Q&M eyes AI and tech investments for future growth

Firm's new AI platform meant to reduce the chance of misdiagnoses, recommend treatment plans in a more objective, transparent way.

Claudia Chong

Published Mon, Jun 21, 2021 · 05:50 AM

q&m dental

Singapore

A FLAW in the dental industry lies in how some dentists prescribe treatment plans simply because they prefer certain procedures. This comes at the expense of patients, said Ng Chin Siau, chief executive of Q&M Dental Group.

In 2018, Q&M established a company, EM2AI, to work on artificial intelligence (AI) projects that target pain points such as this. EM2AI is now preparing for clinical trials to get approval from the Health Sciences Authority for its AI platform, under the Class B medical device category.