Dental AI: Science Fact or Science Fiction

Dental AI: Science Fact or Science Fiction
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

8:45 – 9:45 am PT


“Artificial Intelligence” or “AI” are the new buzz words in the dental benefits industry today. Hear more about this growing trend from representatives of the Dental AI Council: Pearl CEO Ophir Tanz, a front-runner in the AI field, and dental benefits industry leader, Dr. Linda Vidone, the chief clinical officer for Delta Dental of Massachusetts.



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Ophir Tanz
CEO of Pearl

Ophir Tanz is an award-winning serial entrepreneur andtechnologist. He is the founder and CEO of Pearl, an AI company focused onsolving fundamental problems in the dental industry. Previously, Mr. Tanzfounded and led GumGum to several hundred million in global revenue by applyingcomputer vision machine learning to drive and measure value for the digitalmedia and sports sponsorship industries. Mr. Tanz received his bachelor’s incomputer science and master’s in information systems from Carnegie MellonUniversity. An active member of the Los Angeles startup community, Mr. Tanzactively advises and invests in startups and, in 2017, was named one of GoldmanSachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.


Vidone_2_150x150.pngLinda Vidone, DMD
Delta Dental of Massachusetts
Chief Clinical Officer/V.P. Clinical Management

Linda Vidone, DMD, is the Chief Clinical Officer/V.P. Clinical Management at Delta Dental of Massachusetts (DDMA). She has 20 years of dental experience in clinical private practice,  dental school faculty, and in the dental benefits industry. She is responsible for  all clinical  programs at DDMA which include  dental/medical integration, utilization review and management, oral health analytics, benefit criteria, clinical and contractual appeal review, and sets standards for quality care confirming DDMA maintains a quality network of providers.   She continuously stays abreast of innovations in oral health ensuring that DDMA continues to enhance and provide the best dental benefits to its customers. Dr. Vidone is a liaison to the National Scientific Committee and Policy Committee for Delta Dental Plans Association.

Dr. Vidone is a hands-on leader in the dental insurance industry. Beyond her work with DDMA she currently serves as Immediate Past President and Chair of the Certification Committee for the American Association of Dental Consultants. She is chairperson on National Association of Dental Terminology workgroup,  is a voting member of the American Dental Association’s Code Maintenance Committee, where she represents American Health Insurance and a voting member for the Dental Quality Alliance as well as serving on their educational committee.  She  holds membership with the American Dental Association and American Academy of Periodontology, National Healthcare Fraud Association, and New England Dental Society. She lectures nationally on Dental insurance, Claim coding, Opioid Epidemic in Dentistry and Quality in Oral Health most recently at the American Academy of Periodontology and Tufts School of Dental Medicine.

She received her DMD and advanced certificates in Prosthetics and Periodontology at Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Providence College. She maintains a private practice in Periodontology in Brookline, Massachusetts.



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