AI and Teledentistry

The Second Opinion software from dental artificial intelligence company Pearl has received a special mention on Time's "Best Inventions of 2022" list.

Here are four teledentistry moves from SmileDirectClub, Align Technology and more that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 31:

Dental artificial intelligence company Pearl has made several moves so far this year to expand its services at dental practices across the U.S. and establish itself as a force in the industry. 

Virtual Dental Care teamed up with Cigna to improve customer access to on-demand dental services. 

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub reported $107 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2022. 

Spark recently released a line of clear aligners with enhanced clinical features. 

Align Technology entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. to repurchase $200 million of Align's common stock under Align's $1 billion stock repurchase program.

Overjet partnered with software company Carestream Dental to give Carestream customers access to its X-ray analysis tool.

Here are three artificial intelligence updates in dentistry that Becker's has reported on since Oct.11:

Invisalign manufacturer Align Technology reported $890.3 million in total revenue for the third quarter of 2022.