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Ireland · EU MDR · HPRA

Clear aligner manufacturing for Irish practices

Ireland sits inside the EU regulatory framework and works in English — the easiest European market to onboard, and the one most often served badly by suppliers who treat it as an afterthought to the UK. It is not the same regime. We handle it as its own.

5–7 daysDDP delivery to Ireland
48 hrs3D setup turnaround
No minimumStart with one case
Clear Moves Aligners clear aligner case supplied to Irish dental practices
CE markingEU MDR 2017/745ISO 13485 certifiedFDA 510k cleared K241137MHRA registered
Regulatory

Ireland is CE, not UKCA. That distinction matters.

Since Brexit, Ireland has stayed inside the EU medical device framework while Great Britain went its own way. A supplier quoting you UKCA paperwork for an Irish practice has not read the file.

01

CE under EU MDR 2017/745

Clear aligners are Class IIa devices. Technical documentation, clinical evaluation and post-market surveillance maintained to MDR requirements. Declaration of conformity supplied with the first order.

02

EU Authorised Representative

Under MDR Article 11, a manufacturer outside the Union cannot place devices on the EU market without an appointed Authorised Representative — named on the label and reachable directly by the HPRA.

03

EUDAMED and UDI

Single Registration Number for manufacturer and Authorised Representative, Basic UDI-DI per device family, UDI carriers applied per the MDR timetable.

04

Dental Council oversight

Aligner treatment must be prescribed and supervised by a dentist registered with the Dental Council of Ireland. We manufacture to your prescription. We do not treat patients and we do not sell around the practitioner.

05

ISO 13485 quality system

Design control, supplier qualification, process validation, batch traceability and CAPA. Batch records retained per case. Certificate available for your supplier evaluation file.

06

GDPR and scan data

Intraoral scans are special-category health data under Article 9 GDPR. Data Processing Agreement signed, encrypted transfer, pseudonymised case IDs, defined deletion schedule. Your practice remains the controller.

Full regulatory pack supplied on request before your first case.

Who we work with

Built for three kinds of Irish partner

Dental practices

Keep aligner cases in-house instead of referring them out. Submit an iTero or TRIOS scan, approve the 3D plan, receive the full course branded to your practice.

Dental laboratories

Add an aligner line to your existing prosthetics business without capital expenditure. You keep the practice relationship; we handle setup and production.

Irish aligner brands

Full white label across packaging, portal and paperwork. Your logo on the box, ours nowhere — patients never see a supplier name.

Turnaround

Scan in Dublin, aligners on the bench in a week

StageWhat happensTime
1. Scan receivedSTL or PLY uploaded to the doctor portal. Reviewed for clinical viability and file quality.Same day
2. 3D treatment setupDigital setup produced — staging, attachments and IPR mapped movement by movement.24–48 hrs
3. Your approvalReview in the portal, request modifications, approve. Unlimited revisions before production.Your call
4. Production and QCThermoforming on medical-grade multilayer sheet, trimming, polishing, batch QC, packaging.2–3 days
5. Dispatch to IrelandDDP express courier. Duties and customs settled at origin — nothing held at customs, no surprise invoice.5–7 days

Invoicing in EUR. Import VAT position confirmed for your VAT number before the first shipment.

FAQ

What Irish partners ask

Do you treat Ireland as part of the UK?
No, and you should be wary of any supplier who does. Ireland is an EU member state under the EU MDR with the HPRA as competent authority. Great Britain runs a separate regime under the MHRA. Northern Ireland is a third case, still following the EU rules. The documentation is not interchangeable and we supply against the correct one.
Who is the legal manufacturer if we brand it ourselves?
Clear Moves Aligners is the legal manufacturer and holds the technical file. If you place devices on the market under your own name, MDR Article 16 obligations may transfer to you. We map the arrangement with your regulatory adviser before the first order.
Which scanners do you accept?
iTero Element and 5D, 3Shape TRIOS, Dentsply Primescan, CEREC Omnicam, Medit i500 and i700, Carestream CS 3600. Any STL, PLY or OBJ export. PVS impressions also accepted.
What happens if an aligner does not fit?
If the fault is ours, it is remade at no cost. Refinements from patient non-compliance or a changed clinical decision are quoted separately at a reduced rate. The policy is written into the partner agreement.
Is there a minimum order?
No. Send one case, evaluate the setup, the material and the packaging, and decide from there.

Send one Irish case. Judge us on it.

Upload a scan, review the 3D setup within 48 hours, and decide from there. No minimum order, no annual commitment.

Start your first Irish case

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