Technology

LINCOLN, Nebraska – Michael Edwards, CEO of HealthWare Corporation and founder of HealthCare Communications, the original developer of DentalMac, MediMac and ChiroMac, today introduced Clinical ChartBook software for iDental and iMedical. Clinical ChartBook, created by Troy Spracklin, President of HealthWare Systems Canada, harnesses the power of Mage Software's Inking Toolkit, and is the most flexible charting software available anywhere. For the provider, it is truly "your charts, your way."

HUDSON, Ohio – It is estimated that dental professionals write more than 200 million prescriptions annually* in the U.S., yet something has been missing – until now. Lexi-Comp, Inc. and Discus Dental Software, a division of Discus Dental, are partnering to provide the very first practice management system for dental professionals with convenient one-click access to real-time drug information. This alliance supports Lexi-Comp and Discus Dental's strategic commitment to providing integrated point-of-care tools that ultimately improve patient outcomes.

CARLSTADT, New Jersey – Cadent, Ltd., provider of the OrthoCAD market-leading suite of 3-D digital solutions for the orthodontic industry, today announced that Dr. Michael Mayhew presented the benefits of OrthoCAD iQ™ at the combined 2006 Annual Meeting for the Northeastern Society of Orthodontists (NESO) and Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists (MASO) held earlier this month in the Bahamas. Dr. Mayhew, a long-time user of the OrthoCAD iQ process, discussed the evolution of bracket placement and shared with attendees how OrthoCAD iQ technology improves patient care and decreases treatment time by providing more accurate bracket placement.

LINCOLN, Nebraska – MacPractice, Inc., developer of MacPractice DDS for dentists, MacPractice MD for physicians, MacPractice DC for chiropractors, and MacPractice 20/20 for optometrists, the first full-fledged healthcare practice management software applications designed especially for Mac OS X for PowerPC and Intel, has added Canadian EClaims capability to MacPractice DDS, a first for Mac OS X. MacPractice is in the process of receiving certification from the Canadian Dental Association (CDAnet).

MELVILLE, New York – Dentrix Dental Systems Inc., developer of the popular DENTRIX^® practice management system, announced today that it has reached a major milestone in dental software development by achieving Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status. This elite status places the company among a select group of top software development companies in the world. Members of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program must meet rigorous certification criteria and must prove their expertise in a given solution area by providing real-world customer references.

MELVILLE, New York – Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) announced today that it has adopted the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) technology platform for their next generation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software.

ATLANTA, Georgia – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics is issuing a new Health E-Stat today entitled "Electronic Medical Record use by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2005."

ROCHESTER, New York – Dental researchers are combining the ease of digital photography with the internet to develop a new and inexpensive way to screen for a common childhood oral disease that predominantly plagues America’s inner city toddlers – early childhood dental caries (ECC), or as it is commonly called, “baby bottle tooth decay.” The cavities are caused by prolonged exposure to sweetened juices, often from sleeping with a bottle, and tend to be overlooked by parents until the pain becomes so severe, and the teeth so decayed, that the only option for these toddlers – often under the age of four – is sedation and extraction.

SAN FRANCISCO, California – An estimated one out of three patients, including adults and children, suffer from moderate to severe anxiety whenever they visit a dentist’s office. Their fear of fillings, extractions, crown and bridgework, and even routine tooth cleaning, often leads to neglect. Untreated dental problems can contribute to serious illnesses, including heart disease.

LINCOLN, Nebraska-- Michael Edwards, CEO of HealthWare Corporation and founder of HealthCare Communications, the original developer of DentalMac, MediMac and ChiroMac, has announced the iHealth Trade-In, Trade-Up Program. Under this program, buyers of other Macintosh OS X software for the dental, medical, and chiropractic healthcare professions may purchase iDental or iMedical (shipping mid-summer) and receive up to a 50% credit for their previously purchased application software.