Predictika · chairside dental CAD/CAM system quotes: system, software and materials package, purchase program, options and contract term

A sales agent's chairside CAD/CAM quote, checked before it goes to the dental practice

A sales agent prepares a chairside dental CAD/CAM quote with a scanning and milling system, a software and materials package, a purchase program, optional add-ons, a quantity and a contract term, and says it is ready to send. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika's validator, which checks the system, package, program, options, term, discount and the stated net total against each other and reports every problem it finds in one pass.

Scope: Chairside and lab-side dental CAD/CAM quotes for a Dentsply Sirona style line: four scanning and milling system configurations, three software and materials packages and three purchase programs. Illustrative prices in US dollars; not affiliated with or endorsed by Dentsply Sirona. See everything this validator covers

This validator checks any quote made of these systems, packages and programs, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Systems and packages — each system has a daily restoration volume range, and each package has its own volume limit and ceramics support; the production suites need a package that includes ceramics support.
  • Options — the Primemill milling unit is not available on the Omnicam compact scanner; the extended warranty and software subscription adds a yearly charge.
  • Purchase programs and quantity — list purchase, equipment lease with consumables and the dental group program, each with a discount and a minimum quantity, plus volume discounts from two systems.
  • Term, discount and review thresholds — contracts of one to five years, a total discount limit, a clinic workflow review for high daily volumes, a practice rollout review for large quantities, and a deal desk review for large orders.
  • The stated net total — the total the agent states must match the total the validator computes, within USD 1.

Any quote that touches these rules is in scope, not only the scenarios pictured here. Not checked: other Dentsply Sirona products and accessories, real list prices and customer-specific terms, tax and multi-currency quoting, or engineering and clinical decisions; the review thresholds are quoting checks only.

The sales agentPrepares the CAD/CAM system quote for the dental practice and says it is ready to send.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where a rules-based quoting tool gets this wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based quoting tool (product rules, price rules and validation rules, one rule per field) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtA rules-based quoting toolPredictika
An option or package that only fits some systemsOnly with care
Product rules per system, package and option work, but each new combination needs its own rule.		The compatibility flags are data on each system and package; the checks follow from them.
Limits that depend on the system, the program and the quantityOnly with care
A minimum quantity per program, a volume range per system and a review above a threshold are three separate rules kept in step by hand.		System, program, quantity and volume are fields of one request and checked together.
Volume discount, program discount and requested discount togetherOnly with workarounds
Price rules must run in the right order, and a total discount limit needs the sum of all three.		All three discounts are applied in one calculation, and the total is checked against the limit.
A stated net total that does not match the computed oneOnly with workarounds
The agent's number is typed into a field, and nothing recomputes the price to compare it.		The validator computes the net total itself and blocks the quote when the stated total differs by more than USD 1.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1A daily restoration volume is outside the range of the system.
2The Primemill milling unit is not available on the Omnicam compact scanner.
3The Essential software and materials package does not include the ceramics support the production suites need.
4A quantity is outside the allowed range of 1 to 10 systems.
5A quantity is below the minimum for the purchase program.
6A contract of more than 5 years is outside the 1 to 5 years allowed.
7A total discount of more than 20 percent exceeds the limit.
8A daily restoration volume above 40 needs a clinic workflow review.
9A quantity above 4 systems needs a practice rollout review.
10A contract longer than 3 years needs finance to approve the price lock.
11A total discount above 12 percent needs the sales director.
12An order value above USD 600,000 needs a deal desk review.
13The net total the agent states must match the total the validator computes (within USD 1).

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. A term and a discount over the limits: A six-year lease with a 14 percent extra discount

    
The agent's request. Please check this quote for Lakeview Family Dental: two Primescan AC scanner stations with the Pro software and ceramics package on an equipment lease with consumables, 12 restorations a day, a six year contract with a 14 percent extra discount, net total USD 140,430.40. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Contract term over the limit. A contract of 6 years is outside the 1 to 5 years allowed.
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  • Total discount over the limit. The total discount of 21 percent exceeds the 20 percent limit.
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  • Computed price. The validator computed USD 140,430.40 for quantity 2 over 6 years: USD 86,000 per system and USD 960 a year for service, USD 177,760 before discount, with 21 percent total discount.
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2. A term and a discount over the limits: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please check the revised quote for Lakeview Family Dental: two Primescan AC scanner stations with the Pro software and ceramics package on an equipment lease with consumables, 12 restorations a day, a three year contract with a 4 percent extra discount, net total USD 155,643.20. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Computed price. The validator computed USD 155,643.20 for quantity 2 over 3 years: USD 86,000 per system and USD 960 a year for service, USD 174,880 before discount, with 11 percent total discount. It matches the stated total.
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3. A stated net total that does not match: A net total that is USD 5,036 too low

    
The agent's request. Please check this quote for Oakmont Dental Studio: one Omnicam compact scanner with the Essential software and materials package on a list purchase, with the extended warranty and software subscription, 6 restorations a day, a two year contract, net total USD 45,324. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated net total. The quoted net total of USD 45,324 does not match the USD 50,360 the validator computed.
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  • Computed price. The validator computed USD 50,360 for quantity 1 over 2 years: USD 37,000 per system and USD 6,680 a year for service, USD 50,360 before discount, with 0 percent total discount.
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4. A stated net total that does not match: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please check the corrected quote for Oakmont Dental Studio: one Omnicam compact scanner with the Essential software and materials package on a list purchase, with the extended warranty and software subscription, 6 restorations a day, a two year contract, net total USD 50,360. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Computed price. The validator computed USD 50,360 for quantity 1 over 2 years: USD 37,000 per system and USD 6,680 a year for service, USD 50,360 before discount, with 0 percent total discount. It matches the stated total.
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5. A high daily volume: Two production suites at 45 restorations a day

    
The agent's request. Please check this quote for Riverbend Dental Partners: two Inlab production suites with the Premium software and ceramics package on a list purchase, 45 restorations a day, a two year contract, net total USD 441,233.60. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Clinic workflow review. A daily restoration volume of 45 is above 40; a clinic workflow review is required.
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  • Computed price. The validator computed USD 441,233.60 for quantity 2 over 2 years: USD 226,000 per system and USD 1,440 a year for service, USD 454,880 before discount, with 3 percent total discount. The stated total matches.
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6. A high daily volume: The clinic workflow review is approved

    
The agent's request. Please check the same quote for Riverbend Dental Partners, now that the clinic workflow review has been approved: two Inlab production suites with the Premium software and ceramics package on a list purchase, 45 restorations a day, a two year contract, net total USD 441,233.60. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Clinic workflow review. A daily restoration volume of 45 is above 40; a clinic workflow review is required. The approval is recorded.
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  • Computed price. The validator computed USD 441,233.60 for quantity 2 over 2 years: USD 226,000 per system and USD 1,440 a year for service, USD 454,880 before discount, with 3 percent total discount. The stated total matches.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. A sales agent prepares a chairside dental CAD/CAM quote with a scanning and milling system, a software and materials package. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika's validator, which checks the system, package, program, options, term, discount and the stated net total against each other and reports every problem it finds in one pass.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please check this quote for Lakeview Family Dental: two Primescan AC scanner stations. It is ready to send. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with two findings, all in one answer. A contract of 6 years is outside the 1 to 5 years allowed. The total discount of 21 percent exceeds the 20 percent limit.
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  6. The validator returned two blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for limits that depend on the system, the program and the quantity, a rules-based quoting tool is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the contract term to 3 years, the extra discount requested to 4 percent and the stated net total to USD 155,643.20.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's total, USD 155,643.20, matches the quote.
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  13. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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