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By Lauren Krzyzostaniak

While dentists have been long revered and envied for their profession, they’ve always had to face unique challenges as both business owners and operators and health care professionals. Topping CNN’s list of the best jobs in America in 2015, dentists have never had it quite so good in terms of balancing the business and the science of their profession. With the systems and software that seek to automate, streamline, and integrate the technology that dental offices rely on every day, focusing on patient care has never been so simple.

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CAESY Cloud Patient Education SystemsOne of the biggest issues that dental professionals face is combating a lack of patient education. What makes your patients afraid of the dental chair, what keeps them from adopting ideal oral hygiene habits, and what keeps them from accepting treatment can be attributed to a lack of education. You can tell your patients everything you know about why they should floss regularly or why they need to accept a certain treatment, but without the right tools, your words can fall flat. Luckily, there are systems in place to help you with this problem, including CAESY Cloud, a patient education system that offers instant access to hundreds of presentations, animations, videos, and images, all of which are accessible through any device with an internet connection. You can even place educational links directly to your website, so when you recommend a common procedure to patients, you can refer them to your website where they can learn more about the procedure at their convenience. Having the opportunity to research and study on their own time allows patients to feel less pressured to make a decision on the spot and feel confident enough to choose an option that works best for them.This checklist is sponsored by

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DDS RescueUnfortunately natural disasters, theft and ransom-ware happen, much more often than we’d all like to think. Knowing that your data is not only still there, but is also protected and compliant, should be the last thing on your mind. Most offices feel safe with their current data back-up system, but research shows that 80 percent of current back-ups in dental offices aren’t usable! The whole point of a back-up system for your data is to ensure that your office is up and running again seamlessly after a disaster and that both your practice’s and patients’ information is secure, no matter what happens. With two data servers – one on each coast – you can rest assured knowing that your practice’s data is protected. That keeps your attention and energy focused where it should be: on your patients. With the business side of your practice covered, you can pay more attention to the patient care side.

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According to CNN Money, 317 million pieces of software systems were held for ransom in 2014. Dental practices are among the many businesses targeted by CryptoLockers. When CrytoWall is set in place, it requires dental of-fices to pay a ransom in order to get their data back—but DDS Rescue prevents this from hap-pening. A DDS Rescue unit will take over your system and run the office, while the infected server is stripped of all viruses. This simple so-lution could save you thousands in dollars and an endless amount of time.

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Eaglesoft and Eaglesoft MobileDigital dentistry is here, and it is amazing. Modern technology has infiltrated the dental industry in every way, turning the most tedious responsibilities into seamlessly automated tasks. An example of this automated technology includes Eaglesoft, and now, Eaglesoft Mobile. From accounting, scheduling, patient communication and digital records, Eaglesoft stores all digital files in one system, allowing you to access everything you need for practice management anywhere, as long as you’re connected to the internet. The newest updates available in Eaglesoft 17 include a customizable medical history, auto updates through the web instead of a disc, and a CareCredit bridge to process credit applications easier than ever before. Eaglesoft Mobile allows you to assign tasks from your smartphone: just remember to keep that work-life balance, no matter how easy Eaglesoft makes it to work from anywhere.

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OnTrackOnce you’ve tackled maintaining and securing digital records and communicating with your patients in the most effective ways, you can start to find more ways to increase growth and profitability in your practice with OnTrack. As the old saying goes, “How often do you hit a target without aiming at it?” With OnTrack, it’s easy to direct your team’s efforts to a common goal, learning how to effectively change and drive behaviors to get your practice where you want it. OnTrack analyzes your practice and aligns simple steps you can take to become more successful, offering you individualized benchmarks and goals to keep you on track.

Implementing technology into your practice will allow you to find the right balance of being a business owner and operator as well as a health care professional. Allowing your daily tasks to be automated will award you a little extra time every day to focus on the things that need your attention the most. As a consequence, you will be a more caring dentist, a better boss, a more efficient business owner, and a happier person all around.

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