Eradicating the Dental Divide with AI: new era of preventive care
Florian Hillen |
TEDxBoston
• August 2022
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Many diseases start with tooth or gum issues that go undetected or neglected. Yet dental care has been a distant stepchild of healthcare, and dentists are seen as focused specialists. The tools dentists have had for diagnosis, mainly X-rays, are challenging for even the best practitioners to use effectively and consistently. AI will change this. Using Videa Health's AI, dentists have been able to spot over 30% more dental conditions to address, and patients are more confident with the treatment recommendations. With the power of dental AI platforms, dentists will step forward as a critical component of overall healthcare, and more people will get the care they need earlier, lowering overall health costs and improving health outcomes. The promise of AI revolutionizing healthcare may be suffering from long-standing hype, but AI is already unlocking the full health potential of dentistry.