AI and Teledentistry

An arbitrator has determined Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub owes San Jose, Calif.-based Align Technology a $99.7 million award, including $54.2 million already paid, Yahoo Finance reports.

Julia Hallisy, DDS, a San Francisco-based dentist, sees clear advantages of teledentistry for diagnostic purposes, especially for pediatric patients.

Raul Escalante, DDS, a San Marcos, Calif.-based dentist, sees a place for teledentistry in the future focused primarily on providing diagnostic support.

Analytics and workflow automation company Dental Intelligence has acquired Modento, developer of a patient communication and management system.

Teledentistry can be highly beneficial for many reasons, as listed by the American TeleDentistry Association.

The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs has recommended that the American Association of Orthodontists discontinue advertising that may imply that SmileDirectClub's platform is risky and its retail stores lack on-site medical professionals.

Align Technology's CEO is ranked 70 of 100 overpaid CEOs for 2021, according to an annual report from the nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub has partnered with Long Island, N.Y.-based National Dental, the first DSO based in New York to partner with the teledentistry company.

Pediatric dentists are currently using teledentistry the most, according to an American Dental Association economic impact survey for Feb. 15-18.

San Francisco-based Delta Dental of California has introduced two new teledentistry offerings that provide virtual oral care consultations to Delta Dental of California PPO and Delta Dental Premier members plan members.