Rogers will lead the enlargement of the corporate’s 3D-printed bracket system as founder Alfred Griffin transitions to chief product officer.
LightForce Orthodontics has appointed Erica Rogers as chief government officer. Rogers will lead the business enlargement of the corporate’s personalized 3D-printed bracket system throughout the worldwide orthodontics market.
Industrial Development and Expertise
The appointment coincides with a business milestone for the corporate, which just lately reported treating greater than 200,000 sufferers with its customized digital orthodontic system. The platform generates a person prescription for each tooth based mostly on the physician’s supposed consequence, using direct 3D printing and patient-specific home equipment.
Rogers brings greater than 30 years of medical expertise management to the function. She beforehand served as chief government officer of Silk Street Medical, guiding the corporate by an preliminary public providing and its subsequent acquisition by Boston Scientific. Rogers has additionally served on the LightForce board of administrators for the previous two years.
“LightForce has reached a unprecedented second in its journey,” says Erica Rogers, chief government officer, in a launch. “The corporate has proved it may function at business scale and earned the belief of orthodontists who’re redefining how therapy is delivered. Our focus now could be to scale that affect and advance orthodontics towards a brand new normal of care.”
Management Transition
Rogers succeeds LightForce founder Alfred Griffin, DMD, PhD, MMSc. Griffin will stay chairman of the board and transition to the function of chief product officer. On this place, he’ll direct the corporate’s innovation roadmap, product portfolio, and class advocacy whereas working with Rogers on technique and progress.
“LightForce’s success has created a chance to develop below a pacesetter with Erica’s expertise scaling medical applied sciences, constructing organizations and establishing new classes of affected person care,” says Alfred Griffin, founder and chief product officer, in a launch.
Shifting ahead, the corporate plans to deal with growing manufacturing scale, increasing the adoption of its generative braces, and advancing its ceramic and metallic product choices below Rogers’ management.
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