Dental News - My Orthodontist mobile app for your patients

Todd Blankenbecler, Manager of software development, Dolphin Management

Sun. 14 June 2015

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My Orthodontist mobile app is the latest addition to Dolphin’s line of mobile products. It is also Dolphin’s first product designed for the patients to use, and we’re pretty excited about it. The response from practices has been overwhelmingly positive. Using My Orthodontist on their iOS or Android device puts your practice in the center of their lifestyle.

It is an interactive mobile application, offering patients so much more than a static web page. One of the many things they can do is fill out their medical history form and submit it prior to their initial appointment, saving time during their visit.

My Orthodontist is entirely customizable to the practice. It offers more than 25 color themes to choose from in addition to the ability to add the practice logo. It can also be personalized with information about the doctor and staff, contact information and any interesting details of the practice.

What is My Orthodontist?

My Orthodontist is a mobile app for patients, providing them access to information about themselves, their treatment and your practice. Once they download My Orthodontist to their smartphone, they have access to:

Patient information
Appointments
Patient images
Account balance/payment posting
Online questionnaires
Shared Aquarium patient-education videos
Practice information
FAQs
Media files such as videos, images
News items
Contact info (email, phone)
Social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Google+ and Twitter

Is My Orthodontist customizable?

Yes! My Orthodontist is easily customizable for your practice. Using a new My Orthodontist setup screen in AnywhereDolphin, you set up your profile information: details about the practice, doctors and staff. You can also include links to website items such as news, RSS feeds and social media. Personalize the app by uploading your logo and choosing from more than 25 color themes.

How does it work? Is it secure?

My Orthodontist connects to our secure AnywhereDolphin site to validate users and access data from your server (via our Dolphin Ocean Service). No devices directly connect to your server, and the connection from your server to AnywhereDolphin to My Orthodontist is encrypted for security (using industry standard SSL and HTTPS).

What does it cost my patients to download?

The app is free to download from the App Store or Google Play.

Does the app have the practice name on the App Store or Google Play?

No. The app is listed as My Orthodontist on the App Store or Google Play. Once the user logs into the app, your customized My Orthodontist app is displayed.

Do we use My Orthodontist for mobile access?

No. Dolphin Mobile is our practice-facing mobile app, developed specifically for use by doctors and staff. For more information, visit www.dolphinimaging.com/dolphinmobile.

What version of Dolphin Management is required?

My Orthodontist requires Dolphin Management 6

Is My Orthodontist released?

Yes! We started shipping My Orthodontist in April. It is currently available to Dolphin Management users.

I only have Dolphin Imaging or Aquarium. Is it available for me?

Yes! But not yet … The initial version requires Dolphin Management, but plans are in place to release an imaging-only version soon after.

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