DenScore allows dental insurers to better serve the stakeholders in their network.
DenScore enables insurers to be more supportive of the dentists in their network, leading to an enhanced payer-provider relationship.
How do insurers help patients find a dentist who's a good fit? DenScore's proprietary solution is customized to meet patients' needs.
DenScore provides unique group plan insight, allowing insurers to better serve employers and their employees.
DenScore is a software solution designed by a team of dentists which leverages dental claims data along with patient and provider feedback to build a stronger network for dental insurers. Our proprietary method uses machine learning to better understand the patient-dentist relationship and to forecast its impact on network performance.
Dr. Kyle Gernhofer – CEO
Dr. Gernhofer has been a dentist for 15 years, and he’s treated thousands of patients while working alongside many providers. As a private practice clinician, he realized that dental insurers have the unique challenge of simultaneously serving patients, dentists, employers and brokers while also meeting their own needs. With this in mind, DenScore’s innovative value-based care solution was created so dental insurers are better equipped to advocate for every stakeholder.
Dr. Gernhofer graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2005. After fulfilling his service as a Naval dental officer, Dr. Gernhofer treated the San Diego community for ten years at Mission Boulevard Dental Group. While in the Navy, he received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (COMM) and Navy Achievement Medal (NAM) for his leadership and clinical performance while serving as a dental officer aboard the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) and Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD) respectively. As a private practice dentist, Dr. Gernhofer was consistently recognized as one of San Diego’s top dentists by his patients and peers
James Armstead
Lead Developer
Melissa Cooper
User Experience Strategy and Design
Melissa’s expertise is in customer research, innovation and solution design. She describes herself as a problem solver who fosters goal-orientated design thinking to create products that customers love. Melissa’s career spans over 15 years in San Francisco, Sydney and Adelaide. She joined Eventbrite as their first user experience designer and built their first UX team. Melissa has also headed up design at Dwolla in the US and Product at Bluethumb in Australia.
Andrew Berndt
Actuarial and Financial Services
Andrew is currently an actuarial intern at the Global Insurance Accelerator, where he performs actuarial modeling, risk analysis, and data analysis for DenScore. He is a junior actuarial science major and member of the track and cross country teams at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Andrew previously worked as an actuarial intern for Sammons Financial Group in Summer 2019 and will be working for Cigna in Summer 2020.
Tia Nieland
Graphic Designer
Tia is currently a graphic design intern at the Global Insurance Accelerator and she handles DenScore’s brand strategy, identity, and creative direction. She is a senior in graphic design at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Her previous involvement includes working as a social media intern for the ISU Study Abroad Office while studying abroad in Rome, a graphic design intern at Model Farm, and the creative director for the student run publication Revival Magazine.
Dr. Amit Acharya
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
Professional Advisor
Dr. Acharya is a dentist, computer scientist and the director of the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. He is a renowned biomedical informatics researcher and leader in value-based care modeling who lectures around the world. Dr. Acharya also sits on the Dental Quality Alliance committee, which was established by the American Dental Association, to identify performance measures for oral health care.
Matthew Wiles
Corporate Litigation Attorney
Professional Advisor
Matthew Wiles is a partner for one of the most highly regarded law firms in the United States. He is a serial entrepreneur and serves as an advisor for multiple tech start-up companies. In addition to advising DenScore on regulatory/compliance issues, Matthew offers guidance on business strategy, financial matters and overall operations.
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