A Revolution of the Current Dental Care System

By Carl Anderson, Sean Bender, Edward Dan,

Nate Nicolato, Yin Wang, & Brian Werneke

Introduction

The Problem is M&MsMotivation and Means

• The Problem - Summary: – Access– Financial Costs– Education– Interest

Our Vision has the opposite effect of Soda: ADOS

• Alternative to going to the dentist– Easy access– Affordable care– Minimize detrimental side effects– Benefit the health and prosperity of society

Concepts of Solution

• What is our idea?– Automated Public Dental Care

• Basic Preventative Care for all

• Where did our idea come from?• AED’s• Blood Pressure Monitor

Technical Feasibility

• Patents– Patent # 6,702,999 - Chemical Compound– Patent # 6,582,225 - Dental Scanner– Patent # 6,607,387 - Dental Scanner– Patent # 6,685,474 - Aqueous Slurries– Patent # 6,152,733 - Hands-Free Oral

cleaning device– Patent # 6,685,921 - Dental Care Composition

Social Feasibility

• Social Impacts – Conflicts of Interest vs. Benefits

• Protecting the Dentistry Business– Recommendation System

• Protecting Quality Care – Alternate Option

• Social Security Concerns– Improved Health

• Gaining Public Interest and Trust– Location

• Schools, Pharmacies, Food Kitchens• Dentist’s Office

Social Feasibility

– Non-Profit Foundation• Lottery

– Recommendation System

• Assumptions

Design of Solution

• How it works:– Key feature: Easy to use

Design of Solution

• The Model – Possible Designs

**Final Design

Financial Success

• Research Grants

• Non-Profit Corporation

• Means and Motivation

• ADOS and McDonalds

Cost Benefit Analysis

• Current Cost of Dentistry– 20.85 Billion Dollars

• Cost of ADOS-.6385 Billion Dollars

• Cost to user– Zero Dollars

• Benefit of ADOS– Unlimited!! 0

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ADOS Fluorade

• Purpose: Help Poor Take Care of Their Teeth– cheap, easy solution.

• Ingredients– safe, natural origin– Eliminated…

ADOS Fluorade

• The Competition

• Cost

• Marketing

• Assumptions

Conclusion - The Evolution of Design

• Initial concept

• Expanded concepts brought together

• Non-profit organization: ADOS– Evaluation of Design

• Social impacts • Substantiated validity

Conclusion

• A Solid Foundation

• Minimal Negative Repercussions

• Enormous Benefits for Society

• Cost Effective, Accessible Dental Care

Resources

• Nate – • www.medhealthplus.com• “Dental Plans-Ranked by Enrollment-Directory-Statistical Data Included” from the Los Angles Business Journal

May 14, 2001 by Natasha Prishva• “Impact of Targeted, School Based Dental Sealant Programs in Reducing Racial and Economic Disparities in

Sealant Prevalence Among Schoolchildren” from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report August 31, 2001 (author not listed)

• Yin-• [1]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1058964&dopt=Abstract• http://www.the-innovation-group.com/ChemProfiles/Sorbitol.htm• www.sonic.net/kryptox/econ/ebmud.htm • www.racesinfo.com/gendent/fluoride.htm• http://www.oralhealthamerica.org/news/042303.html• http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/caring_for_your_teeth.html• http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=422071&tools=bot• http://www.drbunn.com/tthpste.htm• http://chemistry.about.com/z/js/o.htm?k=natural%20toothpaste&d=Natural%20Toothpaste&r=http%3A//

chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/ht/toothpaste.htm• http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howtos/ht/toothpaste.htm• http://sci-toys.com/ingredients/toothpaste.html• http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/course/ityeartwo/html/aquafreshtoothpaste.htm• Ed-• Conducted a survey online• Sean-• Constructed the model; no resources of design

Resources

• Carl-• www.grants1.nih.gov/grants • www.fedgrants.gov • www.nysccc.org • http://www.cbanet.org/Products/ATM2PG.htm• EBSCO: 100 Leading U.S. Advertisers, 1999. from World Almanac & Book of Facts; 2001, p318,• http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/values/socialrespons.html • www.pbs.org/newshour • http://www.dentalgentlecare.com/fun_dental_facts.htm • http://www.bracesinfo.com/dentalcosts/ • http://www.salaryexpert.com/

• Brian-• http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1046/j..2003.com122.x • http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/bdj/journal/v187/n3/full/4800224a.html&filetype=pdf • http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/bwho/v83n9/v83n9a04.pdf • http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/83/9/infocus0905/en/ • http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=books • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3272052&dopt=Citation • http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=books • http://www.bracesinfo.com/dentalcosts/ • http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/83/9/infocus0905/en/ • http://www.earthtym.net/ref-dent-clean.htm • http://www.bracesinfo.com/cardiovascular.htm • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16162620&query_hl=3