DIBS AI

Real-world experiences

As the popularity of digital bonding using DIBS AI from OrthoSelect continues to grow, we thought readers would appreciate hearing how the system has made a change for doctors who have adopted it in their practice. Dr. David Lowe has been using DIBS AI for about 18 months. Here are some highlights from his own experience:

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I’m an orthodontist in Port Orange, Florida. I’ve been in practice for 28 years and have been using DIBS AI since May of 2023.

How has using DIBS AI changed your practice?

It has improved my practice and really changed my world. I have bonded 256 cases now with DIBS AI. I rarely, if ever, do direct bond anymore. My staff dread it if we’re ever going to do a direct-bond case, and so do I because DIBS AI really has made things so much easier. With my direct-bond cases, I would be there 35-40 minutes. Now I can do my bondings in about 8 minutes. I still do them myself, even though technically speaking, the staff can do it. I still want to add that value that the doctor is actually doing something because they don’t see me treatment planning on the screen. We’ve noticed that my cases are getting done faster, and it was really shocking to me that we have fewer broken brackets since I started doing it.

What evidence have you seen to support using DIBS AI?

Let me show you the numbers and how much better it has made my practice. I’ve now finished 20 of the cases I’ve started. I had my treatment coordinator go through the charts and look at some numbers of the 20 DIBS AI cases and the previous 20 direct-bond cases. We looked at actual treatment months, the number of appointments, and the number of repositions (see Table 1). How much I immediately saw an improvement really shocked me. So, the average treatment months of the last 20 DIBS AI cases is 10.89, whereas my last 20 direct cases 19.85. The number of appointments are 7.4 on average as opposed to 12.8 for my direct bond cases.

What do your patients think of using DIBS AI?

Most of the patients don’t know any better because they haven’t had braces done directly. But I have had cases where they have siblings who I’ve treated. And it’s been a noticeable difference that the parents have been able to see.

Have you run into any issues with using DIBS AI?

There is one problem that we’re having — because we’re getting done faster, I need to adjust my payment plans to reflect that. And that’s the other issue is that insurance is only paying quarterly, and if I’m getting them done that quickly, well, that’s been a little bit of an issue. As I get more confident in being able to determine exactly how long the case is going to go, I’m sure we will figure that out.

To see the full interview with Dr. Lowe, or to learn more about how DIBS AI can transform your practice, click https://www.dibsai.com/reviews.

This information was provided by OrthoSelect.