3D Diagnostic Imaging, the parent company of CarieScan, is targeting new markets in Asia and the European Union (EU) after successfully launching the CarieScan Pro, its flagship caries-detection product, in North America and Europe.
Patterson Dental is the exclusive distributor of the CarieScan in the U.S. 3D Diagnostic also has distributors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the U.K. and is actively working to expand into other EU countries, the company announced. Other potential markets include Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Saudi Arabia.
In financial news, the company posted a pretax loss of 981,000 pounds ($1.6 million U.S.) for the six months ended December 31, 2010, more than double the 478,000 pounds ($768,000) loss it reported for the same period in 2009. Revenues for the six months were 566,000 pounds ($909,000).
"3D made good progress in the six months to December 2010," said James Noble, chairman of 3D Diagnostic, in a press release. "Market acceptance of the CarieScan Pro has been encouraging, and the board expects significant increases in sales volumes to be made during 2011 and beyond."
