In the update released Panara now allows for a more complete check to be made on a GMS patient’s eligibility for dental treatment. Provided you know the patient’s PPS number you can retrieve their medical card number, its expiry date and their eligibility for an exam and for fillings on all 32 permanent teeth.

Also in this update Panara offers direct support for intra-oral cameras. This means you don’t need to purchase a third-party package and also better integration of your patients’ images with their dental records.

Because Panara doesn’t tie you to a proprietary implementation you are free to purchase an inexpensive intra-oral camera on ebay for about €100 (inclusive of shipping) which, considering the diagnostic, educational and marketing potential, has to represent good value.
Obviously it can’t be guaranteed that every camera will be compatible but most should be.
This is the particular model we used during the development of this feature, we’ve haven’t had it that long but so far it has performed well.

Another addition in the update released today is an enhancement to the caller id functionality. Panara now stores all caller ids and the date and time of the call. One benefit of this is that you can now see who has called when the practice was closed.

Another new addition to the program is the ability to email referral letters as attachments direct from the window in Panara where you compose the letter. You write your referral letter in the usual way and then instead of clicking on the Print button you simply click on the new email button.

One of the problems with printing letters that contain images from a patient’s radiograph is that the x-ray is rarely as clear as it appeared on screen. Sending the letter as an attachment bypasses this and saves time and money.

For the complete release notes and to download the newest version of Panara please go to downloads