Pearl Granted a Patent for its Dental Practice Data Analysis AI Technology

Dental artificial intelligence (AI) solutions company Pearl has been granted a patent for its dental practice data analysis AI technology.

The company recently announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 11,776,677 entitled “Computer Vision-Based Analysis Of Provider Data” for the exclusive rights to the computer vision system at the core of Pearl’s pioneering clinical performance software, Practice Intelligence®.

This patent covers the machine learning techniques used to analyze data associated with 1 or more dental practices to identify missed treatment opportunities, future treatment opportunities, or provider performance metrics. Practice Intelligence analyzes AI-detected evidence in patient radiographs in conjunction with patient treatment data to identify office and practitioner-specific patterns, according to Pearl. The company’s patented system then synthesizes its findings into actionable patient health and clinical performance insights designed to help to facilitate optimal oral healthcare outcomes for patients, strong financial outcomes for practices, and a more productive dental care workflow.

“Practice Intelligence equips dental practices around the world with clinical performance insights essential for increasing operational efficiency and boosting practice growth,” Ophir Tanz, founder and CEO of Pearl says in a press release. “With this patent, Pearl is expanding its portfolio of exclusive intellectual property, reinforcing the technological advantages and effectiveness of our dental AI solutions.”

This latest patent increases the company’s total number of U.S. patents to 12. Previously, Pearl was issued a patent for its “Systems and Methods for Automated Medical Image Analysis,” which grants it the exclusive rights to the computer system technology supporting the application programming interface (API) of its chairside AI disease detection software, Second Opinion®. Other recent patents include “Computer Vision-Based Claims Processing,” “Systems and Methods for Insurance Fraud Detection (2021)”, “Systems and Methods For Insurance Fraud Detection (2020)" and “Systems and Methods for Automated Medical Image Annotation.”