Tracing its origins back to 7000 B.C. with the Indus Valley Civilization, dentistry stands as one of humanity’s oldest medical professions. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates and Aristotle wrote specifically about treating decaying teeth. In 1723, Pierre Fauchard, a French surgeon credited as the Father of Modern Dentistry, published his influential book ‘The Surgeon Dentist’, which, for the first time, defined a comprehensive system for caring for and treating teeth.
The journey that dentistry embarked upon centuries ago finds renewed energy in today’s modern world. A new wave of innovative European startups is revolutionizing the dental care landscape, providing dazzling smiles and optimal oral health. From London to Madrid, these forward-thinking companies are leveraging technology, sustainability, and cutting-edge medical expertise to bring a new shine to your pearly whites.
For this article, we have curated a list of 10 remarkable European dental care startups founded between 2019 and the present day. From invisible orthodontics to AI-driven diagnostics, these startups are reshaping the way we approach oral hygiene and aesthetics.
BASMA: Located in London, BASMA is an orthodontic dental clinic chain offering a doctor-directed and affordable dental alignment service, promoting healthy smiles. BASMA’s unique operational strategy harmonizes medical proficiency with digital integration, enabling patients to establish direct communication with their orthodontists via a platform, thereby reducing the necessity for regular in-person clinic appointments. Established in 2021, the company has successfully secured funding exceeding €3.8 million.
Boombrush: Based in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Boombrush, specializes in creating sonic toothbrushes to enhance oral hygiene routines. With features like 90-day battery life, 40,000 vibrations, and 5 settings, BOOM Brush prioritizes user convenience. Additionally, the company’s sustainable approach includes a toothpaste and cup exchange program. Founded in 2019 Boombrush has raised a total funding of €1 million keeping your mouth as fresh and as good as possible.
Bottmedical: Headquartered in Basel, Bottmedical’s mission revolves around introducing bio-based materials to replace traditional plastics in orthodontic devices. They offer innovative products, such as NaturAligner, which is a comfortable and biocompatible solution for teeth straightening or CINNA an antibacterial brace designed to combat caries bacteria during wear, while also aiming to thwart plaque formation and gum inflammation. Founded in 2019 they have secured over €1 million.
Club Clínico: Based in Valencia, Club Clínico serves as a managed marketplace and offers a free website for dental clinics, connecting them with quality suppliers to optimize the management of their purchasing process. By centralizing purchases and facilitating transactions at franchise prices, Club Clínico enables clinics to prioritize patient care while saving time and money. Founded in 2020, they have raised over €3.9 million.
Floe Oral Care: Located in London, Floe Oral Care is developing a system for oral health management that ingeniously merges machine learning with salivary diagnostics. This innovation is dedicated to painlessly monitoring both oral and systemic health, delivering a highly effective and comprehensive management system. Founded in 2019, with funding exceeding €1 million, Floe empowers patients to transition from a reactive to a preventative approach, while simultaneously elevating the profile of oral health as a fundamental pillar of overall well-being.
Impress: Headquartered in Barcelona, Impress stands as Europe’s leading network of orthodontic clinics, focusing on invisible orthodontics. They cater to patients with unbalanced bites, crowded teeth, rotations, and interdental spaces achieving visible results in less than 6 months. Moreover, the company provides individualized digital monitoring services. Founded in 2019, Impress has secured a total funding amount of over €167 million to provide tailored teeth alignment solutions across more than 130 European cities.
QuickSmile: Based in Madrid, QuickSmile stands out as a Spanish aligner brand that offers an invisible orthodontic system. QuickSmile’s approach emphasizes quality and 100% personalized support, without conditions or abusive policies for professionals in the sector. Offering orthodontists a solution of clinical efficacy, their laser glass aligners have demonstrated both clinical efficiency and compatibility with a wide array of auxiliary techniques. Founded in 2019, QuickSmile has secured €1.7 million in funding.
Relu: Headquartered in Leuven, Relu is a software company creating an AI software component to automatically convert 3D medical images into a Virtual Patient. Their web application, the “Virtual Patient Creator,” automatically segments 3D medical images using artificial intelligence which can also be embedded in any dental or maxillofacial software. Founded in 2019 Relu has accumulated a total funding of €2 million.
Toothfairy: Headquartered in London, Thootfairy is a teledentistry platform connecting patients with dentists through innovative patent-pending technology aiming to safeguard the oral health of individuals and businesses. Founded in 2019, Toothfairy has managed to secure substantial total funding of over €3.5 million serving as the primary gateway for patients, granting them access to emergency dental services, prescription support, cosmetic dentistry, and comprehensive oral health guidance.
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