From new clear aligners to a lawsuit, here are 10 teledentistry and artificial intelligence updates covered by Becker's since May 18 for dental leaders to know:
1. Medical device company Align Technology awarded $275,000 in grants to 10 universities worldwide to support research in orthodontic treatment.
2. Guardian Dental is offering virtual dental visits for emergency services through a partnership with TeleDentistry.com.
3. Clear aligners company Spark launched a campaign with its first brand partner.
4. Tab32, a cloud-based dental tech platform, opened a headquarters in downtown Miami.
5. OrthoFX launched two clear aligners designed to eliminate treatment breakdowns and enhance the patient experience.
6. Align Technology entered a strategic partnership with Asana Smiles, a work management platform, to offer Invisalign trained doctors in the U.S. a new workflow solution.
7. Align Technology launched a simulation tool that allows Invisalign patients to see the potential results of their treatments.
8. Digital dentistry company Dental Monitoring launched a virtual dental platform.
9. Oryx Dental, a dental practice management software company, received 510(k) FDA clearance for its imaging product, Oryx Imaging.
10. Dental Monitoring filed a lawsuit against teledental platform Get-Grin with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of two of its patents.