Smart Dental, Winning the Future: First Asia-Pacific Digital Oral Innovation Challenge Opens for Applications!
In recent years, with the rise in public health awareness and improved living standards, oral health has gradually become a focal point of attention. In the "Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline, the state explicitly proposed launching special initiatives such as Healthy Oral Care, aiming to achieve essentially full coverage at the county (city, district) level by 2030. Broader demand for dental implants has been stimulated, while trends toward younger demographics in oral healthcare consumption and the continuous upgrading of demand driven by the "beauty economy" have brought new possibilities to the dental industry.
However, the other side of the coin is the decline in dental implant prices triggered by the implementation of centralized procurement, along with the closure of many dental clinics and intensified market competition. How can these entities pursue transformation and iteration in the face of such challenges? And how can they identify new opportunities and growth drivers?
The 1st Asia-Pacific Digital Dentistry Innovation ChallengeUndoubtedly, it provides a platform for industry pioneers to exchange ideas. It is reported that the event is guided by the People's Government of Rizhao City and hosted by the Administrative Committee of Rizhao High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. The competition will gather dental projects with genuine innovative value and market potential, while engaging leading clinical institutions, top-tier investment funds, and local supporting industrial resources in Rizhao for in-depth participation. This initiative aims to foster collaboration among global stakeholders in the dental industry and jointly explore greater possibilities within the sector.For more resources, please refer to “A Multi-Billion-Dollar Digital Dentistry Industry Cluster Is Poised to Emerge: How Was the ‘Asia-Pacific Digital Dentistry Innovation Hub’ Built?”
Focusing on projects across the upstream and downstream of the oral care industry chain, including but not limited to:
Oral Consumables and Restorative Materials:such as dental implants, orthodontics, and bone graft materials;
Dental Equipment:such as CBCT, intraoral scanners, and 3D printing;
Oral Care Platforms and Service Providers:such as digital dentistry platforms and dental healthcare service providers
Call for Projects:From today through December 15
Eligible projects may submit their materials online for self-registration (no fees are charged for this event).
Preliminary Round:December
The Event Organizing Committee will review the application materials of eligible entries, select and confirm the projects advancing to the preliminary round, and organize judges to conduct online scoring of these preliminary-round projects to determine those advancing to the semi-final round.
Semifinals:January
The Event Organizing Committee will organize online roadshows for the projects shortlisted in the semi-finals, where judges will conduct online evaluations, scoring, and commentary to select the projects advancing to the finals.
Final Stage:February
The Organizing Committee will organize offline roadshows for the shortlisted projects in the semi-finals, where judges will conduct on-site evaluations, scoring, and commentary to select the first, second, and third prize winners.
(The dates for the semi-finals and finals will be announced in advance by the organizing committee.)
Comprehensive Awards:
The competition features first, second, and third prizes, with winning projects receiving cash awards of varying amounts.
Landing Bonus:
Award-winning projects from the competition that establish operations in Rizhao High-Tech Industrial Development Zone are eligible for certain establishment support measures, including financial support for innovation and entrepreneurship, rental subsidies for factory premises during the incubation period, grants for medical device certifications, interest subsidies on equipment loans, and talent subsidies.
Brand Promotion:
Excellent entries have the opportunity to be featured on the competition’s official platform, VCBeat, and media outlets nationwide, including opportunities for exclusive coverage of financing and investment announcements, as well as reports on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Ecological Empowerment:
1.Medical Device License Approval Resource Matching:Established an expedited review channel with the Medical Device Review Center of the Shandong Provincial Medical Products Administration, providing one-on-one assistance for approval and certification; Class II medical device certificates can be approved in as little as 3–6 months.
2. Priority Recommendation:High-quality selected projects will be given priority recommendation for application to relevant national and local science, technology, and talent programs.
3. Market Resources:Connect with 30+ investment institutions and dental service providers through introductions via competition judges or offline networking; gain priority access to China’s only digital dental “Yi Xiao Zhi” supply platform.
4. Expert Resource Links:Participants will have the opportunity to engage with leading experts in the field of stomatology through both online and offline interactions. The judging panel will be chaired by academicians, with an expert committee composed of representatives from major institutions, including Shandong University, Fudan University, Peking University School of Stomatology, West China Hospital, and Jining Medical University.
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