As per The Business Research Company’s Teledentistry Global Market Report 2023, the global teledentistry market is poised for substantial growth, with expectations to expand from $1.51 billion in 2022 to an estimated $1.78 billion in 2023, reflecting an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.6%. This upward trajectory is set to continue, culminating in a market size of $3.35 billion in 2027, with a projected CAGR of 17.1%. The driving force behind this remarkable teledentistry market growth is the escalating burden of oral diseases globally. Oral Disease Burden Oral diseases ..read more

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a dramatic increase in the use of teledentistry, a strategy that improved access to oral health services despite full or partial closure of dental practices. Teledentistry was successfully utilized for triage, consultation, diagnosis, referral, follow-up, and health education, reducing the number of in-person visits. A recent report by the Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) explored the use of teledentistry by safety-net organizations which include Fe ..read more

Transforming the Oral Health System I’ve been practicing dentistry for 33 years. For the past 2 and a half years, I’ve been working as an Advantage Dental+ provider in Portland, Oregon. I joined Advantage because I have always been interested in public health. I also share the Advantage philosophy of Preventistry – an innovative, prevention-led approach to transforming the oral health system. It’s an approach that increases access, affordability, and awareness to improve the oral and overall health of all. There is a tremendous need for dental services among the underserved residents in m ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the healthcare system and prompted the use of telehealth by providers in medicine, behavioral health, and oral health. Dental providers are particularly susceptible due to the aerosols generated during dental procedures that could facilitate COVID-19 transmission. This high risk resulted in the suspension of many routine dental procedures in the early days of the pandemic, severely limiting access to oral health services. Across the US, states have implemented teledentistry in response to COVID-19 in varying degrees. With the rapidly evolving use of teledentistry ..read more

MouthWatch, LLC recently announced the integration of its award-winning, market leading TeleDent teledentistry platform with Henry Schein’s Dentrix G6 and G7 practice management software.  According to MouthWatch LLC founder and CEO Brant Herman. “Deploying teledentistry is now easier for Dentrix G6 and G7 users. TeleDent’s comprehensive, convenient, and secure virtual care platform is able to scale across the full spectrum of Dentrix G6 and G7 clients, from individual private practices to DSOs with hundreds of locations.”  TeleDent provides Dentrix G6 and G7 users with real-time tw ..read more

MouthWatch, LLC a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions and digital imaging devices, was named to the Inc. 2021 Best in Business list in the health products category. Inc.’s Best in Business Awards honor companies that have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact. The list, which can be found in the Winter issue of Inc. magazine (on newsstands December 14), recognizes small-and medium-size privately held American businesses that have had an outstanding influence on their communities, their industries, the environment, or society as a whole. According to Inc. editor-in-chief Sco ..read more

Cellerant Consulting Group is pleased to announce the 2021 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award winners. “During such a challenging year in dentistry, these extraordinary companies and their technologies have earned the right to celebrate for their perseverance and commitment to technological innovation,” said Dr. Lou Shuman DMD CAGS, CEO of Cellerant Consulting Group and creator of the Best of Class Technology awards program. “Our panel spent many hours in close discussion identifying these standout products. This list of winners truly points the way to help dentists best equip today’s ..read more

The Denteractive Teledentistry Platform was built by dentists for dentists and enables dentists everywhere to remotely connect with and care for patients on a fully secure, HIPAA-compliant, enterprise-class platform. Denteractive improves access, transparency and continuity of care for patients and providers all around the globe. The Swell platform is built around the idea that dental practice growth should be easy. First, Swell helps dentists discover what their patients really think through online reviews and surveys, so dentists can adapt to their patient’s wants and evolving needs. Second ..read more

Dr. Ben Miraglia has treated patients with clear aligners for 17 years. In that time, he’s also become a familiar presence as an Invisalign Global faculty member and dental educator. Now, Dr. Miraglia has forged a new relationship with CandidPro, inking a partnership that will give him the institutional support he needs to bring his clinical treatment preferences to all his clear aligner patients. For Dr. Miraglia, realizing that CandidPro’s treatment methodology complements his own was a major factor in his decision to join CandidPro. “I came to CandidPro because our treatment philosophies a ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the healthcare system and prompted the use of telehealth by providers in medicine, behavioral health, and oral health. Dental providers are particularly susceptible due to the aerosols generated during dental procedures that could facilitate COVID-19 transmission. This high risk resulted in the suspension of many routine dental procedures in the early days of the pandemic, severely limiting access to oral health services. Across the US, states have implemented teledentistry in response to COVID-19 in varying degrees. With the rapidly evolving use of teledentistry ..read more