Software

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

3Shape has announced that dental users of 3Shape systems will soon be able to access the implant lines from DENTSPLY Implants in connection with 3Shape Implant Studio™.

First, let me come clean: I am celebrating 30 years in dentistry this year and although I may refer to myself as a “dental dinosaur,” I’m not calling my fellow dental friends old. But, let’s face it: if we think about the treatment modalities, materials and technology we have today in dentistry, you may agree with my analogy.

It’s clear by now that intraoral scanning is here to stay. Digital impressions are changing the relationship between the lab and the dentist, and it can be a confusing transition.

DPR spoke with Dr. Gregory Zollo and hygienist Caitlin Robinson to discuss what they like best about DEXIS imaging software and sensors.

Officially launched at IDS 2015, Planmeca Romexis Smile Design allows dentists to design new smiles using a simple 2D facial smile photo and intelligent teeth silhouettes.

The dental industry is rapidly changing with the introduction and adoption of dental EHRs. This technology affords us the ability to have functionality that we could have never done before on a manual level. One of the big changes that's happening is the introduction of new, more detailed granular and sophisticated coding sets. 

To commemorate its launch 21 years ago, Eaglesoft Practice Management System is celebrating its 21st birthday at the CEREC 30th Anniversary Celebration in Las Vegas on September 17-19.

MIST Inc. is now a distributor of the imes-icore CORiTEC 450i and 650i industrial mills. Both include exclusive CAM software strategies developed by IMILLING, a milling center specializing in implant prosthetics.

Vision Engineering has introduces a new, eyepiece-less stereo microscope said to offer improved ergonomics and hand-to-eye coordination when working on work requiring magnification.

Dental and laboratory experts weigh in on what dental technicians need to know about the new workflow.

Henry Schein, Inc. has announced the release of Dentrix® G6, the latest version of the dental practice management software. Dentrix G6 offers customers new features that enhance the user experience and enable practitioners to adopt paperless practices.   

In mid-June, 2,000 dental professionals gathered in New York City to attend the Nobel Biocare Global Symposium. The Dental Products Report team went to the Symposium to hear about Nobel Biocare’s new product offerings, their new workflow solution, a brand-new portal for professional cooperation and charity.

Whip Mix has introduced MaxAlign, an Android app that digitally captures patient data.

According to a new press release from ETI Digital Technology, Dental Wings h?as just released its latest version of their software, Version 5.0.

Technology is a great investment for your practice as long as you use it. Using it, however, sometimes proves to be a tougher prospect than one would think. Too many times today’s excellent investment becomes tomorrow’s dusty clutter in the corner.

It should come as no surprise that the dental lab industry has-and continues to-grow and evolve. From George Washington’s ivory dentures (despite what you heard on the elementary school playground, they were not wooden) to porcelain-fused to metal crowns to today’s all-digital, full-arch cases, the way we do things has constantly grown. Even within the modern CAD/CAM systems, progress continues.

Heraeus Kulzer recently launched the Pala Digital Denture System, a new and advanced system with technology engineered to allow time savings and digital precision to benefit dental practices and dental laboratories. 

This week, Patterson Dental introduced a new e-service called AutoSDSSM to help dental practices manage safety data, as required by OSHA.

This week at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, Carestream Dental announced the release of the latest Logicon Caries Detector 5.1, which reportedly further automates the detection process and produces improved displays of caries sites.

This week at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, Sirona  introduced the SIDEXIS 4 software, which reportedly improves practitioners' ability to diagnose, plan treatments and communicate their findings with patients.