AI medical interpreter for dental and oral health clinics
Opalite interprets the pain history, treatment plan, consent and aftercare chairside in 150+ languages and dialects.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in dental clinics today
Billed under the handpiece
A per-minute interpreter line bills each silent minute under the handpiece during a long extraction.
Children translating for parents
A ten-year-old relays the choice between a crown and an extraction to her father.
Hold time at a full front desk
The receptionist sits in an interpreter phone queue with a patient in tooth pain at the counter and a filling waiting room.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in dental clinics
53% lower odds
of a past-year dental visit applied to Spanish-speaking U.S. adults 50+ with limited English and some natural teeth in 2017 data.
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits the dental visit
| Stage | What happens | How Opalite supports it |
|---|---|---|
| Chairside history | Pain description, medications, allergies | Two-way spoken interpretation on a chairside tablet or phone, with no wait |
| Aftercare | Extraction and numbness instructions, prescriptions | Guardian checks every aftercare sentence, negations included |
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Medical history at the chair
EnglishDo you take blood thinners or bone-strengthening pills, and could you be pregnant?
Spanish¿Toma medicinas para adelgazar la sangre o pastillas para fortalecer los huesos? ¿Podría estar embarazada?
Sedation prep
EnglishDo not eat anything after midnight, and you will need someone to drive you home.
Chinese (Mandarin)午夜以后不要吃任何东西，还需要有人开车送您回家。
Numbness after local anesthesia
EnglishHer lip will stay numb for a few hours. Do not let her chew or bite it.
Arabicستبقى شفتها مخدّرة لبضع ساعات. لا تدعها تمضغها أو تعضّها.
Extraction aftercare
EnglishFor the next three days, do not use a straw, do not spit, and do not smoke.
SpanishDurante los próximos tres días, no use popote, no escupa y no fume.
Pricing
Pricing for dental clinics
Silent chair time costs nothing. A flat rate scoped to your clinic keeps a long, pause-filled root canal off the interpretation bill.
A health center with dental. CIFC Health, a federally qualified health center with dental care, cut its interpretation costs in half, saving more than $5,000 a month.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
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