Sphenoid OS · Product 01 OralPath

A second pair of eyes at the front door of oral cancer care.

Clinician-in-the-loop AI triage for oral mucosal lesions — runs in any browser, with NICE NG12 hard rules built in.

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BuiltValidation cohort 2026/27
NG12Hard rules built in
On-deviceInference in-browser
oralpath
78 HIGH CONCERN
REFER · 2WW
NICE NG12 trigger fired
  • • Persistent ulcer > 3 weeks
  • • Lateral tongue site
  • • Smoker, 25 pack-years
  • • Heavy alcohol use

The problem

Most oral cancers are caught too late.

Over 7,500 new oral cancers are diagnosed in the UK each year, and stage at presentation has barely moved in two decades. Most cases pass through a GDP or GP first. The diagnosis is rarely the hard part — the triage is.

OralPath sits at the front door. It does not diagnose. It surfaces risk, applies NICE NG12 hard rules, and forces an escalation pathway when red flags fire.


How it works

Image. Risk. Decision.

01 — Capture · ~3 min

Structured patient capture

A clinician walks through a 7-step capture: demographics, history, graded risk factors (pack-years, alcohol, betel, HPV), trauma context, anatomical site picker, photograph.

02 — Inference · on-device

Proprietary vision pipeline

A purpose-built vision system analyses the lesion against a curated, clinician-labelled reference library, combined with a graded clinical risk layer. Inference runs on-device — no images leave the room.

03 — Safety override · rule-based

NICE NG12, hard-coded

Any 2WW-eligible scenario forces a Refer 2WW output regardless of the model score. Belt and braces — a neuro-symbolic safety layer above the model.

04 — Output · structured

Score, pathway, pre-filled form

Risk score 0–100, a pathway recommendation (Refer 2WW / Refer routine / Watchful waiting / Reassure), and pre-filled 2WW form fields.


What it is not

A second opinion. Not a diagnosis.

OralPath does not replace the clinician. It does not see the histology. It does not touch the EHR. It is a structured second opinion that surfaces risk earlier than a 10-minute appointment can.

Want to see it work?

Trust R&D leads, primary care networks and digital-first dental groups: book a 30-minute demo and see the live tool.