Australasian Dentist Issue 92

CATEGORY 16 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST Patients will love you.... GIN TONIC + PERSIMMON CURAPROX CURAPROX AUSTRALIA | www.curaprox.com.au | 08 7079 3779 Gin & Tonic banner.indd 1 8/02/2022 3:39:48 PM E xperts have predicted that close to 80% of clear aligner patients will be using teledentistry within the next five years.* As the pandemic continues to disrupt the day-to-day operations for many health care providers, including dentists, remote care and reliable virtual solutions have become a core competence component for innovative practices. Changing restrictions, staff shortages and hesitant patients have all led to a need for flexible, adaptable and COVID-safe treatment plans that optimise chair time by minimising unnecessary in-practice appointments without compromising treatment quality, patient care or practice efficiencies. Thankfully, advances in AI-powered technology have made it more possible to meet these new challenges as DentalMonitoring leads the revolution in remote diagnostics and orthodontics. What is DentalMonitoring The orthodontic industry’s most advanced remote monitoring solution, DentalMonitoring, utilises patented AI technology to provide virtual monitoring solutions that can be used for a variety of diagnostics and orthodontic treatments, including clear aligners, braces and retention of all brands. An early innovator in this technology, DentalMonitoring’s transformative AI is trained on more than 1 billion patient photos (and growing), the dental industry's largest image database. This has enabled their world-class team to develop robust AI algorithms that help doctors detect and monitor more than 130 oral observations with no need for patients to step foot into their practice until absolutely necessary. While the technology itself might be complex, the mechanisms are quick and easy for both patients and doctors. Patients simply take intra-oral scans on their smartphones using the light-weight and convenient ScanBox pro, a patented smartphone holder which has been designed to enable precise tracking of treatment progress with consistent imaging over time. These images are then securely uploaded via the DentalMonitoring App to the doctor dashboard for review. While the AI technology streamlines the workflow process and helps reduce time-consuming administrative tasks, the protocols themselves are entirely doctor- More than meets the AI: how remote monitoring can help your practice keep ahead of the game PRODUCT BACKGR UND