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Podcast: Candesic in conversation with Nicolas Ploquin, CEO of Acteon

11 May 2026

Nicolas Ploquin, CEO of global medtech dental specialist Acteon, chats with Candesic. In an engaging and wide ranging discussion, he delves into the market, sharing his thoughts on:

• Why AI will augment dentists rather than replace them
• The inexorable shift from analogue to digital imaging in dentistry
• Building resilient European manufacturing and supply chains post-COVID
• How dentists balance clinical outcomes with ROI
• Why Asia and the US remain major growth markets for dental technology
• What medtech startups often misunderstand about scaling internationally

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