ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,181, issued on April 14.
"System and method for providing dental services to a patient" was invented by Andrew Johnson (Fayetteville, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method providing a dental patient user interface to allow a patient to accurately scan existing patient dentures to provide a digital image for use by a provider to assess the needs and interests of the patient prior to a visit to then provide treatment facilitating/smile preview devices for use at the initial visit."
The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2024, under Application No. 18/819,419.
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