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Another Good-hearted Dental Practice

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Dr. Lazear was featured yesterday for his charitable habits of offering free dental services to his community. Since good people deserve the spotlight, here’s another practice in Savannah doing a similar day of service. These are the kind of patriots that make our Nation great and deserve the gratitude of citizens everywhere. Howard Dental Group was featured by the Savannah Morning News to help raise awareness. Said the news:

One of the area’s largest dental clinics will offer free cleanings, fillings and extractions Friday in an effort to treat people who can’t afford such services.

Staff at Howard Dental Group are expecting hundreds to turn out Friday for the business’ third annual “Dentistry From the Heart” clinic at Pooler Family Dental, 91 Brighton Woods Drive, off Highway 80 in Pooler.

More than 50 Howard Dental employees will participate, including eight dentists, 12 hygienists, 15 assistants and 16 administrative team members.

Wow! 50 staff members participating. That’s a lot of missed revenue for this dental practice and a lot of people helped…all in the name of goodness.

Electronic Dental Records – The Future is Here

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There has been a lot of talk about electronic medical records in the health care debate. But in the dental field it is fast becoming the status quo. Many offices have migrated their paper records over to electronic records and have experienced greater efficiency as a result. This press release discusses a large group of affiliated offices that have made the switch recently:

Today we  announced that all 195 affiliated practices have migrated from paper charts to electronic dental records (EDRs). The technology is user-friendly because it mimics the way that providers have traditionally used paper charts. EDRs are fully integrated with existing practice management solutions, such as patient treatment plans, charges, insurance records, digital x-rays, appointments and billing. By incorporating EDRs, PDS affiliated owner doctors are now able to run their practices more efficiently while enhancing patient care.

“We are committed to providing dentists with state-of-the-art resources for their practices, and our affiliated dentists have seen a tremendous value in EDRs. Patients’ records are more precise, can be located quickly, and are backed-up to minimize the impact of catastrophic events. Furthermore, our PDS network is secure so patients can be assured that their privacy will continue to be maintained,” said Steve Thorne, Pacific Dental Services founder and president.

“Using EDRs has been such an advantage in running my practice. Ultimately, I was pleased that PDS offered my office the opportunity to make the transition to EDRs so that I can open a chart and study it from any workstation in my office. The time I would have spent locating my patients’ charts can now be allocated to treating the patients themselves,” said Lance Rygg, DDS. “Of course, the fact that EDRs are environmentally friendly, require less storage space, and are backed-up in the event of an emergency are also great benefits.”

Source: http://www.pacificdentalservices.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/19/pds-goes-fully-digital-electronic-dental-records-in-every-office/