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In this week's Dental Industry Summary, experts highlight the critical need for medical-dental integration to ensure AI tools can effectively support whole-person care, while the ADA actively opposes a new policy from Delta Dental of California that charges dentists a weekly fee for receiving paper checks. Want to continue seeing curated news and stats?  Subscribe for free Forward to a friend | | --- | | INDUSTRY NEWS Top Stories Get the latest in dentistry news curated by us. AI Needs Whole-person Health Information and That Includes Dentistry  As artificial intelligence continues to transform health care, the integration of dental and medical records is becoming increasingly critical. When oral health data is excluded from patient health records, AI tools and clinicians lack a complete picture, potentially missing crucial indicators of systemic or oral diseases like periodontal disease and untreated decay. Experts emphasize that incorporating dentistry into whole-person care and leveraging AI to translate comprehensive data into actionable insights will improve early risk identification and personalized prevention.  Read more ADA Opposes Insurance Companies Charging For Paper Checks The American Dental Association (ADA) is strongly opposing a new policy by Delta Dental of California that imposes a 5 weekly fee on dentists who choose to receive claims reimbursements via paper checks. The ADA argues that this administrative charge unfairly coerces dental practices—many of which operate as small businesses—into adopting electronic funds transfers and shifts administrative costs directly onto providers. In response, the ADA has urged the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to intervene and protect dentists' freedom to choose their preferred payment methods without incurring extra fees.  Read more | | --- | | INDUSTRY TRENDS Dental Industry Summary Gain insights on industry changes, including production, patient visits, procedure shares and more. | | --- | | 2024 / 2025 Year-over-Year (YoY) Jul 13 - Jul 19 | | --- | | Production per practice   | | --- | | Weekly production growth by state   0.67% Overall Production -2.6% Overall Visits | | --- | | Share of procedures performed 1.84%  Diagnostic 1.8% Prosthodontics - Fixed -12.19%  Maxillofacial Prosthetics -13.62%  Orthodontics | | --- | | 2025 Yearly Progression Jan 1st 2025 - Present | | --- | | Growth in production   | | --- | | Practice demographics   $1.32M Production per Practice 1603 Visits per Practice AR as % of last 12 months production <30 : 3.5% \| 30-60 : 1.0% \| 61-90 : 0.7% \| >90 : 7.1% *Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PMS adjustments. | | --- | | Want to see more? 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