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Application service providers in dentistry.

Titus Schleyer¹

¹Center for Dental Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 3501 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. titus@pitt.edu

Dental Clinics of North America

|September 12, 2002

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Application Service Provider (ASP) systems offer dental practices efficiency gains by reducing IT burdens and improving communication. However, practitioners should carefully select ASP solutions due to the evolving industry landscape.

Area of Science:

Dental Informatics
Health IT Management

Background:

Dental practice management relies heavily on computer systems.
Traditional IT management presents challenges in terms of time, cost, and maintenance.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the potential benefits and considerations of Application Service Provider (ASP) systems for dental practices.
To explore how ASPs can streamline practice management and enhance inter-provider communication.

Main Methods:

Analysis of the capabilities and implications of ASP models in the context of dental practice management.
Review of existing ASP services for small businesses and their applicability to dentistry.

Main Results:

ASP systems can significantly reduce IT management overhead, including upgrades and backups.

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They offer remote access to a wide range of practice management functions.

Potential for improved patient information exchange between dental providers.

Conclusions:

ASP systems present a promising, albeit nascent, solution for modern dental practices.
Careful selection of ASP vendors is crucial due to industry immaturity.
Successful ASP adoption could lead to enhanced efficiency and better quality of care in dentistry.