Dental Equipment Market

Dental equipment market includes devices and tools used by dental professionals to diagnose, treat, and prevent oral diseases, such as dental chairs, handpieces, imaging devices, CAD/CAM systems, and consumables.
Dental instruments are the tools that dentists use to perform dental procedures. They include tools for inspecting, manipulating, treating, restoring, and removing teeth and other oral structures.
 

Market Dynamics

Driver 

• Increased incidence of dental illnesses and disorders is a major driver of the dental equipment industry. Dental equipment is one of the fastest growing segments of the medical device market, owing to a number of contributing factors such as increased occurrence of dental disorders, increased demand for cosmetic dentistry, an aging population, and growing dental tourism.
• Aging population frequently requires more dental care, which increases the demand for dental equipment and services. Raising knowledge of oral health and the value of preventive dental care encourages people to seek dental care, hence boosting the dental equipment industry. Dental futurists anticipate an increased transition to digital workflows and digitalization in dentistry, as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the interpretation of X-rays, scans, and samples.
   

Restraints 

• Initial cost and maintenance fees associated with sophisticated dental technology might be prohibitive, particularly for small dental clinics. Most clinics invest much in dental equipment, and repairs or replacements can be expensive. Many items of dental equipment are made up of tiny parts that combine to generate complicated and sensitive inner workings that can be destroyed with time and with repeated use.
• Faulty equipment can endanger both the patient and the user; as a result, it may be putting patients at risk unintentionally.
• Stringent rules and licensing processes for dental equipment might present problems for market participants.
   

Opportunity 

• Increased usage of technology, such as imaging, new cleaning technologies, and radiography, is expected to drive market expansion, as will early intervention and prevention. Government dental hygiene programs are also likely to help drive market expansion.
• Instead than utilizing uncomfortable mirrors to see inside patients' mouths, dental technology is fast evolving with advances in intra-oral cameras. These cameras allow dentists to observe patients' teeth with significantly more clarity than the human eye. These cameras enable doctors to more easily observe their patients' teeth while also allowing patients to sit more comfortably without the pain associated with opening their mouths wide for a lengthy period of time.

• Key Players
  Danaher
  Planmeca OY
  Dentsply Sirona
  Carestream Health, Inc
  A-dec Inc
  3M
  AMD LASERS
  Biolase, Inc
  Midmark Corp
  Ivoclar Vivadent AG
  Henry Schein, Inc
  GC Corporation
  Zimmer Biomet
  Patterson Companies, Inc
  Young Innovations, Inc
  Institut Straumann AG
  Aseptico, Inc
   

Market Segmentation
•    By Type
o    Mouth mirror
o    Dental probe
o    Anesthetic
o    Dental syringe
o    Dental drill
o    Spoon excavator
o    Scaler
o    Mould

•     By Application 
o    Dental Clinics
o    Hospitals
o    Dental Laboratories

Recent Industry Insight

• On June 2023, A-dec Introduces First Digitally Connected Dental Chair and Delivery System
• On December 2021, Stratasys Adds Origin One Dental 3D Printer to Its Growing Portfolio of Dental Solutions
  Recent Acquisition and Merger
• On Dec. 2021, Envista Holdings Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Carestream Dental's Intra-Oral Scanner
• On August 2022, Henry Schein Acquires Midway Dental Supply
• On June 2023, Henry Schein Completes Strategic Partnership With Biotech Dental Group
• On March 2020, Align Technology, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held exocad Global Holdings GmbH
• On March 2023, Boyd Industries Acquires SMR ENT Equipment Brand from Global Surgical
   
• Key Target Audience
  End User
  Potential Investors
  New Entrants
  Innovation and R&D
  Suppliers and Manufacturers
  Others