AI Can Now Assist in Initial Dental Condition Analysis
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to be developed within dental healthcare services. One application is to assist in performing initial analyses of dental conditions and providing an overview of required treatments.
This technology has been introduced through the FDC Tooth Analyzer, an AI-based device used to help analyse a patient’s dental condition. The analysis results then serve as supporting information for both patients and dentists before determining the next steps for treatment.
The Founder & CEO of FDC Dental Clinic, Dr Ita Lestari, MARS, stated that the use of technology in dental healthcare is aimed at helping the public more easily recognise their dental health status. “Technology holds value when it makes the patient experience easier, faster, and more informative,” said Ita, as reported on Monday (5/10/2026).
According to her, AI technology can help bridge the gap between the public and information regarding dental health conditions. However, the results of the technological analysis do not constitute a medical diagnosis.
Diagnosis, medical decisions, and treatment recommendations remain the responsibility of dentists based on clinical examinations and considerations. During a media gathering, journalists had the opportunity to try a simulation of an examination using the FDC Tooth Analyzer, followed by a consultation regarding the analysis results with a dentist.
The use of AI in dental services is considered capable of supporting a more preventive approach. By obtaining an initial overview of their dental condition, patients are expected to more quickly identify issues that require further examination by medical professionals.
This technology is also being used to support mobile services via the FDC Smile Bus. This dental healthcare fleet is equipped with dental chairs and various medical devices, allowing certain examinations and services to be conducted outside the clinic network.
Ita clarified that the Smile Bus is not intended to replace the function of a clinic. The service serves as a way to expand public access to dental health examinations while connecting patients with follow-up services if necessary.
“The Smile Bus is not intended to replace clinics. This model serves as an extension of access that brings services closer to the community and, when needed, connects them to follow-up care by doctors and the FDC clinic network,” she said.
Ita noted that service models like the Smile Bus still have room for development, particularly in reaching corporate environments, communities, educational institutions, and groups of people with limited access to dental healthcare. In its development, dental healthcare is beginning to combine direct examinations by medical professionals with digital technology and mobile services. This combination is expected to support efforts to increase access while encouraging the public to undergo dental examinations more early.