Patent ID: 7756727
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for generating and tracking presentations for a dental patient describing a recommended course of dental treatment comprising of at least one dental procedure, the method comprising the steps of: providing and starting a presentation tool in a computer having a display; providing at least one master template configured for display as a dental presentation on said computer display; wherein said master template: (a) includes general information to be shown in every presentation; (b) designates a common theme or look for the presentation; (c) presents common information in a consistent manner on every presentation; (d) controls the order of the information in the presentation; and (e) reduces the possibility of errors in the information presentation; loading the dental presentation master template into the presentation tool; providing the dental presentation master template with at least one specific dental procedure indicator for use as a point of incorporation for specific dental information on the recommended course of treatment; inserting in each template at least one general information indicator for use as a point of incorporation for general information on the dental patient; incorporating specific dental information about the specific dental procedure from the recommended course of treatment for the dental patient into the template, wherein incorporating specific dental information comprises the steps of incorporating the general information on the dental patient into at least one template; generating a dental presentation using at least one template with the incorporated specific dental information and the general information on the dental patient with one step, wherein the dental presentation is generated utilizing the computer; storing the dental presentation in a dental desktop application on the computer; presenting the dental presentation to the dental patient without presenting a graphic simulation of the treatment of the patient; and updating records of the individual in the dental desktop application to correspond to the indicated at least one dental procedure accepted by the individual in the presentation tool.