From new partnerships to dental robots, here are 10 teledentistry and artificial intelligence tech updates to know:
1. ClearChoice Management Services has partnered with Planmeca and Henry Schein to enhance patients' experience with digital imaging technology.
2. VideaHealth, an artificial-intelligence-powered dental diagnostics company, raised $20 million in series A financing led by venture capital company Spark Capital.
3. Virtual dental care company the TeleDentists is partnering with New Zealand oral care brand Grin Natural to improve oral healthcare in the U.S.
4. Pearl, an artificial intelligence dental software company, appointed Marc Watenmaker as the new vice president of sales to support the company's expansion in the U.S. dental market.
5. MouthWatch integrated its teledentistry platform, TeleDent, with Henry Schein's Dentrix G6 and G7 practice management software.
6. Of those who had a telehealth visit in the past two years, 59 percent agreed or strongly agreed they are more open to receiving telehealth care because of the pandemic, according to a survey by SmileDirectClub.
7. Align Technology, a dental and medical device company, launched cone beam computed tomography as a new feature for its ClinCheck digital treatment planning software.
8. Kelly Blodgett, DMD, of Portland, Ore.-based Blodgett Dental Care, and Tony Barriere, DDS, of Los Angeles-based West LA Implants, were among the first to use the Yomi robot.
9. Candid is partnering with group purchasing organization SevÄredent to offer clear aligners to its member dentists.
10. DataDx, a business intelligence platform for dental and independent medical practices, launched a benchmarking tool for private dental practices called BenchmarkDx.