ASDOH dental clinics to launch new web-based practice management software
Posted: September 1, 2009ICE Dental Systems promises more streamlined process for patients, students
MESA, Ariz. – A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) will be the first dental school to fully implement ICE 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, will launch 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 that they will likely be using in their own practices one day.
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 can also 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 remains protected at all times.
“ICE Dental Systems truly represents a disruptive technology in dental systems software that substantially reduces cost for users while significantly increasing efficiency,” said Mark Genuis, Ph.D., president and CEO of ICE Dental Systems. “We are honored to be working in partnership with ASDOH and very pleased to be launching ICE at their school.”
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.