# US 12,119,113 B2 · Apparatus, method, and program product for remote dentistry

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- Number: US 12,119,113 B2
- Document ID: US12119113B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/442,875
- Filed: 2019-06-17
- Published: 2019-12-19
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-15
- Assignees: Julie Buchanan
- Applicants: Julie Buchanan
- Inventors: Julie Buchanan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119113B2

## CPC

- G16H 40/67: for remote operation
- G16H 50/20: for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
- A61B 5/0002: {Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07)}
- A61B 5/0035: {adapted for acquisition of images from more than one imaging mode, e.g. combining MRI and optical tomography}
- A61B 5/0088: {for oral or dental tissue}
- A61B 6/51: for dentistry
- A61B 6/563: {involving image data transmission via a network}
- A61B 6/566: {involving communication between diagnostic systems}
- G06T 7/0012: {Biomedical image inspection}
- G16H 20/00: ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
- G16H 20/10: relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
- G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing
- A61B 1/24: for the mouth, i.e. stomatoscopes, e.g. with tongue depressors; Instruments for opening or keeping open the mouth
- G06T 2207/10016: Video; Image sequence
- G06T 2207/10116: X-ray image
- G06T 2207/30036: Dental; Teeth
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

An apparatus, method, system, and program product are disclosed for remote dentistry. One apparatus includes an information reception module of a diagnostic processing device that receives digital dental information. The apparatus includes an issue determination module that determines a dental related issue based on the digital dental information. The apparatus includes a treatment module that transmits treatment information for the dental related issue from the diagnostic processing device. At least a portion of the information reception module, the issue determination module, and the treatment module includes one or more of hardware and executable code. The executable code may be stored on one or more computer readable storage media.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
an information reception module of artificial intelligence based hardware that:
receives intake information from a patient;
receives a completed legal form from the patient, wherein the legal form comprises disclosure information;
receives payment for consultation services;
receives scheduling information for scheduling a single video conference call between the patient and a dentist;
instructs the patient to connect dental machinery to the information reception module during the single video conference call; and
receives digital dental information comprising a digital conversion of an x-ray, or a picture, or both of a tooth corresponding to the patient, wherein the information reception module comprises the dental machinery, and the dental machinery comprises home imaging hardware used remotely by the dentist to take pictures of teeth, wherein the digital dental information is received during the single video conference call;
an issue determination module that:
digitally analyzes the digital conversion of the x-ray, or the picture, or both of the tooth; and
determines, during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist, a dental related issue of the patient based solely on the digital analysis of digital conversion of the x-ray, or the picture, or both of the tooth, wherein the dental related issue comprises a toothache, an oral surgery issue, an implant issue, a request for a second opinion, or some combination thereof; and
a treatment module that transmits treatment information for the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, the request for a second opinion, or some combination thereof determined by the issue determination module, wherein transmitting the treatment information comprises transmitting the treatment information to a machine having a robotic arm during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist, wherein the robotic arm receives and executes the treatment information to perform the treatment of the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, or some combination thereof on the patient, and transmitting the treatment information further comprises:
transmitting instructions to treat the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, or some combination thereof;
wherein at least a portion of the information reception module, the issue determination module, and the treatment module comprises one or more of hardware and executable code, the executable code being stored on one or more computer readable storage media, and operations of the information reception module, the issue determination module, and the treatment module are all performed during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist.

### Claim 2

A method at a device, the method comprising:
receiving, by artificial intelligence based hardware, intake information from a patient;
receiving, by the artificial intelligence based hardware, a completed legal form from the patient, wherein the legal form comprises disclosure information;
receiving, by the artificial intelligence based hardware, payment for consultation services;
receiving, by the artificial intelligence based hardware, scheduling information for scheduling a single video conference call between the patient and a dentist; and
during the single video conference call, perform all of the following:
instructing the patient to connect dental machinery to the artificial intelligence based hardware;
receiving digital dental information comprising a digital conversion of an x-ray, or a picture, or both of a tooth corresponding to the patient, wherein the information reception module comprises the dental machinery, and the dental machinery comprises home imaging hardware used remotely by the dentist to take pictures of teeth, wherein the digital dental information is received during the single video conference call;
digitally analyzing the digital conversion of the x-ray, or the picture, or both of the tooth;
determining, during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist, a dental related issue of the patient based solely on the digital analysis of digital conversion of the x-ray, or the picture, or both of the tooth, wherein the dental related issue comprises a toothache, an oral surgery issue, an implant issue, a request for a second opinion, or some combination thereof; and
transmitting treatment information for the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, the request for a second opinion, or some combination thereof, wherein transmitting the treatment information comprises transmitting the treatment information to a machine having a robotic arm during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist, wherein the robotic arm receives and executes the treatment information to perform the treatment of the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, or some combination thereof on the patient, and transmitting the treatment information further comprises:
transmitting instructions to treat the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, or some combination thereof.

### Claim 3

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
receive, by artificial intelligence based hardware, intake information from a patient;
receive, by the artificial intelligence based hardware, a completed legal form from the patient, wherein the legal form comprises disclosure information;
receive, by the artificial intelligence based hardware, payment for consultation services;
receive, by the artificial intelligence based hardware, scheduling information for scheduling a single video conference call between the patient and a dentist; and
during the single video conference call, perform all of the following:
instruct the patient to connect dental machinery to the artificial intelligence based hardware;
receive digital dental information comprising a digital conversion of an x-ray, or a picture, or both of a tooth corresponding to the patient, wherein the information reception module comprises the dental machinery, and the dental machinery comprises home imaging hardware used remotely by the dentist to take pictures of teeth, wherein the digital dental information is received during the single video conference call;
digitally analyze the digital conversion of the x-ray, or the picture, or both of the tooth;
determine, during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist, a dental related issue of the patient based solely on the digital analysis of digital conversion of the x-ray, or the picture, or both of the tooth, wherein the dental related issue comprises a toothache, an oral surgery issue, an implant issue, a request for a second opinion, or some combination thereof; and
transmit treatment information for the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, the request for a second opinion, or some combination thereof, wherein transmitting the treatment information comprises transmitting the treatment information to a machine having a robotic arm during the single video conference call between the patient and the dentist, wherein the robotic arm receives and executes the treatment information to perform the treatment of the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, or some combination thereof on the patient, and transmitting the treatment information further comprises:
transmitting instructions to treat the toothache, the oral surgery issue, the implant issue, or some combination thereof.