When speaking with an office administrator or dental office owner about being a paperless dental office, one of the first questions I ask is “What does being a paperless dental office mean for you?”. With this concept having been around for years, many dental offices in today’s day-and-age are becoming paperless from the get-go or making the switch as they see the numerous advantages such a solution provides.
Recalls are the lifeline of any dental practice as they generate an income stream that is predictable and recurring which often constitutes majority of their revenue. Therefore, most practice management systems today provide the means to schedule recall appointments. However, your staff will be more diligent about doing so if the scheduling and recall management process is streamlined and automated.
Retaining your patients is a very important component for a successful dental practice. However, providing outstanding oral care might not be enough for your patients to remain yours year after year. According to the Dental Economics article “6 Reasons Why Patients Are Dissatisfied”, having bad experiences at the front desk, long waits in the reception area, and not accepting a patient’s dental insurance are three reasons for patients’ dissatisfaction affecting the loyalty to their dental practice. These factors could cause your patients to leave your practice if you are not doing anything to mitigate them. So, what can you do to avoid or minimize these undesirable circumstances?
Dentists see numerous patients throughout their day requiring a practice management software that is easy to use, quick, and efficient. They do not want to rely on multiple screens, so having one with all relevant patient information would be highly beneficial for providers and ADSTRA Software does just that with ADSTRA Clinical.
ADSTRA Clinical provides quick access to patient information required when administering dental care. On the one screen, providers will see the: dashboard, notes (left tabs), charts (top tabs), and records (bottom tabs).
For years, dental practices have been moving toward paperless dental records—yet many still rely on paper charts, forms, and documents for parts of their daily workflow. While this hybrid approach may feel familiar, it often leads to inefficiencies, errors, and missed opportunities. Today’s new dental practices are choosing fully paperless solutions from day one, and established practices are increasingly making the switch as well.
Why? Because paperless dental records don’t just eliminate paper—they transform how a practice operates.
In today’s age – the technology age, information is easily accessible. It almost seems that anyone can find out anything. With such ease of access, we might wonder whether health information is being kept safe and private. Rest assured! A rigorous framework exists that health care providers including dentists can follow to ensure that health information is, in fact, kept safe and private.
Information privacy is an important consideration when dentists are deciding which dental practice management software to purchase. Companies such as ADSTRA Systems, provide dental professionals the tools they need to ensure compliance with numerous standards, regulations and codes of conduct regarding the protection of any personal information that patients share with them.
Having the tools to work smarter rather than harder is key for any dental clinic. Between seeing patients, practice accounting, chart creation, submissions of claims, and the general day-to-day tasks of running a dental hygiene clinic – the right dental software should intuitively work with you to gather the relevant patient’s information required to run your practice effectively.
Many dental practices that are converting to a paperless dental software solution learn two things. One is that they will save money as they do not have to purchase and store paper charts, and two is that a paperless solution creates a better work flow for their dental practice, resulting in increased efficiency, case acceptances, and new patient generation.
While there are plenty of reasons to convert your dental practice to using a paperless dental software solution with ADSTRA Dental Software, below are the main advantages of switching to a paperless dental software solution.
ADSTRA Clinical allows you to keep track of vital patient information, streamline the treatment process, create notes and prescriptions, dental charts that allow you to establish the existing condition of your patients’ and easily track their progress over time, view patients’ images and financial activity, and much more, all without the need for paper.
