CareCapital Partners and orthobrain Announce Strategic Collaboration to Build an Integrated Orthodontic Clinical Support Platform

On March 8, 2022, CareCapital announced a strategic investment in orthobrain, a U.S.-based dental technology and education company. This investment provides financial, academic, and channel support to facilitate orthobrain’s technological innovation and business expansion, further enhancing its clinical technical support and dentist education services, with the aim of delivering one-stop orthodontic clinical support solutions to dentists worldwide.

Orthobrain was founded in 2016 by orthodontic expert Dr. Dan German and is headquartered in Ohio, USA. By integrating clinical orthodontic support with digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and training systems, Orthobrain assists dental practitioners in areas such as clinical orthodontic training, case assessment, treatment planning, and doctor-patient communication.

“orthobrain is designed for dentists providing early intervention, bracket-based orthodontics, and clear aligner therapy. It innovatively integrates clinical guidance, treatment planning, and continuing education into a one-stop orthodontic training and support solution. Leveraging over thirty years of orthodontic philosophy and experience from Dr. Dan German and his team, orthobrain significantly enhances dentists’ clinical proficiency and confidence, improves patients’ orthodontic journey, and optimizes treatment outcomes.” A P A Bindusaran, Executive Director of CareCapital, stated, “This aligns closely with CareCapital’s vision of building the oral healthcare industry by inheriting and disseminating the treatment philosophies of clinical key opinion leaders, while supporting technological innovation to elevate diagnostic and therapeutic standards, efficiency, and patient experience. We look forward to partnering with orthobrain to support more dentists and benefit patients worldwide.”

Dr. Dan German, Founder, CEO, and Chief Orthodontic Specialist of orthobrain, emphasized, “We are deeply grateful for CareCapital’s support of orthobrain. Patients have high expectations for orthodontic treatment and beautiful smiles, and we believe that orthobrain will become the preferred orthodontic support solution for dental professionals worldwide.”

Dr. Dan German is an orthodontic specialist with 30 years of clinical experience and a keynote speaker for the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO).

Over the past 25 years, he has provided orthodontic diagnosis and treatment to more than 30,000 patients and conducted lectures worldwide, imparting clinical orthodontic knowledge to over 1,000 dentists. Dr. Dan German aims to leverage technology and internet-based solutions to share his lifelong expertise, helping more dentists master orthodontic techniques and enhance their clinical practice.

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Since 2015, CareCapital has been deeply rooted in building the dental industry, establishing a global dental network that encompasses nearly 50 dental enterprises across China, South Korea, the United States, Spain, Sweden, and Germany. Orthodontics is one of the key focus areas of CareCapital’s dental portfolio, with a long-term emphasis on investing in the education and training of dentists. We believe that the partnership between CareCapital and orthobrain will inject new vitality into the global orthodontic industry.

Founded by orthodontic expert Dr. Dan German, orthobrain is dedicated to providing orthodontic clinical guidance and support to dental practitioners, helping patients worldwide access professional orthodontic care and achieve beautiful smiles. As a one-stop orthodontic clinical support system, orthobrain integrates specialized orthodontic guidance with digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and training systems. It assists dental practitioners in areas such as orthodontic clinical training, case assessment, treatment planning, and doctor-patient communication. Its exceptional user experience has earned orthobrain widespread recognition among dental professionals.

CareCapital Group, established in 2015, is committed to becoming a builder of the dentistry discipline and industry. It provides a long-term and stable development platform for talents and enterprises in the dental sector, understands the vision of dental professionals, and addresses pain points across the entire upstream, midstream, and downstream industrial chain. With a particular focus on technological R&D, medical education, and information technology, its controlled operations and strategic investments in dental companies now cover key regions including Asia, North America, and Europe.

In the field of technological R&D, CareCapital boasts industry-leading management teams and R&D capabilities in clear aligner orthodontics, dental implants, bone regeneration, medical imaging, intraoral scanning, and prosthodontic restoration. Its portfolio includes controlling stakes in Angelalign, Purgo Biologics, and Neoss Implant System, as well as minority investments in Carestream Dental, Upcera, Pute Medical, Pintec Technology, DeepCare, and Lianyao Medical. Strategic partners include Germany’s BEGO and South Korea’s Medit.

In the field of medical education, CareCapital holds controlling and minority stakes in large dental healthcare institutions and chain clinics, introduces global educational resources, establishes well-equipped dental training and education centers, and delivers high-quality dental healthcare services to patients through its network of dental institutions across China and Europe.

In the field of information technology, CareCapital has built its own IT team to empower dental distributors and healthcare service providers across China, enhancing service capabilities for both dentists and manufacturers. Through investments in Songbai Dental and Xinguang Optical Dental, CareCapital is driving the digital upgrade of the midstream dental industry.