Ladd Dental Group

Dental Technology | Quality Patient Experience Here at LADD Dental Group , we utilize a cloud based dental management software that has a ton of patient benefits built in. One of the many patient benefits is that our patients can access or update their health, insurance, and contact information at any time through our Denticon software. *If you haven't registered online before, the only detail to be aware of is that if you have been to ANY of our LADD Dental Group offices in the past, please register as an "existing patient". Other than that, the software is very user friendly. Also, if you have any trouble with the registration process, just give our office a call and we would be happy to assist!   Another reason we utilize a cloud based system is to better handle emergency dental situations ! You can be seen at any one of our 6 dental offices , and we will have your patient info already uploaded and ready to go! This has been a really nice feature that our ...

Tablets in the Dental Office   "In previous posts, I examined the advantages of having computers in the treatment rooms. While there are certainly many reasons for placing computers in a clinical setting, for many offices, space limitations have prevented some doctors from making this decision. Desktop computer systems are bulky and take up a considerable amount of space. The average computer system is about 18” high and deep, and about 6” wide. Many treatment rooms have cabinets and delivery systems that take up much of the free space available. Computer manufacturers have realized that space is often at a premium, and they have created “small form factor” computers to deal with this One solution used in the past for the space problem dilemma was laptop computers. I have never been a big proponent of laptop computers in a clinical treatment room. They are often very expensive compared to desktop computers. They are often underpowered and the screen resolution is poor compar...

Online Patient Scheduling | Cloud-Based Dental Management Software Just how important is online appointment scheduling? "Online appointment scheduling is growing quickly. Management consulting firm Accenture  published a study , where they estimated that across the medical industry, "by the end of 2019, 66 percent of US health systems will offer digital self-scheduling and 64 percent of patients will book appointments using digital tools. Nearly 38 percent of appointments will be self-scheduled—almost 986 million appointments—creating $3.2 billion in value." In addition to offering convenience, online appointment booking can give you access to patients who have a tough time scheduling an appointment during their workday.  According to Zocdoc , 45% of appointments booked through its system are booked outside of business hours, and many patients see a doctor within 24 hours of requesting an appointment. Though you are unlikely to see a 45% increase in patient visits...