AI and Teledentistry

Enable Dental, an at-home dental service company, has acquired Healier, a care coordination platform.

SmileDirectClub was recently given the Best Telehealth Platform award by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization.

The TeleDentists, a network of dentists offering teledentistry services, has launched the first integrated dental-medical platform, according to a May 1 TeleDentists news release.

Dentsply Sirona is launching a cloud-based digital dentistry platform in collaboration with Google Cloud.

Candid is partnering with Kalli Hale, DDS, to expand use of its clear aligners in conjunction with airway treatment.

From DSO partnerships to new artificial intelligence technologies, here are 10 teledentistry and AI updates:

Align Technology entered an agreement with Citibank to repurchase $200 million of Align's common stock under its $1 billion stock repurchase program.

VideaHealth, a dental artificial intelligence technology company, received FDA 510(k) clearance for Videa Caries Assist, an AI cavity detection algorithm.

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub completed a $255 million secured debt facility for its SmilePay subsidiary. 

Align Technology reported $973.2 million in revenue and reached several clinical milestones during the first quarter of 2022, the medical device company said April 27.