Last updated September 29, 2026

Quantum Howl

Developing on-premise clinical AI for dental imaging and practice workflows

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Tooth decay and gum disease can cause pain, infection and tooth loss, yet many oral conditions can be treated in their early stages. Dentists need to interpret X-rays alongside patient histories and symptoms, then document their findings and organize follow-up care.

Quantum Howl develops Dental Brain, its flagship clinical decision-support product for dental practices. Dental Brain combines multimodal dental imaging, patient records and workflow tools, while dentists remain responsible for reviewing, editing and signing the final clinical output.

Key Investor Signals

Deployed at two Microdental clinic locations

Dental Brain, Quantum Howl’s flagship product, entered production at Microdental’s two locations in Almería in September 2025, bringing its on-premise dental AI into everyday clinical workflows.

Secured 60 days of NVIDIA computing access

An grant provided access to eight H100 processors for a 60-day training sprint on dental image analysis and clinical reasoning models.

Joined Spain’s El Cable accelerator cohort

Quantum Howl was one of four startups selected for Andalucía Open Future’s in its first 2026 intake, entering a four-month program with specialist mentoring.

Other Positive Signals

  • Quantum Howl is a member of NVIDIA Inception, NVIDIA’s program for startups developing AI and accelerated-computing products.

Team

Darío Ávalos Modino

CEO and Co-founder

  • More than 22 years of experience in technology, including healthtech.
  • Architect and technical lead of Dental Brain.
  • Leads the on-premise multimodal model, multi-agent orchestration and full software stack.

Andrea Jorge Díaz

CFO and Co-founder

  • Worked as a producer at Animatoon Studio from 2014 to 2020, coordinating production resources, budgets and project staffing.
  • Brings more than 15 years of client-facing creative work as a senior fashion stylist for national and international clients.
  • Participated in Universidad Francisco de Vitoria’s Generación Empresarial programme, including award-winning business projects.

Product

Quantum Howl’s Dental Brain is an on-premise clinical decision-support system combining multimodal dental imaging, patient records and multi-agent workflow tools. It is designed to support, not replace, dentists, who remain responsible for the final clinical decision.

X-ray analysis for dentist review

The software analyzes panoramic and intraoral X-rays alongside clinical history and symptoms. It returns suggested findings and abstains when confidence is insufficient; dentists review, edit and sign the final clinical output. Clinical validation has been carried out with practising dentists.

Local processing and voice notes

Clinical reasoning and voice dictation run on the clinic’s own server. Dentists can dictate notes and dental charts, while local image processing supports work with sensitive patient information inside the practice.

Connected practice-management tools

AI agents connect appointment scheduling, patient reminders, inventory and billing. Clinical records and administrative workflows share one platform, allowing practice teams to coordinate care and day-to-day operations.

Market Overview

Dental AI is sold to practices and dental groups as diagnostic-support and workflow software. It helps clinicians interpret images and communicate findings, while practice-management systems organize records, appointments and billing. The commercial category spans clinical software and the infrastructure used to run a dental practice.

Dental clinics are the largest buyer segment for dental AI, with purchasing tied to imaging systems and established practice software. Europe has an existing market for digital practice management. Cloud delivery dominates AI spending, while local deployments serve practices that want processing on their own infrastructure.

Global spending on dental AI
$1.3B

Estimated worldwide dental AI market revenue in 2025, covering diagnostic and workflow applications.

Europe’s dental management software
$929.8M

Estimated European revenue from dental practice-management software in 2025.

Dental clinics’ share of AI spending
68.6%

Dental clinics accounted for 68.6% of global dental AI market revenue in 2025.

Dentists working across the EU
~375,000

About 375,000 dentists were practising across the EU in 2024, based on Eurostat national workforce data.

Comparable Outcomes

Dental X-ray AI

Pearl

Raised $58M at a $400M reported valuation

Pearl developed software that helps dentists read X-rays, identify potential disease and explain findings to patients during routine care. Pearl raised $58M in a July 2024 Series B led by Left Lane Capital. Its valuation was reported at $400M.

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