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My dad practiced dentistry since the 70s and never digitized his office. Every patient had a folder. There was a phone, a typewriter, and a calendar. I don't kn
by MathMonkeyMan 1y ago
My dad practiced dentistry since the 70s and never digitized his office. Every patient had a folder. There was a phone, a typewriter, and a calendar. I don't know how insurance claims worked, maybe by post.
When I moved to New York I was surprised to find a dentist whose practice was much the same, though he did have a few computers around. He retired recently.
Computers no doubt can improve things; a lot of it seems like a no-brainer. But I'm starting to doubt that they're there to improve things.
- johntfella 1y agoto quote Wendell Berry, “the more superficial and unsatisfying our lives become, the faster we need to progress"
- vjvjvjvjghv 1y agoMy dentist uses a software that seems pretty efficient. All the x-rays and other notes are right there. One big plus is that the screen is faced towards me so I can also see what they are doing.
- hibikir 1y agoIt's not just filing the X-rays. Back in the day, for a big crown you got yourself a full mouth cast, ship it away, and eventually you got a crown which hopefully fit. Today you get a much less invasive scan before the root canal. one after, and the 3d printer in the back creates a crown that fits. Much faster, cheaper and typically even more accurate.
- hulitu 1y ago> Computers no doubt can improve things; a lot of it seems like a no-brainer. But I'm starting to doubt that they're there to improve things. They stopped the improvement around Win 10. Since then, everybody (Microsoft, linux, Apple - Google never had a wheel) is reinventing a worse wheel, regularly.
- acomjean 1y agoDental software is terrible as far as I can tell. I’m at school /practice were the staff cheered loudly when it was announced they were planning to upgrade or change vendors. I never saw such passion about software.