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Summary
Brant Herman, CEO & Founder of MouthWatch and Dentistry.One, sits down with StartUp Health's Logan Plaster to talk about closing the gap between medical and dental care. Herman explains how a virtual-first teledentistry network is turning pediatrician visits, OB-GYN appointments, and other everyday healthcare touchpoints into dental referrals, why prevention beats reactive care, and what it will take to bring oral health fully into the broader health innovation conversation.
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Highlights
🦷 Brant Herman breaks down where MouthWatch and Dentistry.One are focused heading into 2026
📸 Intraoral cameras are moving beyond the dental chair into pediatrician and nurse practitioner visits
🌉 Dentistry.One is built to catch patients at any healthcare touchpoint, not just the dentist's office
👶 How a routine pediatrician visit can turn into a dental referral and a booked appointment
🔄 Why the old referral model fails, and how a QR code or text message closes the gap
🚗 Tackling dental deserts: teledentistry as the bridge for patients an hour or more from care
🧠 The mouth as an early indicator of inflammation, tied to pregnancy, diabetes, cardiac health, and more
🏥 Breaking down the silo between medical care and dental care delivery systems
🤰 A look inside a real program connecting Medicaid maternal health visits to dental referrals
💬 Reframing the conversation: prevention and reducing inflammation over cosmetic dentistry alone
💰 The financial case for prevention, and where dental coverage gaps still leave patients stuck
🤖 What's next: AI-powered preventive scans and bringing dental expertise into retail settings
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