Simon LutterSenior UX Designer
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DS Core: one cloud platform for the whole dental workflow

Dentsply Sirona · since May 2026 · Zurich

I'm a Senior UX Designer on DS Core, Dentsply Sirona's cloud platform that connects imaging, scanning, design, ordering and collaboration for dental practices and labs. About 50,000 unique users worked on it by mid-2025.

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Role
Senior UX Designer, since May 2026.
Product
DS Core, a browser-based cloud platform with connected desktop and chairside workflows.
Reach
≈ 50,000 unique users (Q2 2025)¹
Location
Zurich, hybrid

The product

DS Core brings diagnostics, treatment planning, production and collaboration into one place. X-rays, intraoral scans and documents live in a shared online library, open in the browser and can be shared with partners. Recipients don't need a subscription.

It is an open platform: it connects Dentsply Sirona devices such as Primescan and Sidexis, and accepts data from third-party scanners.

Who it serves

Dentists and their teamsManage clinical data, consult patients and work with partners.
Dental labsOrders, files and messages in one place, plus digital contact with clients.
Endodontic practicesA digital referral network with the Sidexis 4 library in the cloud.
Orthodontic practicesSureSmile simulations that carry the treatment plan into the order form.

Core workflows

  1. Online media library and sharingCentral storage for 2D images, 3D X-rays and scans, uploads via QR code, viewers in the browser.
  2. CanvasA digital consultation surface with measurement tools, on workstations, treatment units and tablets.
  3. Smart ViewAI-based 3D visualisations of teeth, bone and nerve canals to support patient communication.
  4. CEREC on DS CoreCrowns, inlays and onlays designed in the browser, with AI-assisted design proposals.
  5. OrderingStart, manage and track lab orders, including third-party scan files.

The design challenge

One platform, many roles and many screens: dentists, assistants and lab technicians move between workstations, treatment units and tablets, with 2D images, 3D scans and AI-assisted views side by side. Clinical precision and clear patient communication have to work in the same interface.

My work

I joined the DS Core team in May 2026. A detailed case study follows once my current projects are public.

¹ Dentsply Sirona Q2 2025 earnings call, 7 August 2025. Product information: dentsplysirona.com.