Townie Meeting, Day Two

The best part of the meeting for me today was seeing a live, working version of Dentrix G2. Mind you, it was an Alpha version and was a bit buggy, but overall, I'm really impressed. It seems that they have really listened to their customers when designing the software. They are really only modifying three parts of the program: the chart, treatment plan presenter, and progress notes. Other areas will be addressed in future releases. This actually makes a lot of sense to me, since you'll only have to learn a few new modules at a time.

Some of the best features were that every part of the screen was divided into panes; each pane can be moved or resized to your liking. Icons and the toolbars are also completely customizable. Dentrix now has 3-D charting, and you can select multiple teeth to treatment plan. The progress notes are closer in function and features to Easy Notes Pro than past versions. The treatment plan presenter can allow you to track and maintain multiple treatment plans.

Overall, I was very pleased with what I saw. They are still saying they are going for a Spring release, but that may be tight. Most software programs have a 2-3 month Beta period, and since they haven't yet entered into Beta, I'd be surprised if the update came out before July 1.