Industry Insights
Santosh Patel — Industry leader with a background in multispecialty health and dental technology
Industry leader Santosh Patel joins the Alta Learning Series to discuss real-world AI adoption and its impact on dental practices and patient experiences. He explores industry trends, the growing confidence among dental groups, and how AI frees up staff capacity for deeper patient engagement, addresses unscheduled treatment, and strengthens case acceptance.
What you'll learn
- Why dental groups and DSOs are becoming early adopters of AI technology
- How AI-unlocked time reallocates to patient contact, follow-up, and engagement — not workforce reduction
- Clinicians transitioning from expert to guide as patients seek second opinions from AI
- AI scribing tools that enable authentic clinician-patient conversations
- Predictive modeling and visual AI for patient education and case acceptance
- The importance of team adoption and mindset shifts