Moving Away From Paper-Based Systems

Taking the step to move your practice management from paper to digital can appear daunting but in today’s unpredictable world, a simple-to-use and flexible solution is essential in delivering exceptional dental care. 

In many aspects of everyday life, the acceptance of technology during and in particular cloud-based platforms allows us all to stay connected - and for dentistry, it lets dental practitioners streamline processes, triage patient care, deliver contactless journeys and manage their teams. 

Transform your practice in a simple and effective way so you can save time, keep costs down, automate your patient communications, manage finances and keep your appointment book filled. The move to digital is seamless and offers a number of benefits: 

• Versatility – work from anywhere, with no restrictions and increased flexibility.  

• Automation - get work done quicker and easier by automating your workflows within Dentally.  

• Cost savings - transitioning to paperless dental forms saves money on paper, printing and postage costs and eliminates the need to store physical patient files. 

• Time back - digital forms make it easier for staff members to access patient records, improving efficiency and streamlining workflow – so you can get back to the patient. 

• Modernisation - enhance treatment planning and improve patient care while making it easier to gather and organize patient information. 

• Contactless patient experience - patients can conveniently check dentist availability, book appointments, and complete necessary paperwork electronically contributing to a smoother dental experience.   

• Data security - security protocols such as two-factor authentication and encryption technologies help safeguard sensitive patient information. 

• Boost your marketing - run reports to view which patients have not visited the practice in recent years and find out which of your marketing channels are the most effective at increasing new patient acquisition. 

Sustainable patient experience 

There are a number of ways in which Dentally enables a more environmentally friendly and sustainable approach by supporting your practice to become paperless, including removing the need for paper patient records and admin forms.  With tools such as contactless reception, the Dentally iPad app and Patient Portal, patients can complete online medical history, self-check-in, review and electronically sign estimates and use payment links to pay for their treatment, negating the need for paper.  

The digital experience is seamless and secure for the patient and improves your ‘green’ footprint by removing the paper-based element to the patient’s journey through the practice. 

Flexible cloud benefits  

Dentally’s cloud-based software is accessible over the internet, so all you need is 4G to inter-connect with other tools and applications. To use Dentally just download a browser, Google Chrome and login securely using two-factor authentication for added security. There is no need for expensive, complicated and high specification hardware or servers. Plus, no on-site server means greater data security, protecting your practice from data loss as a result of hardware failure or theft. We back up our software multiple times during the day, and it’s all done using advanced, automatic procedures.  

Save time 

Time is a precious commodity so tools that can help you save time and resources whilst optimising your practice workflow efficiency is critical. Task automation for Dentally is focused around streamlining processes within the practice, so that simple daily routines and repetitive tasks become less of an admin burden and free up valuable staff time to focus on patient care. 

Time spent on filling out paperwork or carrying out telephone reminders are resource-heavy - our software allows you to streamline these tasks to produce a positive impact on your patient’s experience and your team’s workload.  Features such as Automated Recalls and Automated Communications can prevent things from being forgotten or missed within the hectic practice schedule.  It not only provides your patients with a great and safe experience but it also keeps your appointment book full. 

Team engagement  

At Dentally, we work with your team using a collaborative staged approach, assisting in alleviating fears to support your team at every step. 

Ease of use is at the heart of the Dentally ethos, and our team is committed to ensuring that every part of our software is simple to use for all members of your team, whatever their skill set or confidence with IT. 

Talk to us 

Moving to Dentally from a paper-based system will help you reduce your costs, save valuable time on admin and manage your practice efficiently to deliver the highest standard of patient care with ease. Get in touch with our team and arrange a demo today.