Clear instructions
Patients can better recognize what the office is asking them to do before and after care.
Paste English text, then send.
If who you're talking to changes the Vietnamese, I'll ask one quick question before translating.
Translation that sounds familiar, not just literal.
TranslateDental is designed for a diasporic community shaped by immigration and daily life in both Vietnamese and English. Nearly half of Vietnamese Americans have limited English, while about 7 in 10 speak Vietnamese at home.
The community
Why a generic translator is not enough
2.3MVietnamese Americans in the U.S.
44%have limited English proficiency
72%speak Vietnamese at home
64%of immigrants speak English "less than very well"
How it works
Community language is built into the translator.
TranslateDental uses a curated repository of Vietnamese American dental terminology, mixed-language phrasing, kinship forms, and tone rules. It preserves words people already recognize instead of forcing every technical term into formal Vietnamese.
Dental implanttrồng răng implant
Cleaningclean răng
Retainerretainer / hàm duy trì
InvisalignInvisalign
Familiar language
Technical terms stay connected to the language used at home and in U.S. dental offices.
Respectful tone
Kinship, age, and speaker choices make the Vietnamese sound natural rather than machine-made.
Sources: Pew Research Center (2021-23 American Community Survey), U.S. Census Bureau, Migration Policy Institute, and the Journal of Dental Education. Figures are estimates and rounded.