System and method for ordering and manufacturing customized orthodontic appliances and product

A method of providing a prescription management network comprising a plurality of orthodontic or dental labs and a plurality of prescribing users, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of prescriptions directly from the plurality of prescribing users for customized orthodontic or dental appliances to be provided to the prescribing users by the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs, wherein each of the plurality of prescriptions is created by a prescribing user by applying a plurality of orthodontic components to a graphical representation of a patient's teeth;
• storing the prescriptions in a cloud-based database selectively accessible by the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs and the plurality of prescribing users;
• providing a digital workspace wherein each of the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs or the plurality of prescribing users may access the plurality of prescriptions to create a plurality of corresponding designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances;
• storing the plurality of corresponding designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances in the cloud-based database selectively accessible by the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs and plurality of prescribing users;
• fabricating the plurality of customized orthodontic or dental appliances according to their corresponding designs at the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs;
• tracking and storing a record of fabrication of the plurality of customized orthodontic or dental appliances, wherein the plurality of corresponding orthodontic or dental labs update the cloud-based database that is selectively accessible by the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs and plurality of prescribing users;
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• simultaneously creating a plurality of corresponding billings in the cloud-based database at the same time the plurality of submissions of the plurality of corresponding prescriptions are submitted directly by the plurality of prescribing users, when the plurality of corresponding prescriptions are stored, or when the plurality of designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances are fabricated at the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs, regardless if initiated by either the plurality of orthodontic or dental labs or the plurality of prescribing users,
• wherein simultaneously creating the plurality of corresponding billings in the cloud-based database at the same time the plurality of corresponding prescriptions are submitted directly by the plurality of prescribing users comprises creating an itemized queue of the applied plurality of orthodontic components and their respective pricing automatically as each orthodontic component is applied to the graphical representation of the patient's teeth by each of the plurality of prescribing users for each of the plurality of corresponding prescriptions.

A method of providing a prescription management network comprising an orthodontic or dental lab and a plurality of prescribing users, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of prescriptions directly from the plurality of prescribing users for customized orthodontic or dental appliances to be provided to the prescribing users by the orthodontic or dental lab, wherein each of the plurality of prescriptions is created by a prescribing user by applying a plurality of orthodontic components to a graphical representation of a patient's teeth;
• storing the prescriptions in a cloud-based database selectively accessible by the orthodontic or dental lab and the plurality of prescribing users;
• providing a digital workspace wherein the orthodontic or dental lab or the plurality of prescribing users may access the plurality of prescriptions to create a plurality of corresponding designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances;
• storing the plurality of corresponding designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances in the cloud-based database selectively accessible by the orthodontic or dental lab and plurality of prescribing users;
• fabricating the plurality of customized orthodontic or dental appliances according to their corresponding designs at the orthodontic or dental lab;
• tracking and storing a record of fabrication of the plurality of customized orthodontic or dental appliances, wherein the orthodontic or dental lab updates the cloud-based database that is selectively accessible by the orthodontic or dental lab and plurality of prescribing users;
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• simultaneously creating a plurality of corresponding billings in the cloud-based database at the same the plurality of submissions are submitted directly by the plurality of prescribing users, when the plurality of corresponding prescriptions are stored, or when the plurality of designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances are fabricated at the orthodontic or dental lab, regardless if initiated by either the orthodontic or dental lab or the plurality of prescribing users,
• wherein simultaneously creating the plurality of corresponding billings in the cloud-based database at the same time the plurality of corresponding prescriptions are submitted directly by the plurality of prescribing users comprises creating an itemized queue of the applied plurality of orthodontic components and their respective pricing automatically as each orthodontic component is applied to the graphical representation of the patient's teeth by each of the plurality of prescribing users for each of the plurality of corresponding prescriptions.

A prescription management system comprising an orthodontic or dental lab and a plurality of prescribing users, the system further comprising:

• means for creating a plurality of prescriptions for a plurality of customized orthodontic or dental appliances by applying a plurality of orthodontic components to a graphical representation of a patient's teeth by the plurality of prescribing users;
• a cloud-based database configured to receive the plurality of prescriptions directly from the plurality of prescribing users for customized orthodontic or dental appliances, wherein the cloud-based database is selectively accessible by both the plurality of prescribing users and by the orthodontic or dental lab;
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• a digital workspace configured to provide the orthodontic or dental lab or the plurality of prescribing users the ability to create a plurality of corresponding designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances in response to the corresponding prescriptions,
• wherein the cloud-based database is configured to store the plurality of corresponding designs of the customized orthodontic or dental appliances,
• wherein the cloud-based database is configured to track and store a record of fabrication of the plurality of customized orthodontic or dental appliances by the orthodontic or dental lab, and
• wherein the digital workspace is configured to simultaneously create a plurality of corresponding billings in the cloud-based database at the same time the plurality of prescriptions are created by the plurality of prescribing users, when the plurality of prescriptions are submitted directly by the plurality of prescribing users, when the plurality of corresponding prescriptions are stored, when the customized orthodontic or dental appliances are designed, or when the plurality of designed customized orthodontic or dental appliances are fabricated at the orthodontic or dental lab, regardless if initiated by either the orthodontic or dental lab or the plurality of prescribing users,
• wherein the digital workspace being configured to simultaneously create the plurality of corresponding billings in the cloud-based database at the same time the plurality of prescriptions are created by the plurality of prescribing users comprises the digital workspace further being configured to create an itemized queue of the applied plurality of orthodontic components and their respective pricing automatically as each orthodontic component is applied to the graphical representation of the patient's teeth by each of the plurality of prescribing users for each of the plurality of corresponding prescriptions.