Another ASDOH first sets stage for the future
Posted: November 4, 2009
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health is the first dental school to fully implement ICE (Internet Communications delivered Elegantly) Dental Systems, a new web-based, fully integrated dental practice management system.
The school’s two Arizona clinics, the ASDOH Dental Clinic in Mesa and Dental Care West in Glendale, launched the software October 15.
“We are excited to work with one of the most innovative software companies in the world in launching the new ICE Dental Systems,” said ATSU-ASDOH Dean Jack Dillenberg, D.D.S., M.P.H. “This innovative, web-based system will be the management and education standard for the future. The new system will increase efficiency and effectiveness while providing an easy way to better manage the patient experience at our clinics.”
According to ATSU-ASDOH officials, the system will have a dramatic impact on students, patients, and the clinics. Integrated educational components can be accessed by students anytime, anywhere via the Internet. It also introduces students early on to the kind of practice management software they likely will use in their own practices.
Patients at the ASDOH Dental Clinic, Orthodontic Clinic, and Dental Care West will now be able to access components of their dental history online and view patient education presentations and animations. Patients also can pre-register before their first appointment, making new patient processes faster and more streamlined. It also means that one system will serve all the clinics’ practice needs, eliminating the need for, and expense of, multiple system modules and computers.
According to the ICE Dental Systems website, patient data is encrypted and stored in a secure, remote location, then delivered privately and securely via the Internet. Even if a computer is lost, stolen, or damaged, clinic and patient data remain protected at all times.
The long list of software functions that ATSU-ASDOH’s dental clinics will have access to includes management dental office administrative functions, education for patients on procedures via 3-D animations that are accessible from a home computer, and access to medical reference pages about symptoms, treatments, and more.