Digital Rx

The dental prescription your technician can actually read, understand, and fabricate

64% of prescriptions are illegible. 80% are incomplete. The technician guesses. The lab calls. Hours are lost. Remakes happen. Digital Rx eliminates all of it.

via WhatsApp - 45 KB
Prosthetic Prescription
Patient
Garcia Martinez R.
Tooth
14
Material
Zirc... monol...
Shade
A3? A2?
Occlusion
(empty)
Translucency
(empty)
Preparation
(empty)
Implant
Strau...? 4.1?
Illegible
98% compressed by WhatsApp. 3 of 8 fields filled.
Digital Rx
Audio
Single crown - Tooth 14
Type selected
OK
Monolithic zirconia
Visual selector
Material
A3 - Medium translucency
VITA Classical
A3
Canine guidance
Predefined options
Occlusion
1.5mm reduction - Chamfer
Preparation complete
OK
Straumann BLT 4.1mm
Internal hex
Implant
7/7 fields completed
Prescription ready to send
COMPLETE
100% legible. 100% complete. Backup audio linked.
The real cost

What an ambiguous prescription costs when nobody measures it

64%
Illegible
Of paper prescriptions can't be read correctly
25 min
Per Rx
Call + wait + confirmation every time a field is missing
2-4 hrs
Daily
Senior technician time spent decoding prescriptions and calling clinics
15 sec
With Digital Rx
To understand the full case. 7 fields. 0 calls.
Paper Rx
3.6% complete
WhatsApp
98% compressed
Technician
25 min calling
Result
$300 remake
What arrives today

The technician opens WhatsApp. This is what they see.

The doctor scribbles on a generic form. The admin snaps a photo with her phone. WhatsApp compresses it by 98%. The technician opens it and can't tell if it says "A2" or "A3." The occlusion field is blank. No translucency instructions. The implant brand is unreadable.

They call the clinic. The admin doesn't know, looks for the doctor. The doctor is with a patient. Returns the call 3 hours later. "A3, canine guidance, medium translucency." The technician writes it on a sticky note.

2-4 hours a day of your senior technician's time goes to decoding prescriptions. Not producing. Guessing what the doctor meant.

WhatsApp - 45 KB of 25 MB
Prosthetic Work Order
Doctor
Dr. Jimenez C.
Patient
Garcia M.
Tooth
14
Material
Zirc... monol...?
Shade
A... 3? 2?
Occlusion
(empty field)
Translucency
(empty field)
Reduction/Margin
(empty field)
Implant
Strau...?
Notes
make it pretty
3 of 10 legible
Digital Rx
History
Restoration type
Single crown - Dropdown selected
OK
Material
Monolithic zirconia - Visual selector with reference image
Zirconia
Shade
A3 - VITA Classical dropdown - Translucency: medium
A3
Occlusion
Canine guidance - Predefined options (no free text)
Canine guidance
Preparation
Uniform reduction 1.5mm - Chamfer margin - Natural abutment
OK
Implant
Straumann BLT - 4.1mm - Internal hex
Recorded
Status
7/7 required fields completed
COMPLETE
Digital Rx

Required fields. Visual selection. Zero ambiguity.

Digital Rx isn't a PDF of the paper prescription. It's a smart form where every field has a purpose and every field is required. You can't send an incomplete prescription.

Material: Visual selector with images. No free text. No "whatever you think is best."

Shade: Full VITA dropdown with translucency. No "A3 or something like that."

Occlusion: Predefined options. The field that's left blank MOST often on paper.

Preparation + Implant: The data that prevents the technician from fabricating something that won't fit.

Paper Rx
3.6%
fully completed - 64% illegible - "make it pretty" as the instruction
Digital Rx
100%
complete, legible, required fields, can't be sent incomplete
Audio + Digital Rx

The doctor speaks. The prescription fills itself.

The doctor doesn't want to fill out forms. They want to say "monolithic zirconia, A3, canine guidance" in 30 seconds and move on to the next patient. Digital Rx makes that possible.

The doctor records a 42-second audio. Whisper AI transcribes it ($0.006/min). The system extracts the clinical data: material, shade, translucency, occlusion. The prescription fields fill automatically.

The admin reviews, confirms with a click, and adds any data the doctor didn't mention (but the form requires). The prescription goes out complete, legible, and with the doctor's voice as backup.

$1.08/month for 60 transcribed audios. The doctor doesn't change their habit. The admin doesn't interpret. The technician doesn't guess.

Audio + Rx
Doctor's audio - 0:42
"Canine guidance, not group function. Monolithic zirconia. A3, medium translucency."
0:42
Transcribed
DATA EXTRACTED BY AI
Suggested fields
Material: Zirconia | Shade: A3 | Translucency: Medium | Occlusion: Canine guidance
Auto
Admin confirms
One click to accept. Adds preparation and implant.
OK
Doctor's flow
Step 1: Doctor records audio
30 seconds between patients. No form.
30 sec
Step 2: AI extracts data
Material, shade, occlusion detected in seconds.
Auto
Step 3: Admin confirms
Verifies suggestions. Completes what's missing.
1 min
Step 4: Prescription sent
100% complete. 100% legible. Backup audio.
COMPLETE
Doctor behavior

It's not carelessness. The format doesn't work.

The doctor has 12 minutes between patients. They're not going to sit down and fill out a paper form with fields they don't understand the purpose of. They write the bare minimum, the admin snaps a photo, and hope the lab figures it out.

1. Audio first: The doctor speaks instead of writing. 30 seconds, not 5 minutes.

2. Visual selectors: Tap the right image instead of writing "zirconia."

3. Required validation: Can't be sent until it's complete. Not optional.

The doctor doesn't change their behavior. The system changes the format.

Digital Rx fields

Every field exists because the technician needs it to fabricate

Restoration type
Crown, bridge, inlay, onlay, veneer, provisional. Defines the entire production workflow.
Material
Visual selector with images. Monolithic/multilayer zirconia, e.max, PFM, PMMA. No "whatever you think is best."
Shade and translucency
VITA Classical dropdown. Translucency: high/medium/low. Effects: mamelon, halo. Zero ambiguity.
Occlusion
Canine guidance, group function, bilateral balanced. The field that's left blank MOST often on paper.
Preparation
Reduction type, mm, margin type (chamfer, knife edge, shoulder). What the technician actually needs.
Implant
Brand, diameter, connection type, platform. The data that prevents fabricating something incompatible.
Before and after

Same case. Two realities.

Without Digital Rx

9:15 AM - Admin takes photo of prescription

9:16 AM - Sends via WhatsApp (compressed)

9:30 AM - Technician can't read the shade

9:32 AM - Calls the clinic

9:33 AM - Admin doesn't know, looks for doctor

12:15 PM - Doctor returns call

12:17 PM - "A3, canine guidance"

12:18 PM - Technician writes it on a sticky note

3 hours lost. Sticky note as source of truth.

With Digital Rx

9:15 AM - Doctor records 30-second audio

9:15 AM - AI transcribes and extracts data

9:16 AM - Admin confirms suggested fields

9:16 AM - Completes preparation and implant

9:17 AM - Digital Rx sent (7/7 fields)

9:20 AM - Technician opens order, Rx complete

9:20 AM - Starts production


5 minutes. Backup audio. Full traceability.

More than a form

Digital Rx isn't just a digital prescription. It's a clinical prescription system.

Six features that turn the prescription from "a step in the process" into a tool the doctor and lab actively use throughout the entire case.

Rx PDF Export
Generate a clean, printable PDF from any submitted prescription. For patient records, insurance, patient handoff, or physical clinic files. One click: professional PDF with all fields, clinic logo, and digital signature.
Edit Rx after sending
The doctor realizes they put A3 instead of A3.5 after sending. With Digital Rx, they can edit fields without creating a new order. The change is documented in the timeline: what changed, who, when, and why. The lab sees the updated version with a modification alert.
Rx Templates
The doctor does 15 zirconia crowns a week with the same config. Instead of filling it out 15 times: save "My standard crown" as a template. Next time, one click and the wizard auto-fills. Custom templates: "Full Arch PMMA provisional", "e.max anterior crown", "Posterior PFM bridge".
Rx Summary View
A dedicated page showing the complete prescription in a clean, structured format. Not raw order details: a view designed for quick reading with all fields logically grouped, reference photos included, and audio linked. The technician opens it and has everything on one screen.
Rx Comparison
Compare two prescriptions side by side. Redo case: what did the original Rx say vs. the new one? Bilateral work: tooth 14 vs. tooth 24, same fields, differences highlighted. The technician sees exactly what changed and why. No opening two tabs and comparing mentally.
Rx history per patient
Every prescription for a patient over time. Patient Garcia: crown tooth 14 (March 2026), veneer tooth 11 (June 2026), bridge 35-37 (October 2026). The doctor sees the full progression. The lab has historical context for every new case from the same patient.
Templates in action

Dr. Ramirez does 15 crowns a week. He no longer fills the Rx 15 times.

Dr. Ramirez has 3 configurations he uses 80% of the time: monolithic zirconia crown (his most common case), posterior PFM bridge, and PMMA provisional. Before, he filled every prescription from scratch. Or worse: the admin copy-pasted and got the shade wrong.

With Rx Templates: Dr. Ramirez saved his 3 configs as templates. Now, the admin opens "Dr. Ramirez Zirconia Crown", adjusts only shade and tooth, and sends. 30 seconds instead of 4 minutes. And no copy errors.

Templates belong to the doctor, not the lab. Each doctor has their own saved configurations. Customizable, editable, reusable.

Templates
New Rx
My Standard Zirconia Crown
Mono zirconia - VITA A3 - Medium - Canine guidance - Chamfer
Use
Posterior PFM Bridge
PFM - VITA B2 - Group function - Shoulder
Use
Full Arch PMMA Provisional
PMMA - Shade A2 - Bilateral balanced - Temporary
Use
e.max Anterior Veneer
e.max - VITA A1 - High translucency - Canine guidance
Use
+ Create new template
Rx Comparison
Original Rx
Zirconia mono
A3
Canine guidance
Edited Rx
Zirconia mono
A3.5 (edited)
Canine guidance
Change detected: Shade A3 → A3.5 | Dr. Jimenez | Mar 15 16:42 | "Reviewed the photo, it's darker than I thought"
Edit + Compare

The doctor changed their mind. No need to create another order.

Dr. Jimenez sent the prescription with shade A3. Two hours later, he reviews the shade photo more carefully and realizes it's A3.5. With a paper prescription, he'd have to call the lab and hope someone writes down the change. With Digital Rx, he edits the field directly.

The change is logged in the timeline: which field was modified, from what value to what, who changed it, when, and the reason. The technician gets an alert: "Rx modified, shade updated." Opens Rx Comparison and sees exactly what changed.

For redo cases: compare the original Rx with the redo Rx. For bilateral work: compare tooth 14 with tooth 24 side by side. Differences are highlighted automatically.

Rx history per patient

Every prescription for a patient. The full history.

When patient Garcia returns 8 months later for a new case, the doctor and lab have the full history: what material was used, what shade, what occlusion, how it turned out, whether there were adjustments. They don't start from zero.

For complex cases or full arch: the history shows the treatment progression. Provisional, try-in, definitive. Each prescription with its files, photos, and linked approvals.

A new technician receiving a case from a returning patient has the full context without asking. A doctor referring a patient to another specialist can share the complete Rx history with one click.

Rx History
Patient
Patient: Garcia Martinez, Roberto
Crown Tooth 14 - Zirconia A3
March 2026 - Completed - Dr. Jimenez
OK
Veneer Tooth 11 - e.max A1
June 2026 - Completed - Dr. Jimenez
OK
Bridge 35-37 - PFM B2
October 2026 - In production - Dr. Garcia
Active
Full Arch Upper - PMMA Provisional
December 2026 - Planned - Dr. Jimenez
Next
4 prescriptions - 2 doctors - Full history since March 2026
Frequently asked questions

About Digital Rx

Does the doctor have to fill out the form?

No. They record a 30-second audio, AI extracts the data, the admin confirms. The doctor doesn't change their routine.

What happens if the doctor says something different from what the admin enters?

The audio remains linked as backup. If there's a discrepancy, the timeline shows what the doctor said and what the admin confirmed.

Can we customize the fields?

The base fields are standard. Additional fields are configurable by specialty: orthodontics, implants, esthetics, removable.

Does it work for implant cases?

Yes. Specific fields: brand, diameter, connection, platform. The data that prevents incompatibility.

How much does transcription cost?

$0.006/min with Whisper AI. 60 audios/month: $1.08. One avoided remake: $300.

Can I export the prescription as a PDF?

Yes. Rx PDF Export generates a clean document with all fields, clinic logo, and digital signature. For patient records, insurance, patient handoff, or physical files.

What if the doctor wants to change something after sending?

They can edit fields directly. The change is documented: what was modified, from what to what, who, when, and why. The lab receives a modification alert. If production already started, the change is flagged as critical.

How do templates work?

The doctor saves their most common configurations as personalized templates. Next time, the admin selects the template, adjusts only tooth and shade, and sends. 30 seconds instead of 4 minutes. Each doctor has their own templates.

Does it legally replace the paper prescription?

Digital Rx has a timestamp, identified author, and backup audio. More evidence than paper. For specific legal requirements, consult your local advisor.

What if the internet connection is unreliable?

Digital Rx is lightweight: just text and selections. Works on any connection. Heavy files use resumable upload separately.

Next step

Start with the cases where clarity matters most

Try TrazaLab on full arch, implants, esthetic cases, or any case with heavy files.

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