Guides
Practical guides for dental clinics and laboratories in Iraq and Kurdistan — choosing software, WhatsApp reminders, going digital, and working with a lab.
Dental clinic software in Iraq and Kurdistan — how to choose
How to choose dental clinic software for Iraq: language, WhatsApp reminders, pricing in Iraqi dinar and local support. A free-trial checklist and a comparison of the kinds of option.
WhatsApp appointment reminders: cutting no-shows in a dental clinic
What no-shows actually cost a clinic, why WhatsApp works better than SMS, and the Meta 24-hour rule you need to know about.
From paper to software: a practical guide to digitising a dental clinic
How long it takes, where to start, what to do with old records, and how to get staff to actually use it.
Clinic and lab workflow: how work orders stop going missing
The impression went out — when does it come back? What was the shade? The clinic-lab coordination problem, and putting both sides in one system.
Clinic WhatsApp: automatic messages and the clinic's own number
Which WhatsApp messages Dr Dental IQ sends for a clinic, what the patient reads, the trial number versus the clinic's own number, the 6 setup steps and the cost.
Patient portal and WhatsApp booking, for clinic and patient
What patients of a clinic on Dr Dental IQ can do without calling: book a visit on WhatsApp and open their own file online, and how the clinic tells them.
Odontogram and FDI dental chart software: what Dr Dental IQ records
How the FDI tooth chart works in Dr Dental IQ: tooth numbers, surfaces, conditions, planned and completed treatment, and a history for every tooth.
AI-assisted dental radiograph workflow: findings the dentist reviews
How AI-assisted radiograph analysis works in Dr Dental IQ: DICOM and image viewing, findings the dentist confirms, a signed report and comparison.
What's new
Patient portal in four languages, with an easier sign-in
The patient portal now has a language menu: Kurdish, Arabic, Persian and English. The phone number is recognised however it is written, and the clinic's links open the sign-in page with the clinic and the patient's number already filled in.
Read moreWhatsApp assistant: a menu, "my visit", and a confirmed cancel
A patient who says hello gets a menu: book a visit, my visit, move, cancel, address and hours, my file online. Cancelling asks "are you sure?" first, and the clinic is told. The assistant needs the clinic's own number, and the clinic switches it on.
Portal invitation: a button and an automatic message
The patient's page has a new "Send portal link" button. There is also an automatic invitation when a new patient is registered; it is off until the clinic switches it on, and its template needs Meta's approval.
Patient kit: a poster with QR codes
From the WhatsApp centre, print an A4 poster with two QR codes: book on WhatsApp and open the patient's file, in four languages. There is also a small QR code for the foot of printed invoices and receipts, off until you switch it on.
Questions and answers, one list for everyone
The FAQ page is now arranged in groups: prices, WhatsApp, patients, money and data, with a section written for the patient that a clinic can send as a link. Sales people read the same answers in their panel.
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