From left, Andres Pinto and Ali Syed, from CWRU's School of Dental Medicine talk with a dental student during the Admitting Days event
From left, Andres Pinto and Ali Syed, from CWRU's School of Dental Medicine talk with a dental student during the Admitting Days event on Sept. 18.

Oral and maxillofacial’s Andres Pinto shares his views on teledentistry

The future of teledentistry: How tech is transforming access to oral care
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Andres Pinto, professor and chair of oral and maxillofacial medicine and diagnostic sciences at the School of Dental Medicine, shared his views on teledentistry and how he expects it to grow with new technologies and AI tools—and even be used to monitor oral health conditions. “The future is a world where we can monitor things like salivary changes and what’s happening in the mouth before problems start,” said Pinto.