China completed first robotic dental implant surgery, with plans to address shortage of qualified dentists in country

Briefing

September 22, 2017

Briefing	Autonomous Implant Surgery – Robot dentist in China completed first autonomous implant surgery, fitting two new 3D printed teeth into mouth of patient Developers – Include Fourth Military Medical University’s affiliated Stomatological Hospital, from Xian, and Beihang University's robot institute Address Talent Shortage – Technology designed to address shortage of qualified dentists and avoid human errors Programmed Robot – Staff first positioned robot to patient’s head and mouth, programming robot with necessary information, such as depth, angles, and movements, to successfully implant teeth Accurate Placement – Robot fitted implants with margin of error of 0.2 to 0.3 millimeters, standard required for operation
Accelerator	Robotics
Market Disruption	Technology Unemployment
Sector	Healthcare/Health Sciences
Organization	Beihang University, Fourth Military Medical University
Source	Yan, A., "Chinese robot dentist is first to fit implants in patient’s mouth without any human involvement", South China Morning Post, http://www.scmp.com/; Locklear, M., "Some brave soul volunteered for a completely robotic dental surgery", Engadget, https://www.engadget.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	September 21, 2017

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