Four of Dr Ivelina Ivanova-Koycheva's scientific inventions and innovations in orthodontics are among the 17 projects that received funding (in Bulgarian) from the America for Bulgaria Foundation under its "Science with a Future" programme.
iSmile Dental Clinic is using these funds to co-finance the creation of a modern orthodontic laboratory equipped with the latest generation of technology – a 3D dental scanner, a Formlabs Form 3 SLA 3D printer and more. This equipment allows us not only to offer our patients the latest innovations in orthodontics, but also to develop and create new ones!
Over the next 18 months, Dr Ivelina Ivanova-Koycheva will work on developing and refining these 4 innovations:
- An innovative product for placing and building stabilising orthodontic archwires on the upper and lower arch, which significantly optimises the duration of orthodontic treatment;
- A new appliance for distalising upper teeth, which is about to be patented;
- An innovative system for producing retainers and clear aligners;
- An innovation in hands-on orthodontic training that will complement the orthodontic courses Dr Ivelina Ivanova-Koycheva offers to dentists from all over the world on our own online learning platform StudyOrthodontics.com and her orthodontic courses on Udemy.com, which are the highest-rated and best-selling in their category.
"The America for Bulgaria Foundation is an independent, non-governmental and non-political American charitable foundation that works in partnership with Bulgarian organisations to strengthen the private sector and democratic institutions in the country.
The Foundation is the outgrowth of the success of the Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund (BAEF), established in 1991 by the US Congress with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). For more information: www.us4bg.org."
"Support for Dr Ivelina Todorova Ivanova-Koycheva under the project "Development of new treatment methods in orthodontics (orthodontic archwires, teeth straightening and retainers)" is provided by the America for Bulgaria Foundation. The statements and opinions expressed herein are solely those of Dr Ivelina Todorova Ivanova-Koycheva and do not necessarily reflect the views of the America for Bulgaria Foundation or its affiliates. The America for Bulgaria Foundation is not responsible for the products and/or technologies developed or for their application."
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