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Braces from home: The next stage in global dental care?
As traditional business models continue to break down, entrepreneurs have their sights on one more area to disrupt: traditional orthodontics.
Also: biodegradable six-pack holders finally go on the market; a former ambassador tells us what's in a diplomatic pouch; the French consider adopting 'le doggy bag' for restaurant leftovers; we ride along with 23 greyhounds across the US/Mexico border; and composer Idan Raichel performs a song for us using an assortment of improvised musical instruments.
(Image: Candid Co. sends customers a kit to take impressions of their teeth from home. An orthodontist then remotely comes up with a treatment plan. Credit: Candid Co.)
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- Sat 5 May 2018 04:32GMT91热爆 World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & South Asia
- Sat 5 May 2018 21:32GMT91热爆 World Service except News Internet
- Sun 6 May 2018 04:32GMT91热爆 World Service East and Southern Africa
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