JCBL Launched a Dental Clinic on Wheels in Ladakh

JCBL recently announced the launch of a dental clinic on wheels to provide dental healthcare services to remote areas in Ladakh. This initiative is a part of Project Smile Himalaya led by Rotary International (Germany and Bangalore), Swami Vivekananda Sewa Trust (Karnataka), and Vision Himalaya (Ladakh). These organizations aim to offer improved dental care to the remote villages in Ladakh, where healthcare accessibility is challenging. This mobile dental clinic features a foldable dental chair, a base tool for medical staff, wall-mounted fixtures, a first-aid kit, a document box, a toolbox, a foldable ladder, and an ambulance siren, which ensures convenient access and functionality in tough scenarios. A mobile dental clinic can stay for 3-4 days in one place for isolated communities.

Dental Support Organizations Market Size

Insights from Precedence Research report reveals that the global dental support organizations market size was USD 399.8 billion in 2022 and is estimated to be valued at USD 761.09 billion by 2032, expanding at a CAGR of 6.7% during the forecast period 2023 to 2032.

DentCare Dental Lab Pvt Ltd is one of the leading manufacturers of dental prostheses in the world, and its satellite services are available in Bangalore, Delhi, Gujarat, and Hyderabad. In October 2024, DentCare reported brief features of Zirconia, its importance in modern dentistry, and its incorporation into CAD/CAM technology. In August 2024, DentCare launched many products, namely DentCare Zirconia Solid Plus, ZirSmile, DentCare Zirconia BruxCare, DentCare Zirconia Classic, DentCare Zirconia Ultra Plus, DentCare Zirconia Premium Plus, DentCare Zirconia Platinum Plus. The company is also renowned for providing advanced products, including crowns and bridges, veneers, implant prostheses, digital solutions, removable prostheses, orthodontic or pedodontic appliances, DentCare aligners, thermoformed and TMJ appliances, etc. DentCare has also expanded across the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the USA and witnessed success by introducing the Nestra 3D Printer for multiple applications.

Dental Equipment and Consumables Market Size

The global dental equipment and consumables market size surpassed USD 32.28 billion in 2023 and is estimated to hit around USD 63.74 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 7.04% from 2024 to 2033.

However, the authorized capital of DentCare company stands at Rs. 400 lakhs and has 100% paid-up capital of Rs. 400 lakhs. A brief report by Precedence Research on ‘Dental Support Organizations’ highlighted the non-clinical operations supported by dental support organizations, including accounting, HR, billing, IT, marketing, supply procurement ownership, and equipment leasing. Besides this, the net worth of the DentCare group stood at Rs. 54.69 Crore in March 2024, along with the investments in foreign currency in its subsidiaries, which accounted for Rs. 9.45 Crore in March 2024. The table below gives an idea about the company’s equity share capital in 2022-2023.

Equity Share Capital of DentCare in 2022-2023

Class of Shares Equity Shares of Rs. 5,000/- each	Authorized Capital	Issued Capital	Subscribed Capital	Paid up Capital
Number of equity shares	8,000	8,000	8,000	8,000
Nominal value per share (in rupees)	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
Total amount of equity shares (in rupees)	40,000,000	40,000,000	40,000,000	40,000,000