Overjet’s Dental AI Wins Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards

Overjet, a dental artificial intelligence (AI) company, has been recognized with Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards for using innovative technology to improve oral health. 

Overjet’s FDA-cleared Caries Assist, which the magazine refers to as “cavity-detection software,” was named a world-changing idea in software. Meanwhile, the company was recognized as one of seven mid-sized businesses in 2023 that is making the world more equitable, accessible, or sustainable.

Celebrating Forward-Thinking and Entrepreneurship 

Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards recognize and award ingenuity and innovation, and celebrates some of the world’s most inventive entrepreneurs and forward-thinking companies that are actively tackling global challenges. 

The award is the latest in a series of accolades this year for Overjet for its goal of AI-driven transformation of dental care. Earlier this year, Overjet was named by Fast Company as one of the top 10 most innovative companies in healthcare in the world.

“We are thrilled that Fast Company has named Overjet’s dental AI a world-changing idea,” says Wardah Inam, PhD, the CEO and Co-founder of Overjet. “Overjet is at the forefront of developing transformative AI that paves the way for a future in dental care that is clinically precise, efficient, and patient-centric.”

Overjet’s AI-Powered Caries Assist Aids Caries Detection

Providing Access to AI Dentistry

Overjet addresses a pivotal need in dental care by providing dentists and patients with access to transformative dental AI that can detect and outline cavities in patients’ X-rays in real-time, says the company. It is the only dental AI technology that has been FDA-cleared to detect and outline decay (cavities), as well as quantify bone level measurements and detect calculus on radiographs.

The company’s rapid growth has been recognized by Fast Company, which is “a testament to Overjet’s partners and customers – the true game-changers who are driving dental AI adoption to improve patient care,” says Inam.

Overjet’s customers span multiple industries, including insurance, dental, research, and education. The company’s insurance sector customers include some of the major health plans reaching over 100 million people in the United States.

Fast Company’s editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan says, “Our journalists have highlighted some of the most exciting and impactful work being done today – from housing to equity to sustainability – and we look forward to seeing not only how these projects evolve but how they inspire others to develop solutions of their own.”