Doctor Approval Platform for Aligner Labs: Fewer Emails, Faster Approvals

The time between "plan ready" and "plan approved" is often the slowest part of an aligner case. The plan is waiting in an inbox, the doctor has a question, the lab answers by phone, a new version goes out by email, and the cycle repeats. A doctor approval platform for aligner labs shortens that loop.

What slows approvals down

• The doctor cannot easily open the plan. Files need special software, or the video does not show what they want to see.
• Feedback is vague. "The lower arch doesn't look right" needs a follow-up call.
• Versions get mixed up. Did the doctor approve revision 2 or revision 3?
• Nobody knows what is waiting. The lab has no single view of what is stuck with which doctor.

How a dedicated platform fixes it

• One-click access. The doctor opens the case in the browser or the app, already signed in, and gets a notification when a plan is ready.
• Interactive 3D review with IPR, attachments and the movement table. See the orthodontic treatment plan viewer.
• Tooth-level change requests: one tooth, one stage, one movement, shown next to the planned value.
• Chat on the case, where a message that mentions a stage and a tooth opens the 3D viewer right there.
• A clear decision: approve or request changes, recorded against the exact revision.
• A dashboard for the lab that shows everything awaiting review and every change request waiting for a new revision. See aligner lab software workflow.

Approval before the patient sees it

The safest order is: the lab prepares the plan, the doctor approves it, then the patient sees it. A platform that tracks approval per revision makes that order easy to follow and easy to prove.

Doctors use it on the move

Doctors review between appointments, often on a phone. The platform must work well on small screens and send push notifications, so a plan does not wait days for a free moment at a desktop.

DentoSim gives every doctor a portal and an app, with 3D review, change requests, chat and one-click approval, all under your lab's brand. See how it works or register your lab.