#41 - Building the Operating System for Dental Care: Shiva Kumar on Dentulu, AI, and a Reinvented Future

In this episode of Dental Tech Talks, we sit down with Shiva Kumar, Co-Founder and CTO of Dentulu — the teledentistry platform now powering over 500,000 virtual consults and transforming oral health at scale. Shiva shares how an “accidental marriage” between tech and dentistry turned into an AI-first platform integrating everything from intraoral cameras and AI second opinions to salivary diagnostics and remote treatment planning. We discuss Dentulu’s partnerships with innovators like Pearl AI and Viome, their expanding presence across the U.S. and internationally, and why salivary testing, AI note-taking, and remote sleep apnea care are just the beginning. Whether you're a startup founder or a DSO operator, this one is a blueprint for building real healthcare impact.