AI and Teledentistry

New York City-based teledentistry company Candid is partnering with Vivos Therapeutics to provide patients with orthodontic and obstructive sleep apnea treatments under the same provider network, the medical technology company said Oct. 18.

The National Dental Association and Nashville, Tenn.-based teledentistry company SmileDirectClub have established a scholarship to promote diversity in dentistry.

Marlborough, Mass.-based New England Family Dentistry and Cambridge, Mass.-based Overjet are partnering to bring Overjet's dental artificial intelligence software to the DSO's network of more than 50 dental clinics.

Dentulu and the Teledentists are partnering to create the largest dental network in the U.S. and are expected to fully merge in 2022, the teledentistry company said Oct. 11.

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Retrace Labs, a dental artificial intelligence company, has launched a management network that automates payment for dental services, SiliconAngle reported Oct. 4.

Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub will receive a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office covering the concept of its mobile dental clinics, the teledentistry company said Oct. 5.

The Alabama Board of Dental Examiners has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it unreasonably excluded online and teledentistry providers from competition, according to a Sept. 28 news release.

Teledentistry software company Virtual Dental Care will begin servicing Humana members next year, the company said Sept. 29.

Roshan Parikh, DDS, Walmart's former head of dentistry, has joined clear aligner company Candid as a clinical growth ambassador.