The staffing challenges are real, and they're across the industry, whether that be lack of dental assistants or dental hygienists and providers...without TeleDent, we would have patients who would be stuck. They wouldn't have any ability to have continuous care.

What surprised me most about teledentistry is just how clear the images are and how well we're able to see things. We can instruct the hygienist to manipulate the camera in different ways so that we can truly, in conjunction with seeing the x-rays, get a clear picture of what that patient's needs are in advance of their comprehensive appointment.

I use TeleDent to communicate with other specialists to have conversations with patients, and create an integrated patient care point. That's key because specialists and dentists communicating together only helps the patient.

When we met with Brant and the team, we felt confident that TeleDent was built for our needs. It had to be something that we could train the providers on quickly. Working with the TeleDent team, we were able to spin up a program that exactly fit our needs, and we continue to grow with it.

Through teledentistry, we can offer effective preventative services. We can help prevent disease without the patient having to physically visit the office. If they need surgical services, then they can come to the office. Teledentistry, in my mind, is a really, really important part of the future.