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MediaDent Company Information
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- Who is MultiMedia Dental Systems, and What Is MediaDent?
- MultiMedia Dental Systems, Inc. was formed in June of 1999 for the express purpose of developing the next generation of dental software. Software offerings in other industries were significantly more modern and powerful than anything available to dentistry.
- Surveys showed that dentistry needed completely new software to take advantage of new technologies and to enable offices to implement a "paperless" operation.
- The development staff at MultiMedia Dental Systems, Inc. was given the challenge to start with a "clean sheet" approach. They were encouraged to question offices directly about their needs, work flow and goals. They were instructed to ignore existing software designs. This was and is a privately funded effort. There are no outside investors or stockholders influencing decisions.
- The staff determined that the greatest need was an "open architecture" digital X-ray and imaging solution that would work with virtually any sensor, PSP, digital pan, scanner or camera and integrate with existing practice management offerings. Dentists told us that they were tired of being held hostage by one company and wanted the freedom to choose the hardware technology they would use. Mediadent Digital Imaging was released in November of 2000. It is now the most widely used digital X-ray software world wide and is in use in 26 countries.
- Almost immediately our Mediadent Digital Imaging users began to encourage us to accelerate development of the practice management and clinical software. They told us that they needed real patient accounting that allowed them to post funds on each service regardless of date. They needed more powerful scheduling. They wanted to get rid of hand written notes. They wanted "smart" systems that could be set up to work the way they did. Even to the point that it anticipates treatment planning suggestions based on the dentists preferences on a wide variety of pathology. Finally, they wanted freedom from the limitations of existing databases and applications to be able to maintain all of a patients records in one place forever. History, treatment plans, notes, prescriptions, lab communications, everything.
- Mediadent SQL v7.0 Practice Management Software was released over two years ago to fill these needs.
- Mediadent SQL/Clinical Charting was subsequently released in 2001 to meet these needs. Dentists and consultants alike immediately see the dramatic difference in between Mediadent and other dental software.
- What about the small practices with new front desk staff. Could we further automate the system to offer them a "cruise control." that accelerated training? Yes, we can and it is now a set up option in our practice management software. Make the appointment and it's pretty much automatic from their through check out.
- What does all of this mean to you the dentist? Your office now has the option of practice management and imaging software that is as advanced as the new Microsoft operating systems and databases you are using. Your office can now choose to implement a "paperless" solution with the software and training needed to make it happen.
- We invite you to take the Product Tour on our web site or to contact us for a live demonstration of the most advanced software available to dentistry today!
- Scott McLaughlin, President
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