Electronic communications

In our professional lives we feel constant pressure to increase our efficiency and use of the internet.  It is no exaggeration therefore to foresee a migration of high spending private patients towards dental practices delivering the benefits of the very latest information and communications technology.  Electronic communications are a routine part of daily business and the regulatory environment in which we work becomes more complicated as a result. 

Unsurprisingly, statutory regulations apply to the use of electronic communications embracing dental practice websites and email. It is worth a visit to www.valident.co.uk where the statutory regulations applying to dentistry are listed in detail.

Risk management in dentistry is a constant concern and everything we do is designed to reduce or eliminate it. However, like the unseen dangers of radiation, the digital world conceals new challenges that dentists can ill afford to ignore.   

The advent of computerised design and milling systems (CADCAM) in dentistry have quickened the pace of the market penetration of digital services and encouraged us to learn about the basics of digitisation and new aspects of electronic communications. The cessation of traditional analogue TV programming has forced us to move to digital channel broadcasting. However, the pace of change is so rapid in our digital world that mistakes can prove costly and understanding the use of electronic applications adds stress to an already busy surgery routine.