Dental Show (IDS) opens its doors from 22nd to 26th March 2011 at the Cologne Exhibition Centre, all the interested parties will have the opportunity to obtain thorough information about every aspect of orthodontics. New therapy concepts, digital methods and improved apparatus and equipment support the users in planning, handling and communication. The scientific and technological advances offer orthodontics and its neighbouring disciplines outstanding therapy opportunities. Here too, digital processes are increasingly making inroads into the everyday work routine of the dentist and dental technician team and opening up new opportunities for orthodontics from patient examinations, the planning and design of therapeutic measures up to digital networking, explains Dr. Martin Rickert, CEO, Association of German Dental Manufacturers (VDDI -Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie).