How to use Claude to find old dental implant records

The author had postponed dental work because they did not know the manufacturer of an implant placed about twenty years earlier. Two dentists had described a potentially complicated identification process involving removal of the crown, photographs sent to a laboratory and possibly replacement of the implant. The missing historical information was the obstacle the author wanted to resolve.

Claude Cowork first understood the problem and interviewed the author. It then found dental insurance paperwork in their email and used it to identify the prosthodontist who had performed the original work. The original office had closed years before, so locating that office alone did not solve the problem.

Cowork continued by finding where the practitioner had moved and identifying the new practice. It supplied a telephone number for the author to call. Within a couple of hours, the author had the implant manufacturer, procedure notes and installation X-rays. The account does not say Cowork made the call or performed dental treatment. The author described having a clearer path toward resolving a problem that had seemed insurmountable.

Who it's for: people trying to recover old records by tracing paperwork and a provider's changed contact details.

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