You have always tried to stay current with new technology at your practice. You understand that it is an investment and you take every opportunity to use technology to improve efficiency. Now that you’ve invested in dental practice software, make sure you are utilizing all of its features.
Scheduling
Color coded systems and special indicators can show at a glance who is seeing patients, what service is being provided, how much time they have and what other patients’ appointments might be affected. This is easy for anyone in the office to check by glancing at a monitor, so they don’t need to run to the front desk or disrupt other processes
Scheduling is perhaps the biggest factor in making sure your day runs smoothly, so it’s important to make sure your software makes that process as manageable as possible.
Charting and treatment planning
Digital charts and patient records are such a benefit to any dental office and one of the biggest perks to a practice management software. Once you digitize your patient records, you’ll never know how you managed with such cumbersome stacks of papers and x-ray films, when a couple of clicks can access all of that. It is so much simpler for you to view records, and also for you to show your patient pertinent information regarding their history and recommended treatments. This can also help you convey all the financial information about the patient’s recommended treatments. They leave more comfortable and at ease and satisfied when they have a complete picture of the treatment plan.
Dictation and note-taking
Note-taking is simplified with software as you can make sure your notes are readable and able to be accessed by other practitioners in the office. Again, the need for paper is eliminated and there is no flipping through charts looking for notes, hoping to be able to read them. Being able to stay organized saves much time. Some software even lets you dictate. This could be of great help while treating a patient: you can continue providing care as you dictate, letting you capture your thoughts in real time, leaving less chance of forgetting details.
Patient reminders
Automated appointment reminders save your office staff time to deal with patients in person and helps them run the front office efficiently. Often, patients can even elect to have these notifications sent by text. Providing an excellent customer service experience while patients are in the office is one of the biggest things they will take away from their dental visit
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