Jun 11, 2026 – 5.00amA Canberra medical robotics start-up that promises to take the pain and horror of needles out of going to the dentist has been valued at $265 million after signing a partnership with one of the biggest dental product producers in the world.Dentroid was founded in Canberra nine years ago by dentist Omar Zuaiter and robotics engineer Alaa Habeb with the goal of removing needles from basic dental treatments. Its flagship product, Nuralyte, uses bursts of light to induce analgesia – which calms the nerves within teeth and gums – and replaces the need for local anaesthetic injections.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Start-up that could banish the dentist’s needle worth $265m
A robotics start-up which removes needles from dentistry has raised more than $32 million and inked a partnership with French product manufacturer Septodont.
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