Planmeca USA, an industry-leading manufacturer of dental imaging and CAD/CAM equipment, has announced the integration of its all-in-one software, Planmeca Romexis®, with Henry Schein One’s web-based service, Digital Dental Exchange (DDX®).
This integration will help:
- Enhance communication between dental practices and dental laboratories
- Deliver seamless connectivity between practice management software and lab-management applications, and
- Make it possible to easily share data between practices and labs
“Integrating with DDX is an important collaboration between Planmeca and Henry Schein, making our mutual customers’ lives easier by improving digital workflows and operational efficiencies,” said Lou Vodopivec, director of Product Strategy at Planmeca USA. “Customers can easily send a CBCT file, intraoral scan, and patient images using Planmeca Romexis to DDX by clicking a button. This provides a truly efficient bridge between dentists and laboratories, giving our customers the simplicity that this integration provides.”
Planmeca Romexis is a robust, open software platform that includes a wide selection of modules to diagnose and plan treatment. With its centralised database, it also provides the ultimate in data accessibility and file management.
The latest version offers a redesigned patient interface giving access to patient data such as 2D, 3D, CAD/CAM, videos, and PDFs in a single image browser.
Moreover, dentists using DDX can easily create a new case (pre-populated with the patient’s information), transfer, and store multiple patient files as well as other pertinent information about the case to the lab quickly and securely with one click.
“With DDX’s easy-to-use interface and integrated workflow, we make it easy for practitioners to manage the creation of correct scan-to-patient-to-treatment plans. This frees up time to provide quality care for patients,” said Mike Baird, chief executive officer of Henry Schein One. “Because DDX is an interoperative network that connects with other digital dentistry technologies, it simplifies the clinical workflow among dentists, labs and specialists.”
In addition to enhancing digital workflows for general dentistry; the integration can improve the communication for practitioners using Reveal® Clear Aligners from Henry Schein Orthodontics, the orthodontics business of Henry Schein, Inc.
With the integration, practitioners can send patient information through Planmeca Romexis easily thereby allowing the trained technicians to review the patient records and provide a treatment protocol.
The clinicians will then review and approve the treatment, make necessary adjustments, and ultimately track the progress of the case.
“Henry Schein Orthodontics’ customers can Rely on Us for solutions that help improve their digital workflows, as well as patient communication, and case acceptance,” said Phil Prentice, president of Strategic Products Portfolio Group at Henry Schein, Inc.
He added: “DDX and Romexis’ robust imaging capabilities give practitioners an opportunity to reveal what patients’ teeth could look like after treatment. As a result, more meaningful discussions are facilitated during patient visits, helping to build the trust and confidence patients need to make the clear choice about their orthodontic needs.”
With Henry Schein One’s DDX communication platform and Planmeca Romexis’s robust file management solution, dentists and laboratory technicians enjoy a new level of connectivity.
