METLIFE AND PREVISER LAUNCH ORAL HEALTH DISEASE MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM
Posted: January 30, 2007
MetLife and PreViser Corporation, a developer of patented oral health risk assessment software technology, today announced the launch of a new pilot program to help identify risks for periodontal
disease. MetLife will provide dentists in the pilot program free access to PreViser's Oral Health Information Suite(TM), an oral health risk assessment software, through the Web site portal, www.metdental.com, so they can more effectively treat their MetLife dental plan patients who are affected by, or at risk for, periodontal disease.
Participants for the pilot program are a select group of dental practices and dentists from MetLife's Preferred Dentist Program (PDP) - a nationwide network of over 95,000 dentist locations.
Dr. Alan Vogel, MetLife vice president and national dental director said, "As part of MetLife's ongoing efforts to provide innovative tools for improving the oral health of patients, we are pleased to introduce this disease management program with PreViser. We believe PreViser's technology and educational tools will help dentists work more effectively with their patients to combat the serious consequences of periodontal disease."
"Importantly," Vogel added, "this joint initiative should provide measurable results to all stakeholders of the effectiveness of oral health disease management programs."
PreViser Chief Executive Officer Carl Loeb stated, "We are excited to be working with MetLife, a recognized leader for its approach to oral health care, on such an important initiative. We look forward to introducing pilot program participants to the PreViser oral health risk assessment tool and the companion analysis reports to help them improve their patients' understanding of periodontal disease."
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