Myvirtudent

Virtudent, associated with the myvirtudent.com domain, is a teledentistry practice that partners with employers to deliver preventive dental care in the workplace. A registered dental hygienist travels to the worksite with a portable dentistry kit roughly the size of a suitcase and performs a cleaning and comprehensive oral exam, while a remote dentist reviews digital x-rays and intraoral photographs and supplies the teledentistry exam. Standard visits include a PreViser risk assessment covering oral cancer, gum disease and cavity risk, with optional add-ons such as fluoride varnish.

A second offering, Virtudent Connect, provides virtual care coordination and teledentistry over video from a computer, tablet or smartphone. Connect visits, typically at least 15 minutes, are used to triage oral health issues, with a dentist able to advise, prescribe medication and refer patients onward. After either type of visit, patients receive a follow-up report from a dentist within 48 hours, records are forwarded to the patient's own or a referral dentist, and the team follows up by phone after ten days. Where further treatment is required, Virtudent helps the patient locate an in-network local dentist and transfers dental records to ensure continuity of care.

Founding story

Founded in 2014 by Dr. Hitesh Tolani, D.M.D., who served as Founder and CEO and framed the company's mission as using technology to make dental visits more accessible, convenient and patient-centric.

Business model

Virtudent contracts with employers to bring a full dental clinic and teledentistry service on-site at no cost to the employer, with clinical services billed to dental insurance. The company positions itself as separating the diagnosing provider from the treating provider so that treatment plans are formed independently of who performs the work.

Care is billed to patients' dental insurance carriers; the company states it accepts most major dental plans including Aetna, Bento, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Delta Dental, Guardian, MetLife and United Concordia, and balance-bills patients where it is out of network or a deductible applies. Patients without dental insurance can pay a $150 same-day self-pay rate covering standard imaging and cleaning, with fluoride varnish available for an additional fee. Virtudent Connect teledentistry visits are free to the patient when covered by the employer or insurance carrier.

Traction

As of the 2018 Series A announcement, the company cited employer partners including Wayfair, Kronos, LogMeIn and athenahealth, and a community program with Northeast Delta Dental that had served 4,200 children at Boys and Girls Clubs of New Hampshire. A vendor directory listing cites partnerships with hundreds of employers including Dunkin' Brands, Microsoft, TJX Companies and Wayfair, and tens of thousands of employee work hours saved for clients.

Latest developments

The myvirtudent.com domain, registered in 2014 and with registration recorded through 2026, currently serves content unrelated to dental services; the company's virtudent.com site continues to publish patient, employer and clinical information.