933: Improving Quality Control Without the Headache: How AI Can Boost Efficiency – Mike Buckner

Do you ever wish you had a second set of eyes — without the headache of opinions and emotions? Well, now it’s possible! In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back Mike Buckner, executive vice president of revenue at Pearl, to showcase the impact of using AI to provide better care for your patients. To learn how AI will help you detect problems earlier, more accurately, and even more quickly, listen to Episode 933 of The Best Practices Show!

Learn More About Mike:

• Send Mike an email: mike@hellopearl.com 
• Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikebucknerpearl
• Learn more about Pearl: https://www.hellopearl.com

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Episode Resources:

• Watch the video version of Episode 933: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos
• Read Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell: https://www.buybackyourtime.com

Main Takeaways:

• Think of AI as a spell check tool. It can help you do more and save time.
• AI, in recent years, has become even better with diagnostic accuracy.
• Reduce insurance claims headaches with AI's flagging system.
• Increase your confidence by using AI as a second opinion.
• With AI, you will be able to provide better patient care.
• Appoint a team member to be your “AI researcher”.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

0:42 Buy Back Your Time.

2:51 AI, explained.

5:56 How quickly is AI learning?

9:18 The impact of poor X-ray quality.

13:16 How the AI flagging system works.

14:02 AI helps you provide better care.

15:47 Final thoughts.

17:09 More about Pearl AI.

Mike Buckner Bio:

Mike has spent the last 12 years growing dental software technology companies that are designed to streamline office efficiency and increase overall production while elevating the standard of care for your patients.

Mike has led business development and partner strategy for Solutionreach back when offices were just starting to text patients to confirm appointments. He then helped grow Dental Intelligence, focusing on providing valuable insights to practices, allowing them to focus on vital key performance indicators to improve overall practice health.

Following that, Mike joined Weave while it was in its infancy, leading partnership growth strategies. His most recent endeavor finds him as the Executive Vice President of Revenue at Pearl, the first company to bring Artificial Intelligence into the dental space with comprehensive FDA clearance to assist clinicians and team members in reading and detecting pathologies in 2D X-rays (Bitewings and PAs).