GAN-Powered Dental Visualization Application

Project Title:
Visualizing Smiles: Enhancing Dental Patient Confidence with AI

Brief Overview:

Imagine stepping into your dentist’s office and instantly visualizing your new smile before undergoing any cosmetic procedure. This innovative dental app harnesses advanced Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to create hyper-realistic before-and-after simulations, empowering patients and streamlining the dentist’s workflow.

Double Diamond Design Process Overview:

Diamond 1: Problem Definition

Discover Phase: Identifying the Problem

  • Healthcare Initiative: Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Core Problem: Patients’ hesitation and anxiety due to uncertainty about cosmetic dental outcomes.
  • Stakeholders: Patients, Dentists

double diamond design processStakeholder Pain Points and Needs:

  • Patients
    • Uncertainty regarding final results
    • Low confidence in committing to procedures
  • Dentists
    • Inefficient, costly visualization processes
    • Tedious documentation
    • Frequent inaccuracies in dental claims

Define Phase: Persona Creation

Two primary personas were identified:

  • Patient Persona (Emma, 32):
    • Wants reassurance about the outcome
    • Values clarity and visual proof before making decisions
  • Dentist Persona (Dr. Olvera, 45):
    • Seeks to streamline consultations and reduce resource usage
    • Needs accuracy in visualizations and efficiency in administrative tasks

Pilot Definition:

We decided to pilot an AI-driven dental application that leverages GAN technology to generate realistic visualizations of cosmetic dental outcomes. This application was selected due to its potential for immediate impact, feasibility, dual-audience benefits, and scalable potential.

Diamond 2: Solution Development

Develop Phase: Creative Process and Solution Definition

  • AI Technology: GAN (Generative Adversarial Networks)
  • Solution Features:
    • Hyper-realistic before-and-after visualizations
    • User-friendly mobile interface for patients to experiment with outcomes
    • Automated documentation and claims generation integrated into dentist workflows

Core Functionalities:

  • Patient app with interactive visualization tools
  • Dentist application for managing visualizations, documentation, and automated insurance claims


Pilot Description:

Objective: Evaluate the feasibility, usability, and impact of the GAN-powered visualization app in a controlled, real-world environment.

Pilot Scope:

  • Participants: 5-10 dentists, 10-50 patients
  • Duration: 3 months
  • Features Tested:
    • Realistic GAN visualizations
    • Patient interface and engagement
    • Dentist documentation workflow and automated claim generation


Deliver Phase: Roadmap and KPIs

1. Opportunity Size Estimation:

  • Market analysis: size of the cosmetic dentistry market
  • Projected patient conversion improvement (20-30%)
  • Consultation time reduction (25-50%)

2. Pilot Goals and Targets:

  • Patient satisfaction target: ≥85%
  • Reduction in documentation and consultation time by 30%

3. Cost and Feasibility Assessment:

  • Development and operational cost analysis
  • ROI and break-even analysis with a subscription pricing model

4. Implementation and Measurement:

  • Deployment with stakeholders
  • Data collection: engagement, satisfaction, operational metrics
  • Realized patient conversion rate improvement ≥25%
  • Dentist satisfaction and retention

Success Metrics (KPIs):

  • Accuracy Metrics: Realism and precision of visualizations
  • Patient Conversion Rates: Patients committing to procedures
  • Efficiency Gains: Consultation and documentation time reduction
  • Cost Savings: Reduced external imaging service usage
  • Documentation Quality: Completeness and accuracy of generated records
  • Claim Success Rates: First-attempt insurance approvals