Internet
Imaging files and cloud practice software need a strong, steady connection.
The X-rays would not load
By the Telecom Agency advisory team
The patient is in the chair, the dentist is ready, and the imaging takes two minutes to appear. The practice moved its software to the cloud last year. The internet connection is the one it has had for ten.
What a consultant changes
An advisor sizes the connection for imaging and adds an automatic backup, since a practice without its schedule cannot see patients. Telecom Agency also looks for vendors willing to put their privacy obligations in writing. A dentist should not have to become a network engineer to get this right.
How Telecom Agency shops the market for dental practices
- The advice
- An advisor sizes the connection for cloud practice software and imaging, adds an automatic backup, and narrows the options to vendors that will sign the privacy agreements a practice needs.
- The price
- Internet, backup and phones are quoted from several providers. The advisor checks whether your present contract can be improved before recommending a change.
- The service
- The backup is tested after installation. The advisor is the contact for outages and reviews the contracts annually.
- No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
- Every provider compared, none favoured
- One contact for every carrier
- Reviews and support after the install
An illustrative scenario based on situations common among dental practices. It does not describe a specific client.
