Abstract: The present invention is a method of making a diagnosis of a dental condition of a patient which includes the steps of collecting non-imaging data relating to the patient, storing the non-imaging data in a storage medium containing stored non-imaging data and existing imaging data for this patient and for a plurality of other patients and applying non-real time and non-user attended algorithms to the stored non-imaging data and the existing imaging data of this patient and other patients. The algorithms determine the diagnosis of the dental condition of the patient. The diagnosis either is complete or determines what new dental imaging data for the patient is required to be acquired to diagnose the dental condition of the patient. The non-imaging data includes non-clinical data and non-dental clinical data.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of making a diagnosis of a dental condition of a patient which includes the steps of collecting non-imaging data relating to the patient, storing the non-imaging data in a storage medium containing stored non-imaging data and existing imaging data for this patient and for a plurality of other patients and applying non-real time and non-user attended algorithms to the stored non-imaging data and the existing imaging data of this patient and other patients. The algorithms determine the diagnosis of the dental condition of the patient. The diagnosis either is complete or determines what new dental imaging data for the patient is required to be acquired to diagnose the dental condition of the patient. The non-imaging data includes non-clinical data and non-dental clinical data.

Abstract: A method for integrating a non-supported dental imaging device into dental imaging software operates on a computer which is coupled to a display that is capable of displaying dental x-rays and dental photographs. An originally supported dental imaging device has an API binary file with an original filename accessible to the computer. The method includes the steps of creating a replacement alternate API binary file which contains equivalent functionality as the API binary file of the original supported dental imaging device and placing the replacement alternate API binary file either onto or accessible to the computer. The replacement alternate API binary file has the same filename as does the original filename of the API binary file of the originally supported dental imaging device. The method also includes the step of having the replacement alternate API binary file operated on by the dental imaging software by means of the computer.