AI technology can expand production opportunities while helping patients avoid extensive treatment

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Preventive dentistry should be a win-win scenario for both patients and dentists. On the patient side, they maintain consistently good oral health. On the dentist side, there is the opportunity to deepen patient relationships and trust and enhance your reputation for care excellence.

Sometimes, the concern arises that preventive or minimally invasive dentistry could reduce demand for more profitable treatment. In fact, the integration of AI into the early detection and minimally invasive care mix has the potential to widen your revenue stream and be a catalyst for sustainable practice growth.

 

Key Takeaways
  • Early detection of oral disease helps your patients avoid more extensive dental treatment.
  • AI technology can expand production opportunities through minimally invasive care without losing revenue from high-value treatment.
  • By improving patient relationships and identifying oral disease that may otherwise go undiagnosed, AI can promote sustainable practice growth.

 

AI is primed for preventive dentistry

AI’s uses for preventive care—particularly with regard to minimally invasive treatment—involve its data strengths. Predictive patterns exist within the volumes of data in your PMS, and AI excels at scanning and analyzing data sources.

By reviewing the radiographs stored in your patient charts, AI can detect dental issues in their early stages. This allows for minimally invasive interventions that preserve more of your patients’ tooth structure and reduce the need for extensive restorative treatment.

An emphasis on preventing serious dental issues leads to:

  • A reputation for care excellence
  • Ongoing patient loyalty and trust
  • An increase in routine dental visits and patient referrals
  • Steady and predictable revenue

Integrating AI into your preventive care environment supports the identification of opportunities for early intervention where they might otherwise have been overlooked.

AI enables early pathology detection and personalized care

AI analysis of radiographic images and intraoral scans can detect the earliest indicators of caries, periodontal disease, bone loss, and other conditions that, if allowed to continue, have the potential to require extensive treatment. Combined with other factors, such as dental history and lifestyle, this “early warning system” allows you to tailor a treatment and ongoing assessment plan customized to each patient’s unique needs.

AI improves patient communication

AI’s ability to simplify technical information during case presentations helps patients better understand the treatment being recommended. AI can be used to:

  • Provide visual support for the current diagnosis
  • Help simulate treatment and procedures
  • Illustrate the progression of untreated conditions

When patients grasp the potential consequences of not following through on preventive recommendations and investing in their long-term care, they may be more motivated to accept your treatment plans.

AI can optimize recare and follow-up

AI can also assist the front desk team with scheduling, not only to maintain consistent preventive care, but to contact patients who may have unscheduled treatment plans and need more in-depth treatment. The ability to automatically filter patients by treatment need and overdue appointments helps the practice maintain a more productive schedule.

Check out the following resources about how AI can be integrated into your patient care:

How AI can support your diagnosis and create trusted communication

Maximizing diagnostic precision with AI? Consider these AI performance factors

Trusted AI technology leadership supports AI integration for preventive dentistry

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