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Est. 2020 · Global

The oral health
platform of the future.

We build the shared framework for Dental Informatics — nine domains, a five-level maturity model, an open forum and project tracks that turn digital dentistry ideas into everyday practice. Global, nonprofit, free to join.

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Community
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Teledentistry consultation
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DI Domains
5
Maturity Levels
50+
Countries
2020
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Since
2020

— Meet TeethCloud

The global home of Dental Informatics.

TeethCloud is a nonprofit collaborative advancing oral health worldwide through the discipline of Dental Informatics — the fusion of dentistry, data, and computer science.

We are clinicians, students, researchers, engineers, educators, and patients who believe oral health is inseparable from overall health — and that the tools of the connected era belong in every dental setting, from a village clinic to a research hospital.

Built for Students
Built for Researchers
Built for Clinicians
Built for Patients
The Silent Crisis

Oral health is everyone's health.

Yet dentistry still operates in a silo — separated from medicine, data systems, and the populations it serves. Informatics is how we close the gap.

01
3.5B
people affected by oral disease globally
02
1 / 2
adults live with untreated dental conditions
03
80%
of oral health data still lives in silos

— Watch & Learn

See the mission in action.

Hear from clinicians, researchers, and thought leaders shaping the future of oral health at TeethCloud.

Community

— Your Journey

How it works

Three steps to becoming part of the global Dental Informatics community.

01

See the Gap

Oral disease is the most prevalent noncommunicable condition on Earth — yet dentistry remains isolated from mainstream health data. Understand why closing that gap begins with informatics.

02

Learn the Framework

Explore the Nine Domains of Dental Informatics and the five-level Maturity Model — the shared vocabulary the global community uses to advance oral health systems.

03

Build the Future

Join the forum, publish through Thought Leaders, or launch a CloudBurst project. Turn training into action — for clinics, communities, and populations worldwide.

— Transform Your Practice

The DI Framework

Nine domains. Five maturity levels. One shared language for the future of oral health.

Dental Informatics tools
Open Resource

Nine Domains of Dental Informatics

  • 01Patient & Clinic Data
  • 02eCharting & Imaging
  • 03Teledentistry
  • 04AI Diagnostics
  • 05Data Exchange & Interoperability
  • 06Public Health Analytics
  • 07Education & Simulation
  • 08Practice Management
  • 09Ethics, Privacy & Policy
Community Guide
Free · Open Access
Access the Framework
Wouter PutJohn CutterSonya DunbarRose NobbleyClarissa PeLeo PranitisVictoria Wilson

Run by a volunteer board of clinicians, hygienists, engineers and public-health professionals across four continents.

Meet the board

— Voices from the Community

What members say

"TeethCloud gave our research group a shared language for what we've been building alone for years. The DI Maturity Model reframed how we present to hospital leadership."
Dr. Amara Nkosi
Dental Informatics Fellow
"Finally — a home for the intersection of dentistry, data, and public health. The community here spans clinicians, engineers, and policy folks working on the same problems."
Prof. Liam O'Connor
Public Health Researcher
"The CloudBurst grants moved our teledentistry pilot from a slide deck into a live program serving three rural districts. This community actually ships."
Dr. Priya Rao
Mobile Dentistry Lead

— Latest Insights

From the Thought Leaders desk.

All essays
Teledentistry· Jul 08, 2026

Why Teledentistry Is the Bridge — Not the Destination

Remote consult is a stepping stone toward continuous, longitudinal oral health data. Here's the roadmap from asynchronous imaging to population-scale insight.

6 min readRead
AI in Dentistry· Jun 26, 2026

AI Diagnostics: What Clinicians Actually Need Next

Beyond caries detection — the maturity ladder for AI in the operatory, and the informatics infrastructure that has to exist first.

9 min readRead
Public Health· Jun 12, 2026

The Global Oral Health Data Silo — and How to Break It

80% of oral health data still lives outside the systems that could act on it. A working-group synthesis on interoperability and the road ahead.

7 min readRead

— Questions

Frequently asked

Dental Informatics is the intersection of dentistry, information science, and computer science — the discipline of applying data and technology to improve oral healthcare, research, education, and public health.

— Join Us

Ready to shape the future of oral health?

Start with the free framework. Then join the community turning ideas into worldwide impact.