Exan Software

Exan Software builds clinical and administrative software for dental education. Its customers are dental schools, dental hygiene and dental assisting programmes, and teaching hospitals in North America. The site presents the firm as part of Henry Schein One, and says its aim is to help schools run operations efficiently while giving students and faculty technology built for teaching.

axiUm for dental colleges and teaching hospitals

axiUm is the firm's electronic health record system for dental academic colleges, universities and teaching hospitals. The firm says it is the system of choice for more than 90% of North American dental academic institutions. It supports the management of patient records, treatment and clinic administration, and it is presented as covering the whole of dental education, from managing faculty and students to the care delivered in teaching clinics.

Ascend Academic for hygiene and assisting schools

Ascend Academic is a cloud-connected electronic health record designed for the academic needs of dental hygiene schools and dental assisting schools. The firm describes it as affordable, and presents it as the option for programmes whose training needs differ from those of a full dental college. It is built to meet the specific requirements of these schools, rather than being an adapted version of a system made for dental practices.

Clinic, patient and student management modules

Both platforms are built from modules. The site lists core and plus modules for axiUm, covering administration and security, clinic management, faculty and student management, financial and insurance management, patient management and treatment management. Together these cover the day-to-day work of a clinic or school, from financial and insurance tasks to the records of each patient's treatment.

Standards of care, rules and integrations

The software is designed to automate basic functions for providers, and it lets administrators and clinical directors set rules and alerts so that clinic procedures are followed. The firm says reports drawn from the data can show clinicians trends in diagnostics and procedures, which helps an organisation adjust its operations. The platforms are built to connect with a range of tools, including hospital information systems and digital imaging systems, and offer an API for further integration. On security, the software restricts access by user, audits activity down to individual fields and encrypts data, and the firm presents its design as aimed at HIPAA compliance. Schools can add an unlimited number of locations and providers.