Dental-orthopedic order management solution

To modernize the dental‑orthopedic order management for streamlining intake of prescriptions and improving coordination of manufacturing and fulfillment of dentists’ orders, the customer set out to develop a scalable system instead of several out-of-the-box systems that they were using. Itransition built a custom platform that centralizes intake and aligns production and delivery processes, making those workflows more efficient, advanced, and reliable.

2x better performance

compared to the legacy system

1,5x faster

dentists’ orders production

10/10

customer satisfaction

Improved experience

for target users

Dental-orthopedic order management solution

About the customer

The customer is a US-based specialized dental laboratory that produces custom orthodontic appliances and retainers for clinical practices. It offers end‑to‑end production services including additive manufacturing, fabrication, and streamlined order handling to shorten turnaround times. The business emphasizes solutions that reduce chair time and simplify clinical workflows through digital tools and practice-focused support.

Industry

Manufacturing, Healthcare

Location

USA

Company type

Private

The challenge

For accepting new dental orthopedic prescriptions from clinics and managing their manufacturing and fulfillment, our customer was using several out-of-the-box solutions for dental lab management and order management. The company’s management was looking to implement a modern manufacturing approach and update the lab’s production processes to align with current industry practices and innovations.

With their current systems they were facing several challenges:

  • Challenges with introducing process improvements and product enhancements without significant workarounds or vendor dependency
  • Economically inexpedient support and maintenance
  • Limited possibilities for adoption of new technologies and workflows
  • Time-consuming tracking of the production process due to manual tracking and errors
  • Slow searches and imprecise results due to large volumes of data

The solution

At a glance

Itransition delivered a web-based system using Python Django and React for prescriptions intake and their manufacturing and fulfillment coordination. We also built a Kotlin mobile app that provides technicians visibility into work orders, production status, and priority tasks.

We delivered a web‑based solution to replace the customer’s current out-of-the-box solutions and a mobile application for Android for internal users to track the production process.

Web-based system

The web-based system supports the following key business flows:

Requests intake and validation
with web forms for entering prescription details, uploading images and scans, and attaching lab prescriptions; automatic checks to prevent incomplete orders

Triage and authorization
with centralized dashboards for lab staff to prioritize items, clarify requests, check required materials and expected due dates, and approve work to proceed or place orders on hold

Specification and work order creation
when lab technicians review scans, make adjustments, and approve digital appliance designs to generate work order

Scheduling and capacity balancing
setting lead times, estimate completion dates to meet priorities and deadlines, balancing bench capacity

Execution and tracking
barcode or QR scanning and status updates supports traceability through manufacturing stages and reduces manual mistakes

Quality checks
that route nonconforming items into corrective workflows with documented actions

Packing and dispatch
with packing details, carrier handling, and sharing of tracking information with ordering clinics

Communication and visibility
with real-time status updates visible to both lab staff and clinics and threaded messages tied to each case

Billing and recordkeeping
for reporting and audits

Mobile application

Key business flows for internal production tracking mobile app:

Task assignment and queueing
with due dates and notes, and acknowledge or accept tasks

Progress tracking
with stage changes recording and timestamps to keep status up to date

Scan‑based traceability
with linking physical items to digital tasks, reducing manual lookup and routing errors

Stepwise instructions
to guide the manufacturing process, to see the materials required for each task, and to state the expected time to complete each step

Inspection and exception routing
for inspectors to capture results, attach photos and comments, and route items into corrective flows when needed

Resource visibility
allowing to view equipment availability and helping rebalance workload and avoid delays

Approvals
on each stage of production and handoffs

Post-deployment improvements

The Itransition team has been supporting the system after the development, implementing additional features and adding more automation:

Doctors’ license verification
for submitted requests became fully automated, saving admins a significant amount of time

Production steps are automatically scheduled
for each order, enabling technicians to see immediately the sequence for departmental distribution

Specialized case types
with defined conditions that offer greater ordering flexibility for users

Promocode features
expanded the customer base and enhanced loyalty among existing users

New admin-led configuration
and customization capabilities that reduced the need for development support

New intake control system
that accelerates production times for certain types of products and allows custom approach to end clients

Enabled SMS notifications in addition to email for broader, faster communication

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The outcome

Itransition successfully delivered a scalable web-based system and a mobile application for internal users, enabling the company to achieve:

01

Improved prescription accuracy

02

100% system users growth due to new workflows, features’ enhancements, and better experience

03

2x faster information search

04

2x less issues with third-party integrations

05

Lowered costs for system support and maintenance

06

Simplified adoption of modern production practices