Sydney medtech startup Eyes of AI has secured a $2.2 million federal grant toward a $6.7 million project to build Perio-Detect, an AI-powered, contactless screening tool for periodontitis.
Partners include CSIRO’s Data61, the University of Sydney, and 3Shape Australia with the project running until 30 April 2028.
“This CRC-P selection is a major milestone for Eyes of AITM and for dental innovation globally,” said Eyes of AI CEO Khoa Le.
“Periodontitis is a silent epidemic affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. Our goal is to ensure that an Australian innovation can set a new global standard empowering clinicians everywhere with smarter tools and giving patients a better future.”
Periodontal disease affects up to half the world’s population and around six million Australians. Severe cases are linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and dementia.
It’s a disease still typically checked with slow, uncomfortable tooth-by-tooth probing, an approach that can miss early warning signs
Perio-Detect is intended to replace that procedure with a contactless workflow fusing routine dental imaging and patient data. Eyes of AI’s models aim to return an objective, trackable result in seconds.
Eyes of AI and its partners will focus early on clinical validation and regulatory pathways — work that, if successful, could shift periodontal care from reactive treatment to proactive prevention in Australian clinics first before moving internationally.
The company launched its rapid x-ray analysis in 2022 after three years of development.
Round 17 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects grants awarded 21 projects more than $50.4 million in total government funding. CRC-P grants provide matched funding of $100,000–$3 million for up to three years.
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