A.I. in the Dental Chair

We walk through how AI already powers modern dentistry, from color-coded X-rays that boost case acceptance to practice management features that save hours each week. We also talk about job shifts, new roles, and why mastering AI increases freedom, not fear.

• AI-assisted radiography with Pearl and Overjet for clearer diagnostics
• Practice management automation in CareStack for messages, calls, and notes
• Digital impressions, design automation, and 3D printing for faster turnarounds
• Time as the core benefit across chairside and admin workflows
• Mindset shift from job loss fears to task reallocation and new roles
• Practical advice to pick one tool, pilot it, and measure impact
• Personal sovereignty through AI-driven learning and media control
• Staying ahead by using AI thoughtfully and consistently

Pick one tool that we mentioned. Or if I did not mention your favorite AI tool, drop it in the chat. Whatever you feel like is your favorite AI tool, drop it in the chat. Let me know, you know, what you're using, why you like it, maybe.

Chapters

• 1:13 Why Dentistry Embraces AI
• 1:51 AI X‑ray Tools: Pearl and Overjet
• 2:40 Practice Management Gets Smarter
• 3:29 Digital Impressions and 3D Printing
• 4:36 Time Savings and Case Presentation
• 5:20 Try One Tool and Share Favorites
• 5:40 Jobs Shift, Roles Emerge
• 6:36 Mastery, Sovereignty, and No Gatekeepers
• 7:16 Stay Consistent, Grow with AI

Transcript

Dr. Shon: 0:37

Now we're going into dentistry because dentistry is also not being left behind in the AI arena. We're going to stay ahead of the curve as well. So the pre-dental students out there, or if you're a patient and you go to the dentist, you're like, do the dentist use AI? Yes, we use AI. AI also helps us in our practices. How do we use AI in our practices? You ask. Well, I'm going to tell you, and this is so fascinating to patients. You would think that the patients aren't like intrigued by it, but they're just as intrigued as dentists when it comes to AI tools. So the first tool that we use as dentists now is AI and X-ray diagnostics. So we have Pearl AI and Overjet. So these can help detect uh detect bone loss, cavities, all types of things on the X-ray, and it will point it out for you. And it is so helpful how it just pops up, makes your X-rays color. It's just game changer. Patients can understand the X-rays a hundred times better when you present your case with Pearl AI and overjet versus just the old standard X-ray. Most dentists won't even talk to you about the X-ray because it's too people, it's like, but when you have AI and it's color-coded, it just makes a world of difference in eyes. The second way is your practice management software. Now I use CareStack, and CareStack has AI features. CareStack is a little more new, but I love it. It's modern. I worked in several dental practices where I didn't really like their practice management software, but CareStack is very updated, very sleek, very clean, and it has automatic patient communication. So you want to make sure your practice management software has some type of AI component where it can help you streamline those tasks. They are also adding like the AI virtual assistant to answer the phone. They have the AI notes. They have a lot that they do with CareStat to increase your dental time efficiency. All right. And the last thing that we as dentists use in the AI arena is things that make digital impressions and AI print designs. So we use 3D printers and things like that, which require AI to take those digital impressions. And this is just game changing. Such as the sprint rate in the three shape. Create a clip. Imagine scanning a mouth and AI whispers, there's a cavity. That's where dentistry is headed. And it's already kind of doing it like with the X-ray. It'll say these are cavities. And it'll turn it red or whatever color you choose in your system. But it's just so amazing how it just saves time. Especially for me as a dental, as a dentist, just saving time in a chair during Kate's presentation. It makes it so much easier. It also saves time outside of the chair when it comes to managing. Thank you, K Storm Show, for following. It also helps you manage time, you know, outside of the chair. And not only that, it's helping me manage my time outside of the office. So I'm using AI every area that I can save time because now time is your biggest currency. You know, after time, you know, it's attention. So you need to save time in your life and help yourself grow by using these tools. So in the dental, in the in the new dental office, AI will be as normal as x-rays. So if you're not ready, you're behind, my um friends tribe. You're behind if you're not already figuring, hey, how can I add this to my toolkit? Don't just use it to make Facebook posts about how you're feeling. Use this to grow. Use AI to help you elevate your life. So I want you guys to just pick one tool that we mentioned. Or if I did not mention your favorite AI tool, drop it in the chat. Whatever you feel like is your favorite AI tool, drop it in the chat. Let me know, you know, what you're using, why you like it, maybe. So jobs are shifting. Like, even if you have a job, you have to get used to technology because technology is the now, is here already. AI really AI may replace tasks, but it also creates new roles. AI trainers, AI dental assistants, AI stream editors. It's gonna create new roles for you because it can't just stand alone. It still needs a mechanic. I mean a driver. So it is shifting jobs. Don't be scared of it. Don't get left behind thinking that, oh my God, it might take my job. No, learn something that can help you keep your job by using the AI. Don't be afraid of it because those who get left behind are the people who just don't care, or they just like I can't even think about it. So download one tool today. Sovereignty. So mastering AI means you control your own media, your education, business, and there are no gatekeepers. AI has been on, you see, so many tools of people trying to trick AI into telling colonized history, but it still goes back and helps you control what you want to learn. So you don't have to be under nobody's thumb. You can learn whatever you want to learn, no gatekeepers. And if you don't want to learn AI, someone else is gonna use it against you. Make sure you are ahead of the curve, guys. And it doesn't make you less human, it makes you more powerful if you stay consistent, if you stay committed to using it for growth. So don't be afraid of it. That was super, super exciting introducing these tools to you for your personal growth or for your business. And hopefully, you will you know, let me know which one floats your boat.