We had a long-term vision, and had to face the fact that a small private business like ours simply would not be equipped to effectively bring these projects to fruition. Wang: We wanted to expand our reach to the customer in a broader range of dental specialties.
What was the motivation behind the acquisition? It was this vision of the future that launched the Dolphin we have today.ĭolphin was acquired by Patterson Dental in December 2008. This Dolphin system provided the first accurate 3D measurements of the face and teeth and allowed the first practical ability to do accurate predictions of facial changes resulting from growth, orthodontic treatment and orthognathic surgical correction. It turned out to be the first digital imaging solution in dentistry. The impetus for developing the DigiGraph was to provide a more accurate and efficient diagnostic imaging tool for dental specialists. This is historically significant because it made Dolphin the first company to envision the end of film-based images. Shortly after, Dolphin was featured on the cover of the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. He and a colleague spent a couple of years researching the idea and soliciting investors, which allowed them to introduce the DigiGraph at the 1989 American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) Annual Session in Anaheim, California. Marc Lemchen, who in 1985 conceived our inaugural product – a non-radiographic three-dimensional facial and intraoral imaging device. Wang: Dolphin was founded in 1988 by New York-based orthodontist Dr. Wang says he is responsible for "minding the future, developing products, and making sure that Dolphin customers are well taken care of."Ĭan you please tell me how Dolphin was started?
To find out more about Dolphin, Orthotown Magazine interviewed Managing Director Chester Wang, who has been with the company since its inception.
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For more than 20 years, gradual yet steady growth and development and implementation of up-and-coming digital technologies have turned Dolphin into one of the orthodontic profession's leading imaging, case presentation and practice management software companies. Dolphin Executive team, from left: Todd Blankenbecler, Otto Colette, Chester Wang and Sonya Lester-Rowe.Īn interview with Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions, one of the orthodontic specialty's major imaging and practice management frontrunners, explains how this company is anything but a fish out of water.īy Benjamin Lund, Editor, Orthotown Magazineĭolphin's first foray into the orthodontic specialty began in the late 1980s when the DigiGraph®, its inaugural sonic digitizing imaging product, hit the market.
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