Dicar

Dicar dominates China’s dental implant navigation market with over 90% market share, having assisted more than 100,000 implant surgeries between 2017 and 2023. The company provides dynamic navigation systems that enable real-time guidance during dental implant procedures.

Company Overview

Suzhou Digital-health Care Co., Ltd., operating under the brand name Dicar (迪凯尔), was established in 2010 in Suzhou Industrial Park. The company specializes in developing optical positioning technology for oral surgery, integrating digital technologies into the dental field to create precise and user-friendly dynamic navigation systems.

Dicar has built a mature development team of approximately 40 professionals spanning software, algorithms, and hardware engineering. The company also maintains dedicated sales, marketing, and clinical support teams to provide responsive service to users across China.

Chairman Chen Yun has led the company through four generations of technology iteration, establishing Dicar as the pioneer and market leader in oral digital dynamic navigation in China.

Core Products

Yizhimei Dynamic Navigation System

The Yizhimei (易植美) system serves as Dicar’s flagship product, providing computer-aided oral implant surgery navigation. The system uses active infrared optical positioning technology combined with 3D medical image reconstruction to establish coordinate systems for surgical sites and instruments.

During implant procedures, the system provides real-time monitoring and guidance for implant positioning, angulation, and depth, enabling visualization-based precision implantation.

Sixth-Generation Freehand Navigation System

Launched in 2025, the latest generation features “marker-free” technology that eliminates the need for patients to wear additional tracking devices. The system enables rapid, smooth intraoperative registration and multi-region switching using pre-operative CT data, significantly reducing preparation time and surgical interruptions.

Endodontic Surgery Navigation System

Introduced in 2022 at Xi’an Jiaotong University Stomatological Hospital, this system extends navigation technology to root canal and periapical surgery applications.

Technology & Innovation

Founded in 2010, Dicar developed four generations of optical positioning technology for dental implant navigation and now holds over 90% of China’s dynamic navigation market.

Dicar’s navigation platform incorporates several technical capabilities:

• Active infrared optical positioning for real-time instrument tracking
• 3D reconstruction from cone-beam CT imaging
• Integration with digital design software for prosthetically-driven implant planning
• Cloud-based treatment planning and data management
• AI-assisted surgical guidance features

The company holds independent intellectual property rights across all its technology and products, with development conducted entirely in-house.

Market Presence

Dicar is a Suzhou-based dental navigation firm covering all of China’s top 10 stomatology universities, with over 1,000 end users running approximately 400 guided implant surgeries daily.

Dicar maintains commanding market presence in China’s dental navigation segment:

• Over 90% market share in dynamic navigation
• Coverage of 100% of China’s top 10 stomatology universities and hospitals
• More than 600 private clinics as end users
• Over 1,000 total end users
• Approximately 400 navigation-assisted implant surgeries performed daily as of 2024

Major institutional users include TC Medical Group and Arrail Group, both publicly listed dental healthcare companies. The company has established clinical demonstration centers with leading dental chains including Rael Dental (2023), Youmu Oral (2020), and Jijian Oral (2025).

Key Milestones

• 2010: Company founded in Suzhou Industrial Park
• 2012: Named “Innovation Star” and achieved top-five position in Innovation China national finals
• 2013: Recognized as leading enterprise in Suzhou and Suzhou Industrial Park
• 2017: Commercial deployment of navigation systems begins
• 2021: Received multiple certifications including Jiangsu Province Private Science and Technology Enterprise, Gazelle Enterprise, and Suzhou Core Technology Product designation
• 2022: Xi’an Jiaotong University Stomatological Hospital introduces endodontic navigation system
• 2023: Established Arrail Dental dynamic navigation clinical demonstration center
• 2025: Launched sixth-generation marker-free freehand navigation system

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dicar’s market position in China?

Dicar holds over 90% of China’s dental dynamic navigation market, making it the dominant player in the segment. The company’s products are used in all of China’s top 10 stomatology universities and hospitals.

How many procedures have used Dicar navigation systems?

From 2017 to 2023, more than 100,000 dental implant surgeries were performed with Dicar navigation assistance. As of 2024, approximately 400 implant procedures use Dicar navigation daily.

Is Dicar a publicly traded company?

No, Dicar remains a private company. It has received various government certifications including Gazelle Enterprise status in 2021, indicating its recognition as a high-growth technology company.