Experience TEK ® is an incredibly easy and efficient internet application catered to remote communication between medical practitioners and their patients. It is an encrypted secure vault and server (like your internet banking) application with simple mechanisms to upload patient information including digital photographs, x-rays, and patient education slides. In addition you can upload written treatment letters, treatment plans, and treatment estimates. All of this data is “stored” in the Experience TEK ® secure vault and an automatic e-mail notification is sent to your patient that it is available for their review and comment. A polite e-mail notifies your patient that you have sent them some information. It also provides them with a “User Name” and “generated password” that will allow them to log on to the Experience TEK server. The patient can change the “generated password” to their own if they so choose. Simple “point and click” is all that is then needed to access the stored information, whether it be photographs, x-rays, treatment letter, or treatment plan estimates. We have found that using the tools in Photoshop, or “Imaging Software” to circle or point to the affected areas on the teeth where we are proposing treatment, is a very effective way to demonstrate need to the patient and their spouse. A treatment discussion about cosmetic changes, when accompanied with a digitally altered image, is always met with interest by both parties. Complicated vocabulary of treatment needs are many times misunderstood by patients and family. The Experience TEK application allows medical staff to send a simple, readily available, diagram or image about the proposed treatment along with a detailed discussion and estimate. Saving the patient and medical staff time and money! |