OrthoAccel joins Orthodontext to offer text reminders

OrthoAccel Technologies has joined messaging service Orthodontext to allow orthodontists to send their patients text messages reminding them to use AcceleDent for 20 minutes daily.

Patient compliance is a key component of the effectiveness of AcceleDent, a noninvasive, class II medical device cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to OrthoAccel. AcceleDent speeds up orthodontic treatment by as much as 50%, the company said.

Through the partnership, AcceleDent providers will be offered a 30% Orthodontext lifetime discount and an additional 30-day free trial requiring no setup fee or contract.

Orthodontist Hilton Goldreich, DDS, and software engineer Richard Wiltshire co-founded Orthodontext with the idea that patients share responsibility in the success and pace of their own treatment.