"Global growth in dental demand should fuel gains in dental stocks. Also, growth in the U.S. should remain strong. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates dental spending will rise at 7% a year and hit $167 billion in 2015."
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Align Technology (nasdaq: ALGN - news - people ) shares rocked after a Jeffries & Co. analyst upgraded the dental product maker, predicting strong fourth-quarter results.
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