Practice Management

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It may not be the piece of technology that comes to mind the quickest, but it’s one that makes your practice hum and keeps your profitability (as well as billing, appointments, reminders, and so much more) front and center in the mind of the dentist and dental team.

The future of dental practice management software and how it will impact your business [VIDEO]

The dental laser’s new features include a 1.00 mm-XC (coarse-cut) spot size, an improved 1.00 mm (standard-cut) spot size and the Solea Software 2.4.0 Automatic Software Upgrade feature.

Convergent Dental unveils new spot size, improved spot size and Solea software upgrade

A leading OS X native dental software, ICD-10-capable MacPractice 5.1 is compatible with Yosemite (required for charting) and Mavericks and interoperates with MacPractice’s iOS 8 compatible Patient Check In, Clipboard and iEHR apps for iPad, as well MacPractice Interface for iPad and MacPractice Interface for iPhone.

MacPractice DDS 5.1 features next-generation dental charting

Mike Uretz is a nationally-recognized Dental software and Electronic Health Records (EHR) expert. Mike has helped hundreds of individual practices and multi-clinic groups properly evaluate and select software vendors and solutions, structure and negotiate pricing and contracts, provide implementation oversight and vendor management. Mike was a member of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology EHR vendor certification workgroup, and has been a member of various federal and state working committees for EHR business practices and policy. Having been involved with the EHR Incentive program from day one, Mike has helped a number of states, to evaluate and select EHR vendors, structure contracts and agreements, and manage vendor issues. As co-chairman of the Best practices advisory committee for EHR Contracts, Mike has been instrumental in developing standards for structuring vendor contracts and pricing for use by state programs nationwide He is the founder and editorial director of DentalSoftwareAdvisor.com, a trusted and objective online resource on all matters related to dental software. He is also the point person for Advanstar’s coverage of dental EHRs and their evolving role in the dental industry and can be reached by e-mail at mikeu@dentalsoftwareadvisor.com.

The benefits of cloud-based imaging range from mobile access of images to a standard image format (DICOM) for transferring images to a secure portal in which to share images with referrals and members of the care team.

Cloud-based dental imaging heats up

We recently spoke with Zirkonzahn’s Wilfried Tratter, MDT, about Zirkonzahn’s commitment to the entire laboratory workflow.

Innovator Profile Zirkonzahn's marriage of dependable hardware and great software

Scanned cases can be easily sent to in-house design stations and milling units or to the Glidewell Outsource Milling Center for outsourced fabrication through Glidewell Laboratories.

Innovator Profile Spotlight on CloudPoint™ FastScan™

We recently spoke to Larry Bodony, President of exocad America, about the company's plans for the future of the digital workflow and what new applications and software are coming out to realize that future.

Innovator Profile exocad's cutting edge workflow solutions

I had worked in my father’s practice where he had old-fashioned charts. I also worked at a couple larger practices that had other practice management software options.

Double Take - Curve Hero

i-CAT, a brand of the KaVo Kerr Group, released its new and enhanced Tx STUDIO 5.4 treatment planning software at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Annual Session, San Francisco, Calif.

i-CAT™ debuts new release of 3D treatment planning software at the AAO

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

As I researched various practice management software options for Dr. Nguyen’s office from an IT perspective, I wanted an affordable system that was easy to learn, required little maintenance, reduced IT support overhead and helped the workflow and productivity of our staff.