SICAT
SICAT GmbH & Co. KG is a Bonn-based, privately held MedTech that develops the SICAT Suite — modular 3D dental imaging, planning and AI-powered surgical-guide software — plus patient-specific surgical guides and therapeutic appliances for dental practices worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2004
- HeadquartersBonn, Germany
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What SICAT does
SICAT GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Bonn, Germany and founded in 2004, develops software and patient-specific devices exclusively for digital dentistry. Its flagship is the SICAT Suite — a modular 3D imaging, planning and surgical-guide software platform that combines DICOM CBCT data, optical impressions and an in-house database of approximately 18,500 implants, abutments and sleeve systems across multiple manufacturers, and is offered either by perpetual license or via the SICAT Smart Subscription starting at $99 per month per application. The Suite is open by design, integrating with leading OEM ecosystems including Dentsply Sirona's DS Core and CEREC, W&H ioDent®/Implantmed Plus II, SprintRay 3D printers, Air Techniques ProVecta 3D Prime and Vatech imaging, and is regulated under EN ISO 13485:2016, EU MDR (2017/745), MDSAP and FDA 510(k) (SICAT Implant 2.0).
SICAT monetizes across four revenue streams: (1) software licensing (subscription and perpetual), (2) patient-specific surgical guides — CLASSICGUIDE, OPTIGUIDE, DIGITALGUIDE, and the AI-powered RAPID DIGITALGUIDE (implantology) and RAPID ACCESSGUIDE (endodontics), with the AI designs delivered as STL files in under 20 minutes for $19.90 per design, (3) therapeutic appliances — OPTISLEEP for snoring/obstructive sleep apnea and OPTIMOTION for TMJ disorders — manufactured in Bonn and shipped directly to practices, and (4) ancillary revenue including 1:1 online coaching at $395/hour, e-learning via SICAT eCademy, and webshop sales of sleeves and consumables. The company sells globally with a US sales team led by SICAT-US President Craig Hennings, a distribution partnership with Burkhart Dental Supply in the US, and direct e-commerce via the SICAT Portal.
SICAT operates as a privately held GmbH & Co. KG under HICAT, the holding company that acquired 100% of the shares from Dentsply Sirona effective January 1, 2019, ending a 2004 founding joint venture. SICAT was co-founded by Jochen Kusch and Dr. Joachim Hey, former Siemens engineers who developed the world's first 3D C-arm for navigated surgery. The company maintains in-house AI R&D — proprietary Deep Learning models for tooth segmentation and AI-generated surgical guide design — and reports 101-250 employees, with 130+ shared with parent HICAT as of April 2020. No public revenue, funding rounds, or institutional investor disclosures are evident in the source material.
SICAT firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SICAT
- Legal name
- SICAT GmbH & Co. KG
- Website
- https://sicat.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2004
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- SICAT GmbH & Co. KG is a Bonn-based, privately held MedTech that develops the SICAT Suite — modular 3D dental imaging, planning and AI-powered surgical-guide software — plus patient-specific surgical guides and therapeutic appliances for dental practices worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where SICAT is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bonn
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
SICAT business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- SICAT Smart Subscription: Subscription-based access to SICAT Suite applications at $99/month per application, no minimum term, flexible adjustment of plan; billed via SICAT Portal. Includes free updates/upgrades and access to eCademy tutorials.
- Perpetual Software Licenses: One-time, non-exclusive, non-transferable software usage rights granted upon activation of the software key, with payment due immediately upon invoice.
- Patient-specific Surgical Guides: Manufacture and sale of CLASSICGUIDE, OPTIGUIDE, DIGITALGUIDE, and AI-designed RAPID DIGITALGUIDE surgical guides for implantology, as well as RAPID ACCESSGUIDE for endodontics; charged per case with turnaround 12-48h for DIGITALGUIDE and <20 min for RAPID designs.
- Therapeutic Appliances (OPTISLEEP, OPTIMOTION): Patient-specific therapeutic appliances for obstructive sleep apnea/snoring and TMJ disorders, manufactured in Bonn with two-year warranty and replacement services (e.g., duplicate OPTISLEEP ~$300 list, with promotional discounts such as $180 off).
- Professional Services (Online Coaching / Software Training): One-hour 1:1 online coaching and software training sessions delivered by a SICAT expert on a selected application (Galileos Implant, SICAT Implant 2.0, SICAT Air, SICAT Endo, SICAT Function), priced at $395 per hour.
- Webshop/Portal Transactions (Sleeves, Bite Plates, Accessories): Sale of guided sleeves, bite plates and consumables via the SICAT Portal webshop, with payment by credit card, SEPA direct debit, invoice or PayPal processed by Six Payment / Worldline.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | SICAT Smart Subscription — SICAT Suite applications on a subscription basis |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | RAPID DIGITALGUIDE (implantology, AI-powered) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | RAPID ACCESSGUIDE (endodontics, AI-powered) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | One-Hour Online Coaching & Software Training |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Duplicate OPTISLEEP order |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom Surgical Guides (CLASSICGUIDE / OPTIGUIDE / DIGITALGUIDE) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Permanent Software & Hardware Licenses |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
SICAT product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SICAT develops, sells and supports the SICAT Suite — a modular 3D dental imaging, planning and surgical-guide software platform covering implantology (SICAT Implant 2.0), sleep medicine (SICAT Air), endodontics (SICAT Endo) and functional dentistry (SICAT Function), with AI-powered ready-to-print surgical-guide designs (RAPID DIGITALGUIDE, RAPID ACCESSGUIDE) and an implant database of 18,500 implants, abutments and sleeve systems. The company also manufactures patient-specific surgical guides (CLASSICGUIDE, OPTIGUIDE, DIGITALGUIDE) and therapeutic appliances (OPTISLEEP for sleep apnea, OPTIMOTION for TMJ disorders) at its Bonn facility, and distributes everything through the SICAT Portal on a subscription ($99/month), perpetual-license or per-design basis.
Product overview
SICAT offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the SICAT Suite, a unified shell that hosts four 3D dental planning applications: SICAT Implant 2.0 (implantology, the flagship 510(k)-cleared module), SICAT Air (sleep medicine, paired with the OPTISLEEP therapeutic appliance), SICAT Endo (endodontics, paired with ACCESSGUIDE) and SICAT Function (functional dentistry, paired with SICAT JMT+ motion data and the OPTIMOTION appliance). A legacy module, Galileos Implant, remains supported for existing customers. Around the software, SICAT sells a portfolio of patient-specific surgical guides — CLASSICGUIDE (milled), OPTIGUIDE (milled, fully digital), DIGITALGUIDE (SICAT-checked ready-to-print STL) and the AI-powered SICAT RAPID DIGITALGUIDE and SICAT RAPID ACCESSGUIDE (AI-generated STL designs for implantology and endodontics, respectively) — plus therapeutic appliances (OPTISLEEP, OPTIMOTION). The whole stack is delivered through the SICAT Portal (commerce, license management, file upload, order transparency, external connections like W&H ioDent® and DS Core) and is available either by perpetual license or via the SICAT Smart Subscription starting at $99 per month, which also includes free access to the SICAT eCademy e-learning platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SICAT Suite: Integrated software platform combining SICAT's dental applications (Implant, Endo, Function, Air, etc.) on subscription or perpetual basis.
- OPTISLEEP
- SICAT eCademy
- SICAT RAPID DIGITALGUIDE
- SICAT RAPID ACCESSGUIDE
Products and services
- SICAT Suite Unified software platform bundling SICAT's dental 3D planning applications (SICAT Implant, SICAT Air, SICAT Endo, SICAT Function) under a common Suite shell, open for all CBCT and optical scanners.
- SICAT Implant 2.0 510(k)-cleared, open 3D implant planning software that imports DICOM data from any 3D-CBCT device, with implant-oriented views, collision warnings, a structured planning report, photorealistic visualization of optical impressions, and the only workflow for planning CEREC guides.
- SICAT Air Sleep medicine planning module that supports diagnosis and therapy planning for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, and orders OPTISLEEP therapeutic appliances.
- SICAT Endo Endodontic planning software supporting diagnosis and treatment planning for root canal therapy; combined with ACCESSGUIDE / RAPID ACCESSGUIDE surgical guides for guided endodontic access.
- SICAT Function Functional dentistry planning software that visualizes the real patient-individual movement of the mandible true to anatomy and in 3D; combined with SICAT JMT+ motion data and the OPTIMOTION therapeutic appliance.
- Galileos Implant Legacy implantology planning software from the original SICAT/Galileos product line, still receiving implant database updates for compatibility with the long-standing surgical-guide workflow (CLASSICGUIDE, OPTIGUIDE, etc.).
- SICAT JMT+ Jaw motion tracker that records patient-individual mandibular movement; data feeds SICAT Function for true-to-anatomy 3D visualization of jaw dynamics.
- OPTISLEEP Patient-specific therapeutic oral appliance for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, ordered through SICAT Air; backed by a 2-year SICAT warranty.
- OPTIMOTION Therapeutic appliance for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders, used in combination with SICAT Function.
- CLASSICGUIDE SICAT's original implant surgical guide: a safe choice for every patient case, including edentulous jaws, with certified production accuracy, possible with stone model and insensitive to metal artifacts.
- OPTIGUIDE High-quality, tooth-supported implant surgical guide based on optical impressions, designed and ordered in a fully digital workflow; mainly PMMA and not autoclavable.
- DIGITALGUIDE SICAT-checked, supported and designed 3D-printable surgical guide available for partially and fully edentulous cases with a 12–48 hour turnaround; ready to print in-office or in a lab of choice.
- SICAT RAPID DIGITALGUIDE First AI-powered automatic ready-to-print STL surgical guide design for implant dentistry, for partially edentulous cases (3+ remaining teeth) with accurate optical-scan-to-CBCT matching; downloadable in under 20 minutes at $19.90.
- ACCESSGUIDE Surgical guide for endodontic access cavities, used together with SICAT Endo for diagnosis, planning and clinical implementation of guided endodontic treatments.
- SICAT RAPID ACCESSGUIDE First AI-based surgical guide design for endodontics: ready-to-print STL designs for root-canal treatments downloadable in under 20 minutes at $19.90 per tooth (all canals included).
- Online Coaching & Software Training One-hour 1:1 customized online coaching and software training by a SICAT expert on a chosen SICAT application (Galileos Implant, SICAT Air, SICAT Implant 2.0, SICAT Endo, SICAT Function), priced at $395 per session.
- Clinical Assist
Companies that use SICAT
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
SICAT technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability6 records
Feature6 records
SICAT partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor, core and historical.
- Dentsply Sirona (DS Core)flagshipNew direct integration between the SICAT Suite and DS Core: cases can be opened directly from DS Core in the SICAT Suite, enabling prosthetics-oriented implant planning based on DS CBCT and associated digital impression data. Controlled market launch with selected field tests from June 2026, with full integration planned for a later SICAT Suite release.
- W&H (W&H ioDent® / Implantmed Plus II)flagshipDirect integration between the SICAT Portal and W&H ioDent®: planning data from SICAT Implant is routed directly via W&H ioDent® to the W&H Implantmed Plus II surgical machine and mapped to protocol presets for the selected implant system, eliminating manual data transfer. Announced 5 May 2026.
- Brevo (Sendinblue)minorBrevo (formerly Sendinblue), based in Germany, sends the SICAT newsletter on SICAT's behalf; tracking pixels are used to measure opens and clicks per Art. 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR.
- HubSpotminorHubSpot Inc. (Cambridge, MA, USA) provides the scheduling tool behind the 'Schedule Consultation' button used by US Smart-Subscription leads on sicat.com; collected data is sent back to SICAT Germany for European leads.
- W&HflagshipSICAT and W&H announced a broader strategic partnership (June 2025) building on the direct ioDent® integration and the Implantmed Plus II surgical workflow, jointly enabling a seamless digital implantology workflow from CBCT to implant insertion.
- Vatech AmericacoreSoftware partnership with Vatech America announced in July 2024, integrating SICAT's planning software with Vatech's CBCT/imaging product line.
- Monterey Peninsula Dental Group (Dr. Ryan Lehr, DDS)minor10,000th RAPID DIGITALGUIDE customer, won a voucher for 10 free RAPID DIGITALGUIDE orders and is featured in SICAT's milestone case-study press release.
- SprintRaycoreSurgical guide validation and workflow integration between the SICAT Implant planning software and the SprintRay 3D printing ecosystem for dental practices; combines SICAT's surgical-guide accuracy with SprintRay's in-office 3D printing speed.
- Air TechniquescoreSoftware partnership integrating SICAT software with the Air Techniques ProVecta 3D Prime CBCT scanner, enabling a fully digital chairside workflow and production of precise surgical guides.
- Burkhart Dental SupplycoreDistribution partnership with Tacoma, WA-based dental equipment and technology reseller Burkhart, giving SICAT access to Burkhart's US dental-practice clients for its software and surgical-guide portfolio.
- Dentsply Sirona (former shareholder)historicalDentsply Sirona (formerly Sirona Dental Systems GmbH) transferred its SICAT shares to SICAT's management / HICAT effective 1 January 2019, ending a co-ownership that dated back to the 2004 founding joint venture; SICAT continues to maintain technology integrations with Dentsply Sirona products (DS Core, CEREC).
- HICATflagshipHICAT — SICAT's founding joint-venture partner from 2004 alongside Sirona Dental Systems GmbH — took over 100% of the company shares from Dentsply Sirona effective 1 January 2019, making SICAT a fully independent company under the HICAT umbrella. HICAT also shares SICAT's Bonn site and headcount (130+ employees as of April 2020).
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
SICAT competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- SprintRay: US 3D printer vendor for dental practices and a validated integration partner of SICAT for in-office surgical guide printing. Comparable ecosystem participant: SICAT's RAPID DIGITALGUIDE STL output is printed on SprintRay devices, making it a complementary rather than competing company, but a relevant adjacent peer in the digital chairside workflow.
Broad incumbents
- Dentsply Sirona: Former SICAT shareholder (JV partner since 2004 until 2019) and largest integrated dental equipment + CAD/CAM (CEREC/inLab, DS Core) vendor. Directly comparable as it sells implant planning software, surgical guides and a digital practice platform that competes with and integrates into the SICAT Suite.
- Planmeca / Planmeca Romexis: Finland-based dental equipment vendor selling CBCT scanners and the Romexis software platform, which includes implant planning and surgical guide modules. Comparable to SICAT's CBCT-coupled implant planning workflow, with bundled hardware + software distribution.
- Carestream Dental: Vendor of CS 3D imaging, CS Model and CS Implant software used in dental practices. Comparable to SICAT's CBCT/imaging-driven implant planning offering, with overlapping installed base of scanners and planning customers.
- Envista Holdings (Nobel Biocare / DEXIS): Holding company behind Nobel Biocare (implants + DTX Studio implant planning software) and DEXIS imaging. Comparable to SICAT as a full-stack implant + imaging + planning software vendor with direct overlap in guided surgery workflows.
- Straumann / coDiagnostix: Straumann Group, the world's largest dental implant maker, owns coDiagnostix implant planning software and Smile in a Box guided surgery service. Directly comparable to SICAT Implant, SICAT RAPID DIGITALGUIDE and the implant database business, with bundled implant + software distribution.
Emerging players
- Anatomage: US vendor of 3D dental visualization, implant planning and surgical guide software (InVivo, Anatomage Guide). Comparable to SICAT's CBCT-based planning and guide design modules, with strong overlap in specialist and education-oriented buyers.
- BlueSkyBio: US-based dental software vendor offering free/low-cost implant planning, surgical guide design and a growing AI feature set. Comparable to SICAT's implant planning and RAPID DIGITALGUIDE value proposition, particularly on price and accessibility for smaller practices.
Direct peers
- exocad (Align Technology): CAD/CAM software vendor (DentalCAD, exoplan implant planning) acquired by Align Technology. Comparable to SICAT's implant planning and surgical guide design modules with strong overlap in dental lab and practice digital workflows.
- 3Shape: Denmark-headquartered dental CAD/CAM and intraoral scanning software vendor (3Shape Implant Studio, TRIOS). Comparable to SICAT because it sells implant planning and surgical guide design software to dental practices and labs, with overlapping end-users and workflow position.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat7 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
SICAT social profiles
Digital presenceSICAT compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance6 records
SICAT financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
SICAT leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
SICAT funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
SICAT M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about SICAT
What does SICAT do?
SICAT develops, sells and supports the SICAT Suite — a modular 3D dental imaging, planning and surgical-guide software platform covering implantology (SICAT Implant 2.0), sleep medicine (SICAT Air), endodontics (SICAT Endo) and functional dentistry (SICAT Function), with AI-powered ready-to-print surgical-guide designs (RAPID DIGITALGUIDE, RAPID ACCESSGUIDE) and an implant database of 18,500 implants, abutments and sleeve systems. The company also manufactures patient-specific surgical guides (CLASSICGUIDE, OPTIGUIDE, DIGITALGUIDE) and therapeutic appliances (OPTISLEEP for sleep apnea, OPTIMOTION for TMJ disorders) at its Bonn facility, and distributes everything through the SICAT Portal on a subscription ($99/month), perpetual-license or per-design basis.
Is SICAT a public or private company?
SICAT is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was SICAT founded?
SICAT was founded in 2004. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is SICAT based?
SICAT is headquartered in Bonn, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does SICAT make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. SICAT Smart Subscription is the primary driver. The others are perpetual Software Licenses, patient-specific Surgical Guides, therapeutic Appliances (OPTISLEEP, OPTIMOTION), professional Services (Online Coaching / Software Training) and webshop/Portal Transactions (Sleeves, Bite Plates, Accessories).
Who are SICAT's main competitors?
SprintRay is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Dentsply Sirona, Planmeca / Planmeca Romexis, Carestream Dental, Envista Holdings (Nobel Biocare / DEXIS) and Straumann / coDiagnostix. Emerging players are Anatomage and BlueSkyBio. Direct peers are exocad (Align Technology) and 3Shape.
Does SICAT have an API?
No public API is recorded for SICAT.