SoftDent

SoftDent is practice management software for dental offices. Originally developed by InfoSoft, based in White Marsh, MD, SoftDent was purchased by PracticeWorks which was then bought by Kodak. Suited for very large offices, and even multilocation offices. The most recent version v12 has new features that were originally in PracticeWorks. Softdent uses the C-tree database. Over 13,000 practices use SoftDent today in the United States

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Modules

The program is constructed in a modular form

• Mobile Practice Management Module for Palm or PocketPC
• Case Presentation Module
• Charting Module
• Voice Activation Module
• Image Integration Module
• PRACTICEWORKS LIGHTS Network Communication Module

Front office capabilities

• Scheduling
  • Family scheduling
  • See unconfirmed appointments, referred patients, patients with multiple appointments
• Display active records only

Treatment Plan

• Charting
• Graphical work area for charting existing conditions, completed work, or proposed treatment.
• Hard Tissue
• Create a standardized script for presenting cases, regardless of who is presenting the treatment.
• Automatically calculated CAL levels
• Compare two exams to examine progress
  • Tertiary is now available as a treatment plan type, and "diagnosed" and "presented" have been added to the Status list for better tracking.
• Once a note is entered, it is protected with an audit trail. Amendments are stamped with the user's name and date.
• Access the functionality of KODAK Dental Imaging Software

Practice Management

• Integration features
• Time Card
• Lots of reports available
  • Can be sent directly to Microsoft excel
• Financial
  • Estimation of charges is automatic
  • Carecredit Patient Financing is now integrated
• Fairly locked in to their e-claims clearinghouse the Kodak's Electronic Claim Processing Service

References

See also

• List of open source healthcare programs
• Comparison of dental practice management software
• Open dental
• Dentrix
• PracticeWorks