LaPorte, IN (June 9, 2014) – TP Orthodontics, a leading provider of products and business solutions for orthodontists, launches the first-ever mobile patient monitoring solution. SmileTracker is a mobile application that when used with smile-tracker.com, offers orthodontists a way to monitor patient progress and compliance between appointments. SmileTracker provides a fun way for patients to stay engaged in their treatment, while achieving an unprecedented level of doctor-patient communication.
Leveraging the prevalence of social media and the era of “selfies”, SmileTracker is fun for patients and useful for doctors. With patient compliance a key element of successful treatment, early detection can be critical to efficient progress through a treatment plan. From proper dental hygiene to correctly-placed elastics, engaged and compliant patients have a positive affect on their results. With SmileTracker, patients take a daily photo of their smile which is automatically and immediately accessible by their orthodontist through a secure and compliant website, smile-tracker.com, enabling them to monitor progress and compliance at their convenience. SmileTracker offers both individual picture viewing as well as a time-lapse video of consecutive treatment pictures. Patients can instantly share their pictures through social media.
The orthodontist begins by creating an account on smile-tracker.com where they issue an individual access code to each patient. The patient downloads the SmileTracker app from the iPhone App Store and enters the access code provided by their doctor. Each day the patient simply opens the app, lines-up their smile using the smile indicator lines and snaps a photo. SmileTracker even reminds the user to take a picture at the same time every day, and rewards patients for taking consecutive pictures. Photos are placed in the Cloud, secure and compliant, enabling orthodontists to access them through their doctor portal on SmileTracker.com.
With SmileTracker orthodontists have the opportunity to identify compliance issues early, make timely adjustments to appliances or modify treatment without waiting for the next scheduled office visit, achieving even greater efficiencies in treatment planning. “With ever-increasing communications through mobile devices, SmileTracker is the obvious next step in the evolution of patient communications” says Sandra Hoefer, Vice President of Global Marketing. “We are very excited to offer orthodontists a solution that provides them the ability to monitor treatment and compliance between office visits, and gives patients a fun way to participate in the treatment process.”
The mobile SmileTracker application is available through the iPhone App Store and accessible to orthodontists through smile-tracker.com under a monthly user license program.
Visit smile-tracker.com for more information.
About TP Orthodontics, Inc.
For seven decades, TP Orthodontics, Inc. has provided orthodontists products and services to achieve optimal results for their patients. Dental professionals around the globe trust TPO® brands for unsurpassed quality and performance. TPO is an ISO-certified manufacturer and provider of premier orthodontic services and products, including an innovative aesthetic offering. In addition to its manufacturing plant and headquarters in La Porte, Indiana, TPO maintains distribution centers throughout Mexico, Europe, Australia, South Africa, South America, Japan and China. Visit TPOrtho.com for more information.
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CONTACT:
Sandra Hoefer, VP, Global Marketing
800-348-8856 | Sandra.Hoefer@tportho.com
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