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Team Planmeca
Global Planmeca
community gathers
together – virtually
Copy Daniel Purssila Images Planmeca Group
Initially, Planmeca’s Digital Dentistry World
Tour 2020 was supposed to follow a familiar
pattern – but out of necessity it evolved into
an entirely new type of dental event.
In the end, thousands of participants from
over 100 countries tuned in to watch
the virtual Tour and to learn more about
new ways of doing dentistry.
PLANMECA’S Digital Dentistry World Tour The cases demonstrated how clinics organised over 100 webinars in several
has for long been a staple in the dental can increase efficiency and generate languages. We will continue to offer dental
industry, with numerous successful events more revenue by adpoting completely professionals high-quality online lectures,
being held around the world each year. digital workflows and using the latest but also wanted to provide them the
innovations. opportunity to learn from hands-on case
“It has always been very important demonstrations,” explains Jouko Nykänen,
for us to meet customers at events around Dr Zachary Evans presented the Vice President of Sales at Planmeca.
the world, and especially to welcome digital implant workflow from A to Z,
guests here in Helsinki. This was a great whereas Dr Walter Renne guided “This is what the virtual Digital Dentistry
opportunity to meet everyone virtually,” participants through a complete digital World Tour 2020 was all about.”
states Heikki Kyöstilä, Planmeca’s smile design case.
President and Founder. Are virtual events here to stay?
Meanwhile, Dr Anthony Mennito The next Planmeca Digital Dentistry
Intriguing clinical content used a clinical example to demonstrate World Tour will hopefully once again be
The Digital Dentistry World Tour 2020 was how clinic efficiency and patient organised as a series of physical events
streamed in eight different languages satisfaction can be improved with around the world, but the virtual approach
and featured digital workflows tailored same-day single-unit restorations. was such a success that it might just
to audiences in Europe, Latin America, become a permanent way for Planmeca to
North America and Asia. Viewers in various Language streams of the event also communicate with its customers.
countries were able to enjoy the inspiring included esteemed clinicians such as
shows in their native tongue. Maximilian von Kleinsorgen and “I have always wanted to meet our
Florian Rübbeck (in German), customers from around the world all
The tour’s charismatic host André Noël as well as Dr Marcelo Rocha and at once! Now, the technology and the
Chaker was sure to bring energy and Dr Luís Guabelotto (in Portuguese). situation allowed us to do this for the first
enthusiasm throughout the shows. time,” Jouko Nykänen comments.
Several expert speakers from Planmeca As always, at the centre of all these
stopped by to provide valuable insights digital workflows stood the unique “We were excited to present our high-
on the company’s overall solution. Romexis® all-in-one software platform, quality workflows to viewers all around
which ties together all Planmeca devices the world so effortlessly. Digital Dentistry
The tour also included clinical cases and software. World Tour 2020 really was a totally new
by internationally renowned speakers. type of dental event,” he concludes. ◢
“Since the March launch of our Time
to Learn online training concept, we have
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