Smile Brands Begins Rollout of Pearl for Dental AI to Advance Its Mission of Consistent, High-Quality Dental Care

Pearl’s dental AI platform helps Smile Brands scale diagnostic clarity and clinical consistency leading to improved patient trust

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pearl, the global leader in dental AI solutions, today announced that Smile Brands, one of the nation’s leading providers of business support services to dental groups across the U.S., has selected Pearl as its dental AI partner. Smile Brands’ selection of Pearl followed a rigorous, multi-vendor evaluation process, where Pearl demonstrated leading clinical performance and a unique ability to integrate seamlessly into existing care delivery workflows.

Smile Brands and Pearl have completed an initial pilot of Radiographic AI with promising results. During the pilot, Smile Brands observed measurable improvements in how clinicians presented diagnoses which led to an increase in same-day treatment acceptance, an outcome closely tied to patient understanding and trust. The companies have begun rolling out the product to a significant number of offices across the system, with the goal of full deployment in the coming months.

In large-scale dental organizations, the challenge is no longer access to data. It is consistency in how that data is interpreted and acted upon. Pearl addresses this gap by embedding AI directly into the clinical workflow, helping standardize how radiographs are read, understood, and communicated across every location, while also creating a foundation for broader clinical and operational intelligence across the practice.

At the point of care, Pearl brings real-time radiologic analysis into the imaging workflow, automatically identifying potential pathologies on dental radiographs and presenting them with clear, visual evidence during diagnosis. By making findings more visible, clinicians are better equipped to engage patients before conditions progress. More transparent diagnostic processes help clinicians communicate findings with confidence and enable patients to better understand and move forward with recommended treatment.

Beyond diagnosis, Pearl’s platform extends that same layer of intelligence across the broader dental workflow, supporting clinical calibration, surfacing trends in treatment planning, and enabling more consistent decision-making across providers, locations, and time. By connecting insight at the chairside to system-level visibility, Smile Brands can continuously improve how care is delivered across its network, reinforcing a more proactive, prevention-oriented approach to dentistry. This system-level visibility is increasingly critical for organizations like Smile Brands that are working to reduce variability in care while preserving clinician autonomy, which is a balance that sits at the heart of modern dental support organizations.

“What really set Pearl apart for us was their partner-first approach, their forward-thinking vision for technology, and how easy the platform was to use,” said Steve Bilt, CEO of Smile Brands. “Together, we’re creating new opportunities for our providers to learn from each other, collaborate more closely with patients, and ultimately deliver an even higher standard of care.”

“At Smile Brands, they’re not just scaling operations, but also scaling a standard of care,” said Ophir Tanz, Founder and CEO of Pearl. “That requires infrastructure that ensures every clinician has the same level of diagnostic clarity and every patient receives the same level of understanding. With Pearl, that foundation begins with radiologic insight and extends across the workflows that turn diagnosis into action, helping enable earlier intervention and better long-term outcomes. We’re proud to partner with Smile Brands to help deliver consistent, high-quality care across every location they serve.”

About Pearl

Pearl is a dental AI company committed to enhancing how patient care is delivered. Founded in 2019 by a team with decades of experience developing successful, enterprise-grade computer vision solutions, Pearl introduced the first-ever FDA-cleared AI capable of reading and instantly identifying diseases in dental x-rays. With regulatory clearance in 120 countries, Pearl's AI assists dentists in making precise clinical decisions and effectively communicating with patients, thereby transforming the dental care experience worldwide. As dentistry’s global AI leader, Pearl is committed to the ongoing innovation of robust, accessible AI tools that improve patient health outcomes and build greater trust in dental medicine. To request a demo, please visit hellopearl.com/demo

About Smile Brands

Smile Brands, based in Costa Mesa, California, is one of the largest providers of dental support services in the United States. Smile Brands supports a portfolio of 600 locations with over 80 brands including well-known regional brands: Bright Now! Dental, Castle Dental, Merit Dental, Midwest Dental, Monarch Dental, and Mondovi Dental. The company provides comprehensive business services through exclusive long-term agreements with affiliate dental groups allowing affiliated practices to spend more time caring for patients and less time on the administrative, marketing, and financial aspects of operating a dental office. The organization receives frequent recognition for its award-winning culture and has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by Glassdoor, Comparably, Stevie® Awards, and more. Visit smilebrands.com for more information.