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How to automate it

How to automate “read X-rays and point out findings to patients”

Here is the best way to spend less time on this, best first. Each comes with steps you can follow today.

30 min
typically, every day
30%
of the time can be automated
Some setup
to set up

Fix 1 of 1

Software feature

Use FDA-cleared X-ray AI to flag findings and show patients

Radiograph AI such as Pearl Second Opinion, Overjet and VideaHealth (also in Dentrix Detect AI) marks likely decay, calculus and bone loss on the image in seconds. It speeds your read and gives patients a colored picture that makes treatment easier to understand. You make the diagnosis.

Typically saves about 25% of the time1 h to set up
  1. 1Check whether your imaging or practice software already includes X-ray AI, or ask your owner about Pearl, Overjet or VideaHealth.
  2. 2Turn on the overlay in the operatory so it is ready when you review images.
  3. 3Use the marked-up image chairside to show the patient what you see.
  4. 4Confirm every finding clinically; the AI is a second opinion, not the diagnosis.
  5. 5Only use tools your practice has approved and covered by a HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA) for anything with patient information.

Tools: Pearl Second Opinion · Overjet · VideaHealth · Dentrix Detect AI

Quick wins

Have you tried…

Have you used X-ray AI that marks likely decay and bone loss on the image?
FDA-cleared tools like Pearl, Overjet or VideaHealth highlight possible findings on the X-ray in seconds. You confirm the diagnosis, and patients understand the colored image much better.

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DentistDental hygienist / assistant

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