Vendor and contract review
Confirm the applicable agreement, data flow, settings, support process, incident contacts, and linked policy evidence.
Trust and implementation
Evaluate dental AI for HIPAA-regulated workflows.
Use this dental AI HIPAA evaluation checklist to review BAAs, patient notice, staff training, access, retention, deletion, support, and human review.
Evaluation standard
Use the evidence, then confirm the workflow.
Facts are limited to the reviewed sources and current OraCore product boundaries. Unknowns stay labeled unknown.
Direct answer
The short answer.
A dental AI vendor can support HIPAA-regulated workflows, but compliance depends on the practice, vendor, contract, configuration, data flow, and safeguards. This checklist is not legal advice or a certification.
Data-flow checklist
Define the flow before rollout.
Data usedDocument categories and permitted purpose.
AccessConfirm users, roles, and support process.
Retention and deletionConfirm current settings and contractual terms.
Clinical controlHuman review and final record remain practice responsibilities.
Responsibility split
The implementation is shared; final accountability is not outsourced.
Practice responsibilities
Maintain policies, workforce training, patient communications, permitted-use decisions, and final clinical records.
Current scope
No unattested BAA availability, certification, encryption standard, retention period, deletion timeline, support control, or incident-response promise.
Sources
Use authoritative and current policy evidence.
Next step
Review the confirmed workflow.
Review the confirmed workflow.
Use this checklist during procurement and implementation. Obtain legal advice for your practice when needed.