AI and Teledentistry

Former employees of the now-defunct SmileDirectClub are dealing with the aftermath of losing their jobs due to the company's closure.

Several dental offices and companies have offered alternative treatment options to patients left without care after SmileDirectClub's abrupt shutdown. 

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub has agreed to dismiss its antitrust case against the Georgia Board of Dentistry.

Clear aligner therapy company OrthoFX is partnering with Teledentistry.com to help SmileDirectClub customers after the company shut down.

Dentists in Michigan are concerned for patients who are currently receiving clear aligner treatment from SmileDirectClub after the teledentistry company shut down, ABC affiliate wzzm13.com reported Dec. 11.

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub is shutting down after efforts to recapitalize the business failed.

From industry partnerships to product launches, here are more than 30 updates from artificial intelligence and teledentistry companies this year: 

Dental supply company Patterson Dental has partnered with dental AI solutions company Pearl to add Pearl's AI technology into its practice management software.

Here are two dental artificial intelligence companies that have earned FDA clearance for their products that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 25:

Dental artificial intelligence company Overjet recently received FDA 501(k) clearance for its Periapical Radiolucency Assist device.