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Overjet's Dental Assist Receives FDA Clearance to Bring AI to the Dental Practice

Dental News and Technology

Overjet's Dental Artificial Intelligence measures bone levels in millimeters. Overjet's Dental Assist clearance by the FDA is a landmark moment for dental AI," said Dr. Wardah Inam , PhD, CEO and co-founder of Overjet. The condition affects an estimated 46 percent of U.S. adults, including 8.9

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Dental Insurer Funds Initiatives to Address Workplace Shortages in the Northeast

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

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Volunteers Needed for Free Dental Clinic April 14-15 at Conway Expo Center

Dentistry Today

Sponsors include Arkansas Dental Hygiene Association and others to be named. ArMOM provides dental care for the relief of pain to under-served Arkansans, many of whom are from working families who do not have access or cannot afford dental insurance.

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Overjet's Dental Assist Receives FDA Clearance to Bring AI to the Dental Practice

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However, dental AI systems are evolving constantly and become better and better at what they do. Now comes the announcement that Overjet Dental Assistâ„¢ has received FDA clearance. Overjet's Dental Assist clearance by the FDA is a landmark moment for dental AI," said Dr. Wardah Inam , PhD, CEO and co-founder of Overjet.

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Blue Cross NC Foundation Awards Funding to Tackle Oral Health Crisis for North Carolina’s Uninsured

Dentistry Today

The grant will support initiatives in the Charlotte region and northwest North Carolina, where clinics offer free healthcare services to over 12,000 residents without any form of health insurance. According to state DHHS data, 44% of North Carolina adults lack access to dental insurance.

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Illinois Passes Bill to Help Ease Shortage of Oral Health Professionals

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Pritzker on May 27, the bill expands the ability of dental assistants to perform coronal scaling above the gumline on children ages 17 and younger who are covered by Medicaid, without dental insurance, or whose families’ incomes are lower than 300% of the federal poverty level. Signed into law by Governor J.B.

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Dental memes: The 10 best we’ve seen so far this year

Dentistry Gone Digital

When it comes to dental patients and their relationship with their dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, or anyone at the front associated with dental insurance, there are plenty of times where a picture (and a few words along with it) can say 1,000 words.