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SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – In one week, the Association for Vertical Farming e.V. (AVF) gathers global decision-makers at the H4 Hotel München Messe for a two-day forum focused on controlled environment agriculture (CEA), vertical farming, and resilient food systems. Backed by Messe Dortmund and VertiFarm—with support from the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism—the 9th AVF Summit (September 3–4) aligns technical innovation with policy signals and investment pathways to help operators move from pilots to profitable, climate-ready scale.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF), in collaboration with Messe Dortmund, is set to host the ninth AVF Summit – powered by VertiFarm, from September 3–4, 2025 at the H4 Hotel München Messe. Framed under the theme “Global Food Challenges: Vertical Farming as a Catalyst for Innovation & Climate Action,” the summit positions itself as a premier platform for international decision-makers, researchers, and industry innovators shaping the next generation of food production systems.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Telekom Deutschland’s flagship innovation forum, Digital X, is returning to Cologne on September 10, 2025, in a new format dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence. Marketed as the “Focus Edition AI” under the banner “Ready for AI,” the event will gather over 4,000 decision-makers, technology leaders, and policymakers at the Confex Center to explore how AI is shaping business value, operational efficiency, and Europe’s digital competitiveness.

AI Positioned as a Growth Driver for Enterprises

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – The 39th International Trade Fair for Retail Promotions and Imports (IAW) is set to return to Cologne from September 2–4, 2025, bringing together 280 exhibitors from over 30 countries and thousands of professional buyers. Positioned as Europe’s leading ordering platform for retail promotions, the event continues to blend product diversity, competitive sourcing, and forward-looking e-commerce strategies under one roof.

A Marketplace for Retail Innovation

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 26, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona has announced a landmark donation to Atlanta’s Ben Massell Dental Clinic, equipping the historic nonprofit with state-of-the-art digital dentistry technologies. The initiative marks one of the most significant technology upgrades in the clinic’s century-long history, designed to expand access to care for underserved patients while streamlining clinical workflows.

Transforming Care with Digital Dentistry

The donation includes an integrated digital suite featuring two Primescan AC intraoral scanners, a CEREC Primemill milling machine, a CEREC SpeedFire sintering furnace, and a Primeprint 3D printer. Together, these tools will enable the clinic to offer same-day crowns, bridges, and faster denture turnaround times—reducing processes that once took months to a matter of days.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 26, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona has broadened its chairside implant portfolio with the launch of the CEREC Tessera® Abutment Block and complementary Calibra® Abutment Resin Cement. The new solution enables clinicians to fabricate hybrid abutments and fully contoured abutment crowns directly in-office, accelerating implant workflows while maintaining high esthetic and mechanical performance.

Advancing Chairside CAD/CAM Implantology

The CEREC Tessera® Abutment Block extends the company’s Advanced Lithium Disilicate (ALD) platform, already known for its strength and esthetics in CAD/CAM restorations. Designed with a pre-drilled screw access channel and anti-rotation feature, the new block supports both hybrid abutments bonded to TiBases and screw-retained hybrid abutment crowns.

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SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 26, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona, the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant achievements across environmental, social, and governance pillars. The company surpassed several of its 2025 targets ahead of schedule and introduced a new long-term commitment: achieving 100% recyclable packaging by 2030.

Advancing Sustainability Through the BEYOND Strategy

Since 2021, Dentsply Sirona has driven its ESG roadmap under the strategy “BEYOND: Taking Action for a Brighter World.” The 2024 report shows meaningful gains across its three pillars — Healthy Planet, Healthy Smiles, and Healthy Business — with tangible results for the dental industry and global stakeholders.

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SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 26, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona has reinforced its commitment to widening access to oral healthcare through its fourth annual Miles for Smiles charity walk, raising £18,000 to support underserved communities across the UK and Ireland. The initiative, part of the company’s broader BEYOND: Taking Action for a Brighter World sustainability program, reflects the dental technology leader’s continued alignment of corporate responsibility with community health needs.

Walking for Change in Oral Health

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 26, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona is intensifying its commitment to digital orthodontics with the launch of a global educational webinar series built around its SureSmile platform. The initiative aims to help orthodontists and dental teams integrate advanced digital workflows into everyday practice, driving improvements in treatment planning, patient outcomes, and practice efficiency.

Advancing Clinical Education in Digital Orthodontics

The SureSmile Global Specialist Educational Webinars are structured to address the rapid adoption of digital technologies across orthodontics. Each session focuses on a core element of digital treatment planning, offering step-by-step insights from leading practitioners.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 26, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona, the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI), and Smile Train have expanded their joint cleft care education program, introducing multilingual access to their digital training platform and new workflow videos aimed at improving cleft treatment globally. The initiative, timed with Cleft Awareness Month, underscores a strategic push to equip dental professionals with advanced tools, protocols, and training to address one of the most common congenital conditions affecting children worldwide.

Expanding Global Reach Through Multilingual Training