AI and Teledentistry

Dental benefits administrator Liberty Dental Plans launched a care management platform powered by generative AI.

Gordon Brothers, a liquidation and restructuring firm, has posted SmileDirectClub's former assets and inventory for sale.

Dental AI company Overjet is launching Overjet for Kids, an AI program for pediatric dentists.

Dental AI company Overjet raised $53.2 million in a series C round of fundraising, the largest ever investment in the dental AI industry.

New data from VideaHealth shows the company's new AI algorithm offers an 80% improvement in pediatric caries identification. 

Here are four updates on the dental AI space that Becker's reported on in January:

The state of Tennessee is requesting that SmileDirectClub pay back $6 million in grants for allegedly failing to meet the terms of its contract, CBS affiliate WTVF reported Jan. 31. 

Dental artificial intelligence company Pearl experienced more than 500% growth in revenue in 2023.

SmileDirectClub is facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company violated the WARN Act when it laid off its employees during its shutdown. 

Peerlogic, a dental AI company, raised $5.65 million during a Series Seed equity fundraising round.