THE DIGITAL STREAM

Patients have no way to accurately judge the quality of dental care. They cannot realistically evaluate the fit of a margin or the cleanliness of a root surface. However, they can easily see how clean the countertops are. They know how friendly the staff is and will notice how up to date the office technology is.

Not that long ago, data security was not a top-of-mind issue. Now, however, it’s hard not to run across the news of a data breach on a daily basis. As the advantages of cloud computing becoming more and more prevalent, it begs the question: Is your patient data safer in-house or in the cloud?