WHITEPAPER DentalAI:HypeorReality-TheTrue ImpactonDentistry Acomprehensiveanalysisofover450,000patientswithVideaAI VideaHealth|TransformingDentistry:TheImpactofAI1 “ WhatDentalLeadersHavetoSayabouttheValueofAIinDentistry Theinsightsinthiswhitepaperaremorethanjustaffirmations;they’rearoadmapforthefutureofdentistry.Thefindingsalignwithwhatwe’veexperiencedat42NorthDentalespeciallyin termsofimproveddiagnosticprecisionforeachpatient.Utilizing VideaAI,we’recatchinglesionsearlierwhichallowsustoadvocateforminimallyinvasivesolutions,leadingtohealthierandhappier patients.Thiswillreducethecostofhealthcareandprolongthe healthofpatientsforyearstocome.IbelieveanyseriousDSO Dr.MichaelScialabba ChiefClinicalOfficerof42NorthDental Dr.CindyRoark ChiefClinicalOfficeratSageDental leaderordentistcontemplatingdentalAIshouldconsiderthis paperindispensable,especiallywhenthegoaliselevatedpatientcareacrosstheboard. “ EmbracingAIdiagnosticslikeVideaAIhasbeenagame-changerindentistry.OurDSO-supportedpracticessawanimmediate increaseincariesdiagnosisandhygienetreatmentplan acceptance.AIhelpsensureconsistentdiagnosticsandeliminatessubjectivity. Trustiscriticalinhealthcare,andtoolslikeVideaAIrepresenta significantstrideinbuildingpatienttrust.Theconversationshiftsfromquestioningthedentisttodecidingonwhattodobased onAIdetections.ThisgroundbreakingstudyfromVideaHealth, highlightingthebenefitsofAI,underscoresthepivotalroleitplaysinboostingrevenueandfosteringpatienttrust,leadingtogreatertreatmentplanacceptance. VideaHealth|TransformingDentistry:TheImpactofAIi Contents ExecutiveSummary1 Introduction1 Methodology2 KeyFindings3 ImpactonRestorative3 ImpactonPeriodontal4 ControllingMechanisms5 Outlook5 Conclusion7 VideaHealth|TransformingDentistry:TheImpactofAIii Thispublicationbythenumbers 41 DSOsrepresenting100practices $78,268 Annualgrowthperpractice 13% Growthinannualnetproductionfor restorativeandperiodontaltreatments 470,831 Patientsexamined ExecutiveSummary Intheevolvinglandscapewheretechnology continuallyredefineshealthcare,dentistrystandspoisedforasignificanttransformation,with ArtificialIntelligence(AI)leadingtheway.VideaAIbyVideaHealthisattheforefrontofthischange, deliveringoutcomesatdentalpracticesacrosstheU.S. ToanswerthequestionifAIindentistryishypeor -asoftenpromised-thenextbigtransformationofdentistry,thisresearchstudied100dentalpracticesacross41DSOsoveranine-monthspan,and analyzeddatafrom470,831uniquepatients.The resultsshowthatbysupportingthedentalcliniciantoidentifydiseaseearlierandprovideasecondopiniontothepatient,theaverageofficesawaremarkable 13%increaseinannualnetproductionforrestorativeandperiodontaltreatments.Thistranslatesintoan additional$78,268inannualgrowthperpracticefollowingVideaAIintegration. Beyondtheseimpressivefigures,VideaAIsignalsaneweraofenhancedclinicalconsistency,elevatedpatientexperiences,andadata-centricapproachto dentalcare.FordentalleaderscontemplatingAI’srole,thispaperanalyzesthetrueimpactofAIindentistry. Introduction-TheBigPictureofDentalAI Dentalclinicians,dentistsandhygienistsaretaskedwithhandlingincreasedcomplexitiesinmodern dentistry.Often,theyplaytheroleofdiagnostician, surgeon,primarycarephysicianandbusinessowner –leavinglittletimeforthedoctor-patientrelationship. Thisbecomesincreasinglyapparentingroup practicesandDentalSupportOrganizations(DSOs),whichmanageamultitudeofdentalofficesanduptothousandsofclinicians. TheemergenceofArtificialIntelligencehasbroughtmanypromisestodentistry.DentalAIhasthepromisetosupporttime-strappeddentistsandhygienistsin theirdiagnosesandtreatmentplanning,helpingthemtoidentifydiseasessuchasdecayandperiodontal diseaseearlierwhileofferingasecondopiniontothepatientchairside.DSOsareespeciallyinterestedin thetechnologyasitpromisestointroduceclinicalconsistencyacrosstheirlocationsanddentists.At thesametime,AIcanoftenbeoverhyped.Thiswhitepaperispoisedtoanswerthequestion:isdental AIhypeorreality?Isthisthenextbigtechnologicalrevolutionindentistry,orjustashort-termhype? Inordertocomprehensivelyanswerthisquestion, thisanalysislooksintotheclinicalandfinancialvalueofAIacross100locationspickedfromover40DSOsacrosstheUnitedStates.Thisissettobethefirst largebenchmarkstudyofAIindentistry. VideaHealth|TransformingDentistry:TheImpactofAI1 Methodology ThegoalofthisstudywastoanalyzethetrueimpactofAIontheclinicalandfinancialperformanceof dentalpractices.Inordertocontrolforseasonalityandotherchangingfactorsinthedentalofficesuchaschangeofpersonnel,thelargestdatasettodatewasusedtounderstandthevalueofAI,basedonaninemonthtimespanacross100locationsandover471,000patients. Furthermore,wecontrolledforseasonalityaswellaschangeoffeescheduleswithyear-over-year comparisons.Thelocationsweresemi-randomly*selectedfrom41DSOsacrosstheU.S.tocontrolforageographicallydiverseandrepresentativesampleofdentistryandnothaveregionalandpatient- populationbiases. GeographiccoverageofVideaAIpracticesincludedinthisstudy. Thiscompletedatasetwassplitintotreatmentplans, e.g.treatmentsplanned,scheduledandcompleted,with