A Professor, Doctor and World-Renowned Mind

Dr. Alexandre Capelli graduated as a dentist in 1992, going on to receive his degree in Endodontics. His passion for education led him to pursue and achieve his MSc and PhD degrees, also in Endodontics at the University of São Paulo (USP). In 2006, Dr. Capelli was asked by a European manufacturing company to develop a line of NiTi rotary instruments based on his innovative technique and approach to Endodontics. His technique, proven to drastically reduce instrument fractures, was adopted by USP faculty and students, greatly influencing the standards of care in preparing and treating root canals. This partnership resulted in Dr. Capelli’s first patent, the CPdrill Endodontic Bur, a cervical preparation drill that replaced six instruments in use at that time. While pursuing his PhD, Dr. Capelli was invited to be part of a business incubator project focused on technology. Here he received an extensive amount of training in entrepreneurship. This was the catalyst for the birth of Helse Ultrasonic.

In 2012, Helse manufactured its first ultrasonic inserts and along with it came a second patent for the Helse Irrisonic. The Irrisonic activates the irrigant solution through a unique piece of engineering, creating an instrument that is the thinnest of its kind (0.02 mm diameter). Helse has since developed many new products, all designed by Dr. Capelli himself to address his own challenges in the practice. The research and development process at Helse is rigorous and extensively tested by a group of scientists, engineers and teachers from top universities and research centers with the direct oversight of Dr. Capelli himself.