Electronic Charting

Program Director electronically retains all the records that make up the patient treatment chart, obviating the need for a paper file in daily use. A Treatment Notes page contains tabs for the treatment chart, plan and notes, teeth information, and a teeth & face chart, so they are only one mouse click away. Making notes (unlimited capacity) in a patient's treatment chart is easy.

For legal reasons, notes are automatically date stamped after entry (entries may be edited before they are permanently saved), and become immediately available at any workstation. The patient's past appointments are all displayed, along with all the appointment notes.

Although the charting in Program Director is user definable, we created many templates, including special charts for users of Invisalign® and the Damon

Digital Imaging & Radiography

Most orthodontists have a digital camera and/or imaging system. Digital electronic images are of sufficient quality that they replace tangible records in daily use. Program Director automatically transfers digital images from the imaging system (or digital camera) into the patient record, in pre-selected formats. Up to sixteen visual records for the patient can be displayed on a single page in 'thumbnail' size. Clicking on an image enlarges it to full-screen size. A zoom feature allows the image, or any portion of it, to be enlarged to infinity.

Digital x-rays can also be transferred directly to the patient record and printing them is unnecessary unless you wish to do so.

3D Digital Models

With Program Director, 3D digital models such as these from OrthoCad are stored as just another part of the patient record. This is one more important step toward complete paperless - and plasterless - practice operation!