Dentsply Sirona Builds 100,000th Heliodent Plus X-Ray Unit

 Every Heliodent Plus is manufactured at Dentsply Sirona’s Bensheim site, where the company has developed and produced intraoral X-ray systems for decades. The Heliodent Plus launched in 2009 as a digital-capable successor to a product line dating back to the 1940s and has been progressively developed over the past 15 years. The system delivers high-quality intraoral imaging with flexible installation options and integrates with Dentsply Sirona’s Sidexis imaging software. Johannes Krug, Vice President of Connected Technology Solutions at Dentsply Sirona, framed the system’s success around meeting a core need in daily practice: reliable intraoral imaging that fits into existing workflows. Ted Julius, Vice President of Supply Chain for Connected Technology Solutions, described the unit as a special milestone for the company.

The 100,000th-unit milestone follows Dentsply Sirona’s broader 2026 imaging category momentum, including the first-ever dental-dedicated MRI (MAGNETOM Free.Max Dental Edition, developed with Siemens Healthineers and FDA-cleared in March 2026) and the Primescan 2 Cart intraoral scanner winning both the 2026 Red Dot Design Award and the 2026 iF Design Award. The intraoral X-ray category remains one of the most commercially significant segments of dental practice equipment, with high replacement rates driven by digital upgrade cycles, regulatory compliance refresh and integration with practice management software. The Sidexis ecosystem reinforces pull-through across Dentsply Sirona’s broader imaging hardware franchise, where cloud-native and connected workflows are becoming key procurement differentiators. The Bensheim manufacturing anchor also underpins Dentsply Sirona’s German engineering heritage positioning across European dental practice procurement decisions.

The commercial signal is a continued maturation of the intraoral X-ray category where long-lived product platforms, connected software integration and German engineering heritage anchor commercial positioning across the global dental equipment market. Digital workflow and ecosystem economics continue to shape procurement decisions. Expect sustained Dentsply Sirona commercial momentum across intraoral imaging, scanning and panoramic X-ray categories through 2027 and 2028.

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