In this episode of Medentee Talk, Alex Raychuk speaks with Brant Herman, Founder & CEO of MouthWatch and Dentistry One, about how virtual dentistry goes beyond the chair to improve access, efficiency, and integration with general medicine. From AI tools and patient monitoring to dental tourism and systemic health, we explore what’s next for teledentistry.
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00:00 | Intro
01:35 | Introduction & guest welcome
01:51 | From telemedicine to teledentistry
04:15 | Saving chair time with virtual care
06:13 | Dentistry as part of systemic health
08:06 | Bringing medical doctors into dental offices
09:13 | Tackling dental anxiety with teledentistry
10:08 | The origins of MouthWatch (2012)
12:55 | Building Dentistry One, a national virtual dental network
14:01 | Why dentists can’t leave the chair (yet)
16:21 | New specializations and screen-side manner
18:08 | Digital workflows: CBCT, scans, and records before visits
20:02 | Teledentistry in dental tourism
21:32 | Remote monitoring tools & orthodontics
23:00 | Teledentistry for implantology and surgical cases
25:24 | AI agents and virtual dental consultations
27:28 | Robotics, AI, and dental professionals’ challenges
28:52 | Why teledentistry is still underutilized
31:00 | Adoption trends: DSOs, public health, and insurers
32:36 | What’s next for MouthWatch & Dentistry One
34:19 | Brant Herman’s advice for dental professionals
35:36 | Closing remarks & thanks