When patients arrive with dental problems, your clinicians need more than a referral list. Dentulu works with hospitals to design dental consultation and follow-up coordination around your workflow.
Emergency departments are built to stabilize, but most do not have a dentist on shift. Patients with tooth pain or dental infection are often treated for symptoms and told to find a dentist, without a clear next step.
An estimated annual average of 1,944,000 U.S. emergency department visits involved tooth disorders, about 1.4% of all ED visits.
Median hospital cost of a treat-and-release ED visit for adults 18–64: $158 for nontraumatic and $292 for traumatic dental conditions.
Hospital cost estimates, not patient bills, prices or savings.
Give ED clinicians access to a dentist's input on dental complaints, with a defined route to follow-up care. Remote evaluation has limits, and your clinicians stay responsible for screening, stabilization and discharge.
Emergency department dental consultationRemote dental assessment and clinician-to-dentist collaboration for ED, inpatient and post-discharge needs, with clear guidance on when in-person care is required.
Teledentistry for hospitalsHelp patients leave with a route to dental care, including referral to dental offices and specialists where available.
Dental follow-up coordinationDiscovery. We learn where dental needs show up in your hospital and what your teams need.
Coverage assessment. We confirm what Dentulu can provide at your facilities, including licensing and service area.
Workflow design. Your clinical leaders and ours agree who starts a consultation, how escalation works and who owns follow-up.
Pilot. A defined pilot with agreed measures, so you can judge the program on your own data.
The exact steps, responsibilities and documentation follow your agreement with Dentulu.
How a program worksYour hospital keeps responsibility for screening, stabilization, transfer and discharge decisions. A Dentulu consultation adds dental expertise to that process; it does not replace it. Patients with airway concerns, rapidly spreading swelling, uncontrolled bleeding or serious facial trauma need immediate emergency care.
Clinical quality and safetyWe do not promise reductions in ED visits, length of stay or cost. We help you set up a pilot that measures consultation use, time to consult, referral completion and follow-up access, so the decision to expand rests on your results.
Pilot measurementIt is Dentulu's program for hospitals and health systems: dental consultation and follow-up coordination, built around each hospital's workflow.
No. Dentulu is a teledentistry company. Hospitals keep responsibility for emergency evaluation, stabilization and discharge.
Typically ED leadership, a CMO or COO, or case management. Any of them can request a discovery discussion.
Where dental needs show up in your facilities, what your teams need, and whether Dentulu can serve your locations.
Coverage depends on dentist licensure and service arrangements in your state, which we confirm in a coverage assessment.
Tell us where dental needs appear in your facilities. We'll follow up to schedule a discovery discussion.
Please do not include patient information.