Technology accounts for 20% of the composite score. The criterion measures verifiable installed infrastructure and workflow integration, not the presence of the words digital or high-tech in clinic material.
Installed capability, disclosed by name
Credit is given where equipment and software platforms are disclosed by manufacturer and model, or where a clinic holds a recognised manufacturer partnership tier. Named disclosure allows independent verification; generic claims do not.
- Intraoral scanners and CBCT imaging with stated systems
- In-house milling or printing versus outsourced laboratory work
- Guided implant surgery planning software
- Manufacturer partner status, where publicly listed
Workflow integration
An in-house mill only shortens treatment time if it is connected to scanning and design in one pathway. The index assesses whether the chain is continuous, since a fragmented pathway reproduces the delays of conventional laboratory work.
What is not scored
Rendered visualisations, stock imagery of equipment, and unattributed before-and-after galleries carry no score weight. Neither does device novelty on its own where no clinical rationale is disclosed.