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US 2021/0342829 A1Published application
Method and apparatuses for interactive ordering of dental aligners
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Todd MILLER, Douglas FEDICH, Leela PARVATHANENI
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing a series of dental aligners. These methods generally include coordination of a dental aligner laboratory coordinating early in the pre-approval process for financing the dental aligner series, a third party financing service, and/or a dental practitioner (e.g., dentist, orthodontist, etc.).
Claims30
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying a treatment plan that prescribes one or more dental appliances to treat a dentition of a person;
- receiving a treatment cost representing a cost of a dental practitioner to implement the treatment plan;
- receiving a laboratory cost representing a cost of a dental appliance laboratory to provide the one or more dental appliances;
- providing the person with one or more financing options to finance the treatment plan, the one or more financing options being based on at least a portion of the treatment cost and the laboratory cost;
- receiving, from the person, acceptance of a specific financing option from the one or more financing options;
- providing an indication of an acceptance of the specific financing option by the person;
- and
- initiating the treatment plan in response to the indication of the acceptance of the specific financing option.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing computer-program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying a treatment plan that prescribes one or more dental appliances to treat a dentition of a person;
- receiving a treatment cost representing a cost of a dental practitioner to implement the treatment plan;
- receiving a laboratory cost representing a cost of a dental appliance laboratory to provide the one or more dental appliances;
- providing the person with one or more financing options to finance the treatment plan, the one or more financing options being based on at least a portion of the treatment cost and the laboratory cost;
- receiving, from the person, acceptance of a specific financing option from the one or more financing options;
- providing an indication of an acceptance of the specific financing option by the person;
- and
- initiating the treatment plan in response to the indication of the acceptance of the specific financing option.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.