The proliferation of dental patient data, need to gain competitive advantage, and compliance with regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the US have forced dental practices to turn to dental practice management software to reduce risks and improve their operational efficiency. The increase in the global aging population will increase the demand for dental practices, which can create a market opportunity for dental practice management software. According to World Bank data, the global aging population is 901 million,and it will more than double in 2030, reaching 2.1 billion. Thus, it is expected that the demand for dental practice management software will increase among dental practices to manage large volumes of their patient data.Analytics, when integrated with dental practice management software, helps gather insights about practice performance, administrative process, patient care, and staff performance. Dental practice management software will play an important role in streamlining the dental practice management processes. The software will help dental practices to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs as vendors such as Henry Schein and Quality Systems have started integrating analytics into their dental practice management software.

Dental imaging techniques use digital image capture devices such as sensors and scanners to provide two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) images of dental condition. These techniques permit immediate image preview and availability,eliminates costly film processing steps, and provides special image processing techniques that enhance the overall display image quality. Dental imaging can be used for dental treatments that require high-quality three-dimensional imaging to offer better treatment care. It helps the dentists evaluate diseases (endodontic and periodontics) in the jaw or teeth, to understand the anatomical structure of the maxillofacial region for surgery, and to diagnose soft tissues around the jaws for dental implants.

The architecture of a dental CAD/CAM system comprises three different levels:scanning, designing, and milling.The new software license revenue is realized from the fee earned by vendors offering CAD/CAM software to customers. The CAD/CAM software license revenue includes

both perpetual and periodic licenses or subscriptions. Perpetual licenses are one-time investments, which can be used indefinitely. The revenue from periodic licenses and subscriptions is earned from the fee charged to keep the license active. Vendors also offer pay-per-use models and CAD/CAM services based on cloud-based offerings.This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the dental CAD/CAM market for 2016-2021. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the sales of CAD/CAM software licenses.

Chemical additives such as defoamers, coupling agents, levelers, thinners, thickeners,wetting agents, deflocculates, clarifiers, and anti-caking agents are widely used because they offer improved strength, resistance, appearance, and performance.Chemical defoaming coating additives are used either during the production or application of disinfectants, sealants, concrete, ceramics, cement, cleaners, paints and coatings, polymer resins, and adhesives to enhance the end-use properties of the latter.Defoamers are the anti-foaming chemical additives that minimize and stop the formation of foam. The defoaming agents are mainly used in industrial processes.Foam formation leads to flaws on surface coatings and prevents efficient filling of containers. It is a major problem during the production of printing inks, paints, and coatings. This issue is tackled with a number of defoamer-based formulations during paints and coatings production such as waterborne, solvent-free, radiation-curing, and high solid formulations.

Batteries refer to the technologies that are used to store energy, which can be used during power shortages, blackouts, or when the demand for power supply is high.Batteries are classified as lead-acid, lithium, or nickel-based. A battery plate grid optimizes the life and performance of a battery. The grid composition is a balance among the electrolyte's specific gravity, the active material used, and the concentration of lead. Batteries are used in automobiles, electronics, golf carts, and forklifts among others. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) and lead-acid batteries are the most extensively used in the automotive and motive industries.

Servers are the backbone of a data center operation, and they are used mainly for the transfer of data over computer networks. A server operation is dependent on hardware reliability and durability. A typical server consists of dual-power supplies, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) disk systems, and error-correcting code (ECC) memory, which are tested for operations by vendors. There have been severa innovations in the design and manufacturing of servers, depending on business requirements.Modern servers can be hot-swapped in the case of any service requirement. Missioncritical servers are designed and manufactured with fault tolerance with low failure

rates for maximum data center uptime. Servers can be powered up, configured, and rebooted remotely using server management software. Servers are also virtualized in modern data centers to increase the utilization of computing resources for multiple operations.

In a data center environment, a rack PDU is used to supply power to a server rack.Rack-mounted PDUs are available in different sizes and configurations. These traits depend on the type of connection and voltage each unit requires to function. PDUs are classified based on functionalities, including power filtering, remote monitoring, control by local area network (LAN) or simple network management protocol (SNMP), and intelligent load balancing. They are easy to install, configure, and manage.A PDU is designed to distribute power to a rack of servers, and storage and networking infrastructure in a data center. A rack PDU is often used along with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). It is noted that the PDU market is dependent on the growth of the data center market.The demand for cloud computing and big data analytics is growing exponentially among enterprises worldwide. This, in turn, is resulting in an increase in the number of

data center facilities. In addition, the complexity of the networking equipment in a data center environment is increasing. These factors have increased the use of PDUs to reduce the risk of power failure.

Data center fabric is a network infrastructure where interconnections between switches and servers are weaved in the form of a fabric. These interconnections are used to create multiple active links. Data center fabric helps meet networking demands such as bandwidth and topology extension and improves failover time in data centers for cloud and virtualization environments. The technology reduces the IT budget of organizations and improves flexibility, agility, and efficiency of IT-related operations. We expect such technology to meet the present and future computing requirements of enterprises and gain popularity among cloud-based organizations.

Cooling solutions are used in data centers worldwide to lower the heat generated by IT equipment. Data centers operate air conditioning units, chillers, economizers, cooling towers or dry coolers, humidifiers, and also rack/row level cooling solutions. These cooling units involve the use of air and liquid-based cooling techniques. As the cooling process accounts for 40% of the power consumed in data centers, vendors are innovating and testing techniques to reduce operational expenditure.

A customs audit, also called post-clearance audit, is the retrospective examination of goods, which is released after import and export under the policy of trade facilitation and customs control. Tools such as risk management and standard customs procedures are used to carry out customs audits. Company records, accounting systems, business systems, and commercial data are examined to complete the audit.

Customs audit brokers or facilitators are professionals that assure customs enforcement agencies that companies are adhering to all customs rules and regulations. While discussing the global customs audit market, the focus is on these organizations that help importers and exporters with resources to clear customs compliance entries. They are indispensable for international commerce.Throughout this report, 2016 is considered the base year. All calculations involving quantitative data are based on 2016. The values represented in the report are the actual values for 2016, whereas, the values for 2017-2021 are estimated.