LEIPZIG, Germany: Major dental manufacturers have begun the year with cautious optimism and an ear to the ground. The first financial quarter of 2025 did not feature a substantial improvement in dental sales in North America, as many had hoped it would. Instead, growth solidified in Germany, China and Latin America. As dental markets continued to adjust to their newfound degree of volatility, President Donald Trump’s remaking of US economic policy in his own image did little to boost patient or investor confidence.