Align Technology Introduces Virtual Solutions to Connect Doctors and Existing Invisalign Patients For Continuity of Care
May 07 2020 - 4:45PM
Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced the
availability of virtual solutions that help doctors connect with
existing Invisalign patients to ensure continuity of care.
Invisalign® Virtual Appointment and Invisalign® Virtual Care
represent the next level in practice and care transformation, which
enable doctors to manage a range of practice services even when
they are not in the same physical location as their patients. Until
recently, both solutions were in pilot phases but their launch was
accelerated to support doctors in managing their practices and
patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We recognize the enormous hardship that COVID19 has caused
Invisalign patients around the world and we are working in every
region to support doctors’ efforts to strengthen their patients’
experiences with Invisalign treatment and to minimize disruptions
to their businesses,” said Joe Hogan, Align Technology CEO. “We
also identified opportunities to collaborate with Invisalign
practices to manage ongoing cases and explore new ways for doctors
to conduct consultations. Early on, many doctors began using video
calls, texts, and patient-submitted photos through a variety of
platforms to help monitor patient progress, reduce in-office
appointments, and ensure continuity of patient care during
treatment. It quickly became clear that doctors needed a better way
to connect with and monitor patients, so we accelerated the launch
of new tools that were still in pilot mode.”
- The Invisalign Virtual Appointment tool enables doctors to
easily schedule and host HIPPA-compliant video appointments with
patients. Doctors and their practice staff can schedule a video
consultation and discussion Invisalign treatment.
- Invisalign Virtual Care is built into the My Invisalign app,
and can be used for remote consultations, assessment of treatment
progress, and to communicate adjustments or concerns during
treatment. Patients use the intuitive My Invisalign App to stay
engaged in their treatment and convey progress photos to their
doctor, who reviews these photos on their Invisalign Doctor Site
and communicates any needed instructions to patients, ensuring
their Invisalign treatment journey is on track.
Continued Hogan, “These tools represent the next level in
practice transformation and work as part of the end to end digital
platform for Invisalign treatment. While both tools are still in
the early stages of rollout, our goal is to provide doctors with a
way to maintain care until patients are again able to visit their
doctors’ offices. Feedback to date has been really positive
and we believe that doctors will continue using these tools to
improve patient experience and increase office efficiencies well
after COVID19 restrictions have been lifted.”
Invisalign Virtual Appointment and Invisalign Virtual Care were
launched in the United States and Canada in March and are being
expanded in all of our major country markets over the next few
weeks.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign®
system, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero®
intraoral scanners and services, and CAD/CAM software. Align has
helped treat over 8 million patients with the Invisalign system and
is driving the evolution in digital dentistry with the iTero
intraoral scanner and exocad CAD/CAM software − modernizing today’s
practices by enabling enhanced digital orthodontic and restorative
workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice efficiencies.
Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please
visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the
iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For
additional information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a
list of exocad reseller partners, please
visit www.exocad.com.
Align Technology |
Zeno Group |
Madelyn Homick |
Sarah Johnson |
(408) 470-1180 |
(828) 551-4201 |
mhomick@aligntech.com |
sarah.johnson@zenogroup.com |
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