Why ‘High-Tech Dentistry’ Matters

Cape Dental Care is a beautiful and beloved dental practice in Cape Coral, Florida. Its team believes in providing “high-tech dentistry with a personal touch,” which even includes an aviary with 400 birds that every patient room can view. By combining this peaceful environment with the most advanced technology, Cape Dental Care has kept its patients happy for decades.

For Dr. Phillip Kraver, one of 4 doctors on the team, “high-tech dentistry” is more than just a marketing slogan. He’s seen technology investments make an immediate impact on his daily work — from detecting disease more consistently, to explaining recommendations more clearly, to moving forward with the right treatment plan.

And for patients, the easiest investment to see is a practice’s imaging software. Whether it’s an X-ray or an intra-oral photo, imaging is the foundation of not only precise diagnosis, but also the patient’s confidence in her dentist’s expertise. That’s why Cape Dental Care made it a priority to find the most powerful dental imaging software on the planet.

The result was IRIS.

IRIS Imaging was the Clear Choice

IRIS is the world’s first smart imaging software. While standard imaging software just captures X-rays, IRIS understands them, using Overjet’s artificial intelligence. IRIS combines a futuristic imaging interface with the most advanced dental AI — all in one workflow.

Cape Dental Care had already achieved success with Overjet’s dental AI platform, so it was an easy choice to try out IRIS, as a beta customer.

The impact was obvious right away, starting with the implementation process. Despite how sophisticated IRIS is under the hood, Dr. Kraver found that installing and using the tool was a “seamless experience.”

“Overjet’s team handled the integrations for us over the weekend — across all of our 12 operatories. Implementation was quick and easy for us.”

One of the first differences that the team noticed with Smart Imaging was its speed and simplicity. Dr. Kraver mentioned that he “honestly wasn’t sure what to expect” as far as the interface, since unlike most conventional imaging software, IRIS is a cloud-based tool accessed via a browser window. However, this modern approach proved to be an advantage:

“IRIS is really fast,” he said. “And the fact that it’s cloud-based is great, because you can look at your images instantly, from anywhere. The speed is incredible.”

Of course, where IRIS really shines is its ability to enhance and analyze images. The software is completely unique in two critical ways:

First, IRIS is the only imaging software that is FDA-cleared to enhance the clarity of blurry or low-resolution images with AI. While standard filters let dentists adjust surface-level qualities like brightness and contrast, IRIS leverages purpose-built machine learning technology that is proven to improve dentists’ diagnostic precision. The key is that IRIS can distinguish between meaningless visual noise and important indicators of disease.

“The image quality with IRIS is so crisp,” Dr. Kraver said. “It’s amazing how clear the enhancement feature makes our images, using AI. It’s really important to have high-resolution pictures when we diagnose patients, and that’s what IRIS gives us.”

Second, IRIS is the only imaging software that is FDA-cleared to detect, outline, and quantify oral diseases and anatomy — using color-coded annotations so patients can follow along. IRIS analyzes each image, including historical images, and then instantly adds these AI findings. The final product is an unmatched visualization of the patients’ mouth, revealing hidden details in full color.

“It’s genuinely a game-changer when patients see the colors on their X-ray,” said Dr. Kraver. “They immediately start to nod their head, because they understand. The emotional energy that I expend with Overjet is so much less, which adds up.”

A Foundational Tool for the Future

IRIS is a powerful tool for patient education. But it’s more than that, too. Smart Imaging has become a core part of Cape Dental Care’s practice, since it provides the best possible images and information to both its dentists and its patients, every single time. 

“IRIS is one of the best investments I’ve ever made for my patients,” Dr. Kraver said. “The AI shows me important findings that I simply couldn’t see without it, on a standard X-ray. Once you get IRIS, it’s a no-brainer.”

Ultimately, Cape Dental Care’s focus is to provide exceptional care to patients. But to achieve that goal, its doctors need technology that makes their lives less stressful — and more enjoyable. Beyond all of the advanced features and business benefits, “IRIS makes it actually fun to look at X-rays.”