Lajenda Open Dental provides comprehensive state-of-the-art technology solutions for dental offices to help increase practice productivity, office efficiency, and improve cash flow.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
What is Open Source Software?
Open Source software, also known by the generic name Free Software, was born with the advent of Unix in the 1970s. This operating system was delivered with its source code so user mostly in universities and research laboratories could handle maintenance themselves. Since technical assistance was lacking, communities of computer specialists were organized in order to maintain, improve and distribute the operating system. In 1983, Richard Stallman of MIT founded the Free Software Foundation, an organization campaigning for the use of free software. This project, called GNU quickly took shape, and the GPL, General Public License, providing a legal framework for the usage and distribution of free software, was written.
In general the GNU Public License (GPL) says that you have the right to use and freely distribute the software but you must make available the source code of your changes when you distribute it.
While the term "free" implies that source code is distributed with the program, it in no way means that the application itself is necessary free (has no cost). The GPL license simply prevents a distributor from taking over the work carried out by a community of developers and including usage restrictions.
What are the system requirements?
The server must be running Windows Server 2000, Server 2003, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home (can only support up to 5 computers) or Windows 2000. The workstations need only to be running Windows 98 or higher.
What is MySQL database?
MySQL is one of the most powerful and stable database systems, MySQL gives you all of the features of database systems.
What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA sets industry standards for submitting health information in electronic forms and maintaining the privacy and security of health information.
Open Dental is completely HIPAA compliant, with all privacy concerns being addressed. Open Dental uses CDT-4 codes exclusively, it uses the ADA 2002 claim form, and the electronic claims are sent to the clearing house in a HIPAA compliant format.
