Back in 1995, when I first started going to Wood Family Dentistry for dental care, they tracked patients with paper charts, took film x-rays, and documented exams and treatments manually. But one thing I’ve noticed in the 20 years that I’ve been Dr. Wood’s patient is his intense curiosity and desire to use technology to continually improve the level of care he provides at his Folsom, California-based practice.
Fast-forward to today, and their patient workflows are completely digital, they can instantly view high-definition digital x-rays, and there’s not a paper record in sight. Keith Wood, DDS and his staff haven’t stopped with those innovations, however. With the help of a portable All-in-One PC, they’ve streamlined and advanced patient care even further.
Convenience and comfort in the dental chair
In the exam room, the portable All-in-One’s large, mobile touch screen eliminates the need for patients to crane their necks to see images on the wall-mounted monitor. Now, Dr. Wood shows patients highly detailed digital x-rays and other images in the comfort of the exam chair.
“With the portable All-in-One, I put it right in their lap and touch, zoom, and really bring things to life,” he explained.
Dr. Wood also told me how having a single device that they can use anywhere in the office provides them with a tremendous convenience boost. Not only does it make it easy to access charts and information anywhere in the building, but instead of needing to make room for parents when their kids are in the exam room, the dental team can now bring the portable All-in-One to the waiting room and more conveniently discuss treatment plans.
Performance that proves itself
Dr. Wood was initially skeptical that a portable device could handle the large images and demanding applications that they use, but the performance and responsiveness of their Dell XPS 18 with Intel Core i7 processor has really impressed him and his staff. It gives them rapid access to patient files, the ability to run multiple dental applications at full speed, and the flexibility to input information with touch or keyboard and mouse.
“It’s super-easy to use,” Registered Dental Assistant Carry Ann Countryman reported. “You can get from chart, to x-rays, to documents super-fast.”
Foundation for the future
In addition, their portable All-in-One gives them a solid technology foundation for enabling other new technologies in their practice. They currently are exploring imaging wands that connect to the device to provide fast, 3-D dental images for dental molds. And they’re excited about possibility of adding hands-free gesture controls powered by Intel RealSense Technology sometime in the near future.
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