THE BEST TECHNOLOGY TO COME TO DENTISTRY IN A VERY LONG TIME
SOLVING A CRISIS OF TRUST
A patient visits 10 different dentists and comes away with 10 different treatment plans.
What ? How can this happen? Dentistry has its subjective and objective aspects. Let’s face it , the age of the dentist can play a role in treatment planning. Older doctors were trained to treat the caries by catching it early and subsequently restoring the tooth in a minimally invasive manner. Young dentists are being taught to watch the tooth or attempt to seal in caries or arrest the decay by way of silver diamine fluoride. Imagine the confusion for the patient. Who do they believe? A crisis of trust in our profession exists because of this dilemma.
You then must consider the variable of radiographic interpretation. One doctor may see the caries as an incipient lesion while the other may see it penetrate far enough into the dentin to require a restoration. We were all taught , and experience tells us, that the decay is typically farther advanced than what shows up radiographically.
How about bone loss with respect to periodontal disease. In my general practice six point probing was performed yearly on every patient and more frequently on patients treated for the disease. Periodontal disease is site specific and episodic. A FMS must be taken and evaluated. Teeth must be probed to map out the disease. The reality is that only 30% of dental practices probe the entire mouth annually, falling short of performing the standard of care. Dentists must get on the same page and be consistent in their diagnoses and treatment plans. A dentist should not prescribe a routine prophy when a patient requires SRP. This prophy palace theory still exists today because some dentist don’t want to confront the patient who “ only wants what insurance will pay for”
AI COMES TO DENTISTRY
Enter artificial intelligence and the company Overjet. Founded in 2018 ,Overjet was developed by computer scientists from MIT and Harvard dentists. The company was founded by Wardah Inam, to raise the standard of care and enhance patient outcomes in dentistry. This technology can be more accurately described as augmented technology as it aids the practitioner rather than replacing them. This synergy yields a greater accuracy in detecting and quantifying pathology. Dental students at the University of Florida , improved their ability to detect decay by 40%.
Overjet is the only company cleared by the FDA for detection to within a fraction of a millimeter. Its platform is used by most of the insurance companies in dentistry. According to company sources, Overjet is present in over 5000 offices in the US. It is available in foreign markets as well.
CASE ACCEPTANCE RATES INCREASED BY 25%
I recently spent time reviewing the platform. It is without question the most transformative technology I have ever seen in dentistry. Private practice dentists will now be more accurate and consistent in their diagnosis. Case presentation acceptance rates increased by 25% . Some dentists are better than others at communicating to patients their need for treatment. In dentistry, pathology often does not present with symptoms until there is a major problem requiring expensive treatment. Overjet puts the dentist, patient and insurance company on the same page. Finally we are moving dentistry to more consistent diagnoses and outcomes.
The platform has a 12 month chart audit feature that can search the patient record looking for missed treatment opportunities and can be used at chairside to communicate with the patient’s insurance provider to determine patient coverage on the spot. Wow! The ROI is 10x as reported by the company. I believe for some practices it can easily be double that.
In lecturing to dentists and their staff I will often hear complaints about insurance companies denying or downgrading treatment . I would ask the audience if they had intraoral cameras. All the hands went up. I then asked how many actually use them and I would hear that it took far too much time. While Overjet currently does not have an intraoral camera integrated into the platform I suggested this would be a welcome advancement and they assured me they were working on this feature. This platform as it exists will absolutely help with the communication with the payers. Remember it can be done while the patient is in the chair.
A GAME CHANGER
In my lecture titled The Periodontal Standard of Care for the General Dentist I talked about all the data required to arrive at a diagnosis. The way Overjet identifies and actually charts the calculus and bone level on the radiograph is a game changer. When I practiced general dentistry, I routinely performed nonsurgical periodontal therapy. Any periodontist on the lecture circuit will tell you that 90% of periodontal treatment can be performed nonsurgically by the general dentist. My specialists appreciated this and reported that those patients I sent to them for surgery were pre sold because of my detail in data accumulation and patient communication. This was an arduous process documenting and communicating all of this information to the patient as well as the insurance company but it is absolutely required. The patient must understand their condition and own it along with accepting the required therapy. The insurance company must see the need for treatment. Overjet delivers in spades this on all fronts! This will save so much time!
MENTORING DENTIST READERS RECEIVE A HUGE DISCOUNT
My recommendation to all dentists is to purchase the Overjet platform . The company understands my mission of helping the next generation of dentists. If you click on the link and end up purchasing you will receive the mentoringdentist.com discount of $549/ month and an installation fee of just $500. Standard pricing is $599/month and an installation fee of $ 1500.
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This represents a savings of $1600 . I receive no money or sponsorship from the company. I simply want to help you! Just go buy it and make your practice life easier. It integrates with most digital imaging systems. Thank you Overjet !!