Cutting Periodontal Staging Interpretation Time by About 80% With a Guided iOS App

An Interactive Questionnaire for Guided Assessment

The app walks users through a structured questionnaire covering patient assessment, letting dental students practice on real-world scenarios and build hands-on experience with the 2018 classification system before applying it in a clinical setting.

• Guided questionnaire walking users through patient assessment for educational use
• Real-world scenario practice for dental students building hands-on experience
• Automatic stage, grade, and extent generation once the questionnaire is complete
• Visual reference images paired with each identified stage

Excel-Based Classification Logic

An Excel-based backend functions as the centralized repository of the classification system's predefined logic and reference data, powering staging, grading, and extent determination so outputs stay accurate and consistent across every questionnaire run.

Automatic Stage, Grade, and Extent Generation

Once a user completes the questionnaire, the app generates stage, grade, and extent automatically and pairs each result with a supplementary visual reference for the identified stage, replacing manual interpretation with a consistent, repeatable output.

No Complex Backend to Manage

The app runs as a standalone iOS build with no server infrastructure to deploy or maintain, keeping it accessible to users at different levels of expertise, from students working through their first cases to practitioners using it in day-to-day decision-making.