Clinical Profile: The Platform Redefining How Orthodontic Practices Grow

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Clinical Profile: The Platform Redefining How Orthodontic Practices Grow   

The platform redefining how orthodontic practices grow

DentalMonitoring is often misunderstood. Some orthodontists who are not using the platform view it primarily as a remote monitoring solution—a way to check on patients between visits. That definition undersells it.

DentalMonitoring is not just a monitoring tool. It is a clinical and business platform that changes how orthodontic care is delivered and how practices grow.

Practices using DentalMonitoring at scale are not simply reducing visits. They are increasing patient starts, improving treatment efficiency, expanding into new revenue streams, operating with greater clinical control, and enhancing patients’ experiences.

The company positions this as a broader shift in practice operations. It is a shift in the operating model.

How DentalMonitoring works (and why it matters clinically)
Patients scan their teeth remotely using a smartphone and the DentalMonitoring app. The app guides them step-by-step (ScanAssist), ensuring high-quality, consistent scans. Those scans are then analyzed by FDA-cleared artificial intelligence, which evaluates multiple clinical parameters across braces and aligners (archwire passivity, bracket debonding, open clips or tie loss, aligner and retainer fit/track, attachment loss) and tooth movement and occlusion (space closure, midline deviation, overbite and overjet, canine relationship, tooth loss/eruption), as well as soft tissue and oral health indicators including early signs of spacing or gum issues and hygiene-related concerns.

Based on this analysis, the doctor receives prioritized clinical notifications and the patient receives automated guidance and communication. Practices no longer need to see a patient every 6–8 weeks. They are being seen every week without having to come into the office. This is continuous clinical oversight.

From monitoring to control
With traditional workflows, progress is checked at fixed intervals and clinical decisions are made during in-office visits. With DentalMonitoring, progress is tracked continuously, intervention can happen earlier, and treatment can move forward at the appropriate moment.

For example, notifications indicate when an archwire is passive, allowing progression to the next wire immediately. A debond can be detected early, helping prevent treatment delays. Aligner tracking can be confirmed, allowing progression to accelerate. Treatment is no longer time-based. It is outcome-driven.

Where growth actually comes from
Most practices think growth requires more new patients, more chair time, and more staff. DentalMonitoring challenges that assumption. Growth can come from optimizing the existing patient base. The platform enables structured, revenue-generating care across three phases.

Observation: Turning potential into starts. Observation is one of the most underleveraged assets in orthodontics. With DentalMonitoring, patients are monitored continuously, growth is tracked precisely, and treatment timing becomes predictable. According to internal OrthoFi data and findings from the New Patient Group Practice Study, practices using DentalMonitoring for observation programs have seen conversion rates increase from approximately 62% to 78%. Observation becomes a structured pipeline, not a passive list.

Active treatment: More efficiency equals more starts. When low-value appointments are removed, chair time is freed, schedules become flexible, and high-value procedures take priority. The average braces case requires approximately 18 visits, while dynamic scheduling reduces that number to approximately nine visits. That creates capacity, and capacity translates directly into more starts.

Retention: The revenue phase most practices ignore. Retention is typically under-structured and under-monetized. DentalMonitoring changes that. Practices can monitor retention remotely, detect relapse early, and maintain long-term engagement. Patients scan monthly, the practice provides ongoing supervision, and intervention happens before retreatment is needed. Retention becomes both a clinical safeguard and a recurring revenue stream.

The cap fee: Making growth predictable
DentalMonitoring offers a cap fee of $279 per patient, covering observation, active treatment, and up to two years of retention. This creates predictable costs, scalable usage, and alignment with long-term patient value. The more it is used across the patient’s life cycle, the stronger the return.

Beyond monitoring: Tools that drive efficiency and revenue
SmartSTL generates production-ready STL files remotely, with no in-office scans needed, no scheduling friction, and faster refinements and retainer workflows. It is integrated with major aligner systems, enabling remote refinements without bringing the patient in.

DM Insights provides a data layer for your practice, allowing you to identify patterns such as frequent debonds, compare appliance performance, and optimize protocols. Your clinical data becomes a decision-making tool, not just a record.

Goals and automation allow you to set clinical goals such as wire fully expressed or Class I achieved, get notified when goals are reached, and move treatment forward at the right time—no more waiting for the next scheduled visit to act.
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Dynamic scheduling: A different way to run your clinic
DentalMonitoring enables dynamic scheduling where patients are scheduled based on clinical need, not habit. Appointments become purposeful and time is used more strategically. The impact includes fewer unnecessary visits, better patient experience, and increased operational efficiency. It creates time you can use to grow, optimize, or rebalance your practice.


What happens inside the practice
Contrary to common assumptions, DentalMonitoring does not reduce engagement; instead, it increases it. Patients interact weekly through scans and messaging, communication becomes continuous, and compliance improves. Practices report fewer emergencies, higher patient satisfaction, and better treatment adherence. You are more connected to your patients, not less.

Clinical outcomes and efficiency gains
Practices using DentalMonitoring have reported up to 80% reduction in emergency visits,1 33–48% reduction in total appointments,2 improved bracket integrity and fewer debonds, and up to 20% reduction in treatment time in some cases. Patient experience also improves significantly, with an 86% satisfaction rate3 and 97.5% of patients reporting a positive perception.4

The shift is already underway
Orthodontics is moving toward continuous care, data-driven decisions, and more efficient delivery models. DentalMonitoring is at the center of that shift. Practices integrating it across observation, treatment, and retention are increasing starts, improving efficiency, and delivering a higher standard of care.

DentalMonitoring is often introduced as a remote monitoring solution. That framing is too narrow. According to DentalMonitoring, it is a platform that allows practices to treat more precisely, operate more efficiently, and grow more predictably using the existing patient base. The question is not whether it works. The question is how far a practice chooses to take it.

For more information, visit dentalmonitoring.com.

References

1. Manzo P, Skafi R. The benefits of using DentalMonitoring in fixed appliance orthodontic therapy: Improved efficiency, early detection, and management of emergencies. DentalMonitoring white paper. 2022.
2. Hansa I, Katyal V, Ferguson DJ, Vaid N. Outcomes of clear aligner treatment with and without Dental Monitoring: A retrospective cohort study. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2021;159(4):453-459.
3. Skafi R. Patient Attitudes Towards DentalMonitoring: A Global Study. Results from a Survey of 2,248 Patients in 10 Countries. DentalMonitoring white paper. 2022.
4. Dalessandri D, Sangalli L, Tonni I, et al. Attitude towards telemonitoring in orthodontists and orthodontic patients. Dentistry Journal. 2021;9(5):48.

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