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I am pretty sure Ive had cavities taken care of that were not cavities. Ultimately its a small procedure and nets the dentist a few $100 bucks - and the patient

by anonu 2y ago

I am pretty sure Ive had cavities taken care of that were not cavities. Ultimately its a small procedure and nets the dentist a few $100 bucks - and the patient can't be bothered to get a 2nd opinion. Maybe this is where AI helps with analysis of x-rays. Is there really an urgent issue? Or can it wait?

aesh2Xa1 2y ago
The dentist earns a few hundred, and the patient has a permanently-damaged health in the case of a tooth that was, in fact, healthy. Maybe insurance companies would be interested in AI review on the basis of future costs. Informed patients might be, too.
- blharr 2y ago
  Unfortunately, It'll just be great for insurance to deny necessary prescriptions/procedures/scans because AI review found nothing wrong
delecti 2y ago
I'm unclear on who is using AI in this scenario. Are you going to use your own AI on your X-rays, or expect that the dentist will use a new tool to tell them to not do the procedure to get them more money?
- anonu 2y ago
  Probably the latter scenario. Its a hypothetical - but it could happen if health records move increasingly online and if enough patients demand that level of control.
- thfuran 2y ago
  Insurers could potentially require specific tools be used to cover a procedure.
SoftTalker 2y ago
Some dentists want to fill "crevices" that may become a problem later, others wait until there is a problem. I've been fortunate to mostly have dentists that were happy to just do the semi-annual cleaning and annual xrays and nothing more than that unless I had a complaint or they spotted obvious decay.