- Automation – AI-assisted Automatic Assessment and Automated
Notifications enable doctors to prioritize treatment tracking
exceptions to address treatment progress including patient
compliance, key for teens and their parents
- Integration – Creates a seamless and intelligent,
single-platform experience for doctors and their staff through
integration with the Invisalign Doctor Site
Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading
global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells
the Invisalign system of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners,
and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and
restorative dentistry, today introduced Invisalign Virtual Care AI,
its next generation remote monitoring solution with new artificial
intelligence-assisted capabilities that streamline workflows for
doctors and their staff. It includes features such as patient
enrollment, setup, and review directly on the Invisalign Doctor
Site without the need to use separate standalone solutions.
Invisalign Virtual Care AI helps doctors remotely monitor
Invisalign treatment progress based on their own pre-approved
clinical settings and AI-assisted algorithms for Automatic
Assessment calibrated to each doctor’s ClinCheck treatment
features. AI-assisted Automated Notifications, based on doctor
settings, guide patients to either advance to the next aligner
stage if their treatment is tracking well or to stay on their
current stage for longer or to contact their doctor if their
treatment is not tracking.
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AI-assisted Automated Notifications are
delivered to patients through the My Invisalign App in ~1 hour
based on doctor settings. (Photo: Business Wire)
Invisalign Virtual Care AI builds on the MedTech Breakthrough
award winning Invisalign Virtual Care platform launched in March
2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to help Invisalign doctors
connect with patients remotely through the My Invisalign App to
monitor treatment progress, and ensure continuity of care of
patients during Invisalign treatment. It offers several software
features to create a seamless and intelligent, single-platform
experience. Part of the Invisalign Virtual Care AI solution is the
AI-assisted Automated Notifications (Virtual Care 3.0) feature
which is a registered medical device in some countries.
“Align is committed to continuous innovation in digital
orthodontics and I am very excited about our next generation
AI-assisted remote monitoring solution,” said Raj Pudipeddi, Align
Technology chief product and marketing officer, executive vice
president and managing director, Asia Pacific. “Invisalign Virtual
Care AI is the only doctor-directed
AI-assisted remote monitoring solution in the market that
integrates with the Align Digital Platform, enabling doctors to
prioritize Invisalign treatment tracking exceptions. It creates a
seamless and intelligent, single-platform experience for Invisalign
doctors and their staff through integration with the Invisalign
Doctor Site, without the need for a separate portal and login, or
expensive third-party workarounds. In addition, since it’s part of
the Align Digital Platform and integrated with ClinCheck software,
it incorporates attributes from the approved treatment plan into
the assessment, such as tooth type, size, shape, etc. Further, it
automatically assesses patient-submitted photos through our My
Invisalign App, sending instructions back to patients on their
smartphone in as little as one hour.”
“Invisalign Virtual Care AI is another great example of how we
are using digital technology to connect doctors and their patients
to facilitate even greater continuity of care and deliver a
streamlined experience,” said Dr. Mitra Derakhshan, Align senior
vice president, global clinical. “Aligner fit and seating are
important clinical indicators of Invisalign treatment progress
tracking and compliance. The AI-assisted Automatic Assessment
algorithms measure and highlight aligner spaces, based on doctor
approved settings, and AI-assisted Automated Notifications inform
patients on actions such as whether to advance to the next stage,
stay on their current stage, or contact their doctor for further
instructions. These AI-assisted technologies integrated with human
confirmation enable practices to prioritize Invisalign treatment
tracking exceptions.”
“I initially began using Invisalign Virtual Care at the outset
of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure continuity of care for my
Invisalign patients,” said Dr. David R. Boschken, an orthodontist
and Align Technology Global Faculty member located in Los Altos,
California. “The new AI-assisted algorithms in Invisalign Virtual
Care AI have elevated the remote monitoring experience for me and
my patients. Automatic Assessment provides me with objective
measurement of aligner spaces, the single most important indicator
of Invisalign treatment tracking in my practice, while Automated
Notifications advise patients of their progress in less than one
hour, which in turn enables me to focus on treatment tracking
exceptions. And since Invisalign Virtual Care AI is integrated with
the Align Digital Platform, I don’t have to log into a separate
portal or use third party remote monitoring services. This
efficiency has enabled me to save chair time and expand the
geographic reach of my practice. It has given me the confidence to
enroll over 1,000 of my Invisalign patients into Invisalign Virtual
Care AI, from teens and young adults to seniors – this is the new
way to follow Invisalign treatments for orthodontic practices.”
“Invisalign Virtual Care AI has transformed how I follow the
treatment progress of my Invisalign patients,” said Dr. Jan
Einfeldt, a GP dentist located in Kent, United Kingdom. “Tooth
movement using Invisalign clear aligners is often the first step in
a smile makeover, which may require a combination of procedures
such as implants, veneers and crowns, so it is critical to keep
treatment progress on track. By using my pre-approved preferences
and automatically integrating attributes of my approved ClinCheck
treatment plan, such as tooth type, shape, size, pontics, etc., the
AI algorithms help determine aligner fit and advise patients to
advance to the next aligner tray or stay on their current tray for
longer to ensure the desired movements take effect. Invisalign
Virtual Care AI is now the gold standard of follow up across all
procedures in my practice that include Invisalign treatment.”
AI-assisted Remote Monitoring Fully
Integrated with the Align Digital Platform
Invisalign Virtual Care AI is integrated with the Align Digital
Platform, which includes the Invisalign Doctor Site, ClinCheck
treatment plans, and the My Invisalign App. No separate portal or
login is required since remote monitoring is managed directly on
the Invisalign Doctor Site, which benefits doctors and their staff.
Similarly, patients can use their My Invisalign App without the
need to download a separate app for remote monitoring.
- AI-assisted Photo Capture: Easy capture of clinically
relevant photos via the My Invisalign App for patients with a
next-generation user interface and intelligent real-time photo
guidance. Patients send photos with every aligner change and
receive progress notifications on their My Invisalign App. No
separate remote monitoring app is required.
- AI-assisted Automatic Assessment*: Automatic assessment
measures and highlights the size of aligner spaces based on doctor
settings.
- Objective and doctor-directed: AI uses each doctor’s settings
to objectively measure aligner spaces. Doctors can customize
settings at a clinic level or for individual patients.
- Personalized and integrated with ClinCheck treatment plan
attributes: Virtual Care AI assessment automatically integrates
tooth type, shape, and size from the doctor-approved ClinCheck
treatment plan.
- Tooth-specific detail: Aligner spaces are measured and
highlighted individually for each tooth. This enables doctors to
quickly hone-in on problem areas where teeth do not correctly fit
into the tray. Any exceptions to treatment progress, such as
aligner fit or a tooth that is not moving as expected are flagged
for doctor review, helping ensure patient treatments are being
monitored between in-office visits.
- AI-assisted Automated Notification: Automated
Notifications are delivered to patients through the My Invisalign
App in ~1 hour based on doctor settings. Patients are instructed to
advance to the next tray if their treatment is tracking well, or to
stay on their current aligner or to contact their doctor if their
treatment is off track. Automated notifications enable practices to
prioritize patients review.
The Invisalign Virtual Care AI remote monitoring solution is in
active global rollout to Invisalign trained doctors with
availability beginning in certain markets in APAC, EMEA and
Americas. Doctors should check with their Align sales
representative for information specific to their market and product
availability. For more information, they can also visit the
‘Virtual Care’ tab on their Invisalign Doctor Site.
*AI assessment results are reviewed by Align-trained personnel
prior to Automated Notification being sent to ensure assessment is
consistent with doctor’s settings.
About Align Digital
Platform
The Align Digital Platform is an integrated suite of unique,
proprietary technologies and services delivered as a seamless,
end-to-end experience and workflow that connects users.
About Align Technology,
Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign®
system, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero®
intraoral scanners and services, and exocad® CAD/CAM software.
These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies for over 212 thousand doctor customers
and is key to accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market
opportunity worldwide. Over the past 25 years, Align has helped
doctors treat over 13.4 million patients with the Invisalign system
and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry through the Align
Digital Platform, our integrated suite of unique, proprietary
technologies and services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end
solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists,
and lab/partners. Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information
about the iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For additional information about
exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a list of exocad reseller
partners, please visit www.exocad.com.
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