral x-rays, and digital panoramic x-rays for the Baltimore dental college.
In addition, Planmeca's Canadian subsidiary triangle furniture systems will provide the university with all the operating dental cabinets. The equipment will be delivered and installed before July 1, 2006.
The project is Planmeca's second university in North America this year. Earlier this year, Planmeca provided the university of British Columbia dental school in vancouver with 144 dental units, including integrated software and digital imaging equipment.
"Planmeca is the only manufacturer in the industry that can provide integrated equipment and software solutions for dental education and large university clinics." Our digital platforms for software and dentistry support remote monitoring and management portable dental units. In addition, the integrated system for modern, based on the fact of interactive coaching and consulting system of concentration provides the means, in a large clinic, which is very beneficial and cost effective, "Tuomas Lokki, says Mr He was vice President, marketing and sales.
BCD should be the most modern dental school in the United States
This generation of students want education to be integrated into technology. Besides, they want to have fun in the workplace and study, and they are looking for an opportunity to learn at their own pace. This is possible in an it friendly environment. Our students deserve the best hardware and software, and a learning environment that provides information on demand, "explains Dr Christian stoller, BCD dean.
The U.S. market anticipates a broad range of quality assurance regulations, such as the HIPAA standard for improving the safety of oral health care patients. All dental ward, digital data processing documents and patient information, in the mouth, outgoing X-ray and the mouth camera images are automatically stored in the database, for the purpose of scientific research and education.
Ultimately, the data will create a backbone for artificial intelligence mentoring. The challenge is to change the whole concept of dental education, including new equipment, new courses and new ways of thinking. "The Planmeca solution is flexible enough to meet these requirements," says Dr Stohler.
"This is an important project for us, because this is the first major university delivered to the United States, but this year has made it clear that the north American market to Planmeca company is technologically advanced dental supplies for help in the future." The region has traditionally been a solid foundation for our radiological equipment. Planmeca has about 30% of the market for dental radiation-equipment in the United States, "says Mr Lokki.
