Wednesday, 12 February, 2025

Dental4windows is Australia's leading Practice Management System with more practices and users than any other system within Australia. Standard features include Appointment Book, Scheduling operates like a real diary with SMS Reminder Replies automatically updating Appointment Status in Appointment Book; Clinical 2D & 3D Charting with automatic link to Treatment Plan; Treatment Plan; Document Manager; Patient Accounts & Receipts with automatic link to Treatment Plan, Accounting/Payments; Patient's records & Medical History; Banking Slips; SMS & Email Messaging; Comprehensive Reporting System; Queries Module: Practice Marketing & Intelligent Recall System with SMS, Email and Telephone; Integrated Letter Manager System; Health Fund rebate guides; Interface to latest HICAPS Connect; Smart Letters; Sybase SQL Database.

Add on modules
Digital X-Ray; xPlain Patient Education; xPlainTV Waiting Room Information; Business Intelligence; Periodontal Charting: Stock Control/Inventory: Generate your own stock usage report; Laboratories: dental laboratory job ordering and tracking; X-Ray Interface, MS Word, Sterilisation Tracking, Multi-practice Unique Reporting.

Support and Training
First Year Support and New System Training included in Package; Subsequent Year S&M available for annual fee and includes unlimited telephone and modem support, free upgrades. All Training can be customized to meet your own requirements and can be delivered anywhere with Australia and New ealand. Our training approach enables administrators, managers and reception staff to obtain the system knowledge and skills needed to maximize capabilities. Multi-award winning Customer Service.

Dental4Windows

Operating System Windows 7 (32/64 Bit)
Windows 8 (32/64 Bit)
Windows Server 2008 R1 & R2 (32/64 Bit)
Designed for Dental Practices
Network Support Yes
Key Features
Options
Electronic Claims Processing HICAPS Connect certified (Australia)
Charting Restorative 2D / 3D Charting included
Perio Charting (optional)
Treatment Planning Yes
Digital Camera/Radiography Integration Most devices
Document Management Yes
Website Interface for Booking Online
Integrated Email Yes
SMS Recall System Yes - Two Way
Audio Notes No
Voice Activated Features No
Multi Site Integration Yes including Terminal Services
Mobile Device Support
Languages Supported English, Russian, Chinese and Thai
Support Award winning support throughout Australia and New Zealand
Country of Manufacture Australia
New paediatric practice for Sydney's Upper North Shore
North Shore Paediatric Dentistry
30 Nov 2016 | Surgery Design
Specialist Paediatric Dentist, Prashanth Dhanpal, journeyed half way 'round the world before finding a home in Sydney's northern suburbs. Dr Dhanpal trained at undergraduate level in India and then completed his Masters and Advanced Diploma in Paediatric Dentistry in Hong Kong. Arriving in Sydney in 2010, he is one of a very few specialist Paediatr...
Kearns Dental a perfect first practice
Kearns Dental
30 Sep 2016 | Surgery Design
A decade after graduating from Sydney University with Honours, Dr Harshi Dissanayake made the decision to transition from employed dentist to practice owner. Having spent much of her career working in Sydney's south-west, the suburb of Kearns, 57 km from the CBD, was chosen as the ideal location. "Ten years out, it was time to establish a practice...
Jindalee Dental built on remote control
Jindalee Dental
31 May 2016 | Surgery Design
Helmut and Silke Goette are the proud owners of Jindalee Family Dental, a general dental practice recently opened in Perth's northern suburbs. Originally from Germany, the couple arrived in Western Australia and began practising in rural and regional locations including Broome, some 2,500 kms from Perth. Broome, at the heart of WA's pearl coast, ha...
Budget family practice not short on style
Health Precinct
31 Mar 2016 | Surgery Design
The recently opened Health Precinct dental practice at Townsville's newly established suburb of Bushland Beach, supports its mission of quality dental care. When it came time to establish his new practice, Dr Vikram Vasisht approached experienced A-dec dealer, Medical Dental Solutions at Townsville for advice. MDS principal, Jane Miller, came up w...
Integrated Dental Care continues to stands the test of time
Integrated Dental Care
31 Jan 2016 | Surgery Design
Dr Naomi Hollander graduated from Melbourne University in 1989 and secured a position as an intern working at Bendigo Base Hospital. The internship gave Dr Hollander great experience of oral surgery and an opportunity to develop her skills alongside several experienced specialists. Ambitious and talented, she thrived in this environment and opened ...
New home for specialist endodontist
Yokine Endodontics
31 May 2015 | Surgery Design
Specialist endodontist Dr Stephen Kwang has recently opened his new practice in Yokine, a leafy suburb just 5.9 kms north of the Perth CBD. Yokine is one of Perth's older suburbs and has been subject to significant redevelopment in the past 20 years, with many of the larger properties being subdivided and developed as townhouses and units. The incr...
Going bold in Butler
Butler Dental
31 Jan 2015 | Surgery Design
Since early in her childhood, Dr Parul Bhatia wanted to be an artist. Blessed with an enquiring mind, a fierce intellect and a deep appreciation for the sciences, she was destined for success in whatever field she chose. When it became time to choose a career, dentistry, with its perfect blend of art and science, became a natural calling. After in...
Docklands Dental Studio shows off true designer flair
Docklands Dental Studio
31 Jan 2015 | Surgery Design
It would be easy to think big is beautiful when it comes to designing a dental practice, but the very opposite is true with Docklands Dental Studio, which shows how appealing a small surgery can be. This attractive space owes its pizzazz to interior designer, Antony Poate of Antony Poate Design Sydney, who has created a truly inspiring and practic...
Gold coast practice a winner with staff and patients
Griffith Street Family Dental
15 Sep 2014 | Surgery Design
The combination of old fashioned "bedside manner" and cutting-edge facilities appear to have struck a chord with staff and patients at a new family dental practice on the Gold Coast. Griffith Street Family Dental was established at Coolangatta in late 2013 and has already built up a very strong patient base, rewarding the vision of its founding pa...
Bright new future for Whitfords Dental Centre
Whitfords - 1
31 Jul 2014 | Surgery Design
They say every cloud has a silver lining and that seems to be the case for Perth-based Whitfords Dental Centre after making the major decision to relocate. Whitfords Dental is a long-established practice, but when the lease in their old building came up with less than attractive renewal terms, owners Dr Gary Wood and his wife, Michelle, decided i...
New rooms for an old Adelaide practice
Unley - 1
31 May 2014 | Surgery Design
Early in the spring of 2011, Dentistry on Unley opened its new premises. It was only a few hundred metres up Unley Road from the old place, but you may as well have stepped into a new century. The practice is one of the oldest in Adelaide, having opened originally in 1919. If the existing premises seemed dated, small and cluttered - they were! Roge...
Centaur packages latest imaging hardware with cutting edge MediaSuitesql
Centaur Mediaray - 1
31 May 2014 | Computers in Dentistry
Centaur Software have recently released their latest in dental x-ray systems with Mediaray PLUS, dental x-ray sensors and the Mediascan phosphor plate scanner, for those practices looking for more traditional feel when they move into digital x-ray. With ever increasing competition, today's dental practices have to either move forward with new tech...
Sharp look fits retail setting
Sharp look - 1
31 May 2014 | Surgery Design
Having the right dental supply companies onside pays dividends, as the newest dental surgery to be built at Warringah Mall on Sydney's Northern Beaches has shown. "No Gaps Dental" Warringah Mall was constructed in just 4 weeks and on budget by Commodore Architectural Joinery of Arcadia, Sydney which had to meet the additional requirements of the s...
New practice for Perth’s upwardly mobile southern corridor
New practice for Perth - 1
31 May 2014 | Surgery Design
After working at another dentist's practice for many years, Dr Behnoush Rohani decided that it was time to take the next step in her career and establish her own practice. Central to this decision was the desire to be able to control her working hours. Behnoush and her husband, Naveed, initially approached Medifit in late 2012 to explore the possib...
Software plus consulting the key to success
Discovery - 1
31 May 2014 | Computers in Dentistry
During the recent 2014 ADX exhibition in Sydney, Centaur Software launched their Discovery Program headed up by Tracy Penn. According to Ms Penn, "the launch of Discovery at ADX14 saw many practices signing up for our special on-site practice consultation. We had a number of practices explaining they had experienced a tough 2013 with lower patient...
Apollo Health fills gap in WA dental services
Apollo - 1
31 Mar 2014 | Surgery Design
Perth's new Apollo Health Medical Centre is helping re-shape the provision of dental care for both private and public patients in that state. Since opening on July 1, 2013 in Armadale Shopping Centre, the multi-disciplinary practice incorporating dental services, imaging, pathology, allied health, and general practice medical services has been ove...
Dental4Windowssql Version 12 expands features
Dental4WindowsSQL - 1
31 Mar 2014 | Spectrum
Centaur Software is releasing new modules and enhancement upgrades to its latest Version 12 of dental4windowssql, which was released last year.
Centaur software expands imaging portfolio
Centaur software expands imaging portfolio - 1
31 Mar 2014 | Spectrum
Centaur Software has released its latest digital x-ray sensor, the Mediaray PLUS and increased its imaging portfolio with the release of the MediaScan phosphor plate scanner.
Life after Windows XP and Office 2003: Are you exposed?
Windows XP Logo
31 Mar 2014 | Spectrum
As of April 8, 2014 Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP and Office 2003, including the cessation of security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid-for technical support or online technical content updates.
Sydney Endodontic Centre first home for busy specialist
Sydney Endodontic Centre
31 Jan 2014 | Surgery Design
Specialist Endodontist, Dr Geoff Young, decided to start his own practice in 2013. Dr Young knew he wanted the practice to be centrally located and close to public transport links, so Strathfield was an obvious choice. A vacant tenancy was found by Dr Young in the commercial section of the main plaza that suited his needs in terms of size and locat...
Discovery brings more profits
Discovery Program
31 Jan 2014 | Spectrum
Centaur Software, developers of leading practice management software system Dental4windows, has launched a new consulting division under the Discover brand. Centaur has delivered multi-award winning training and customer support to the largest group of practices across Australia for more than 20 years. Through active consulting to its customer base...
Dental4windows rolls out version 12
Dental4windows rolls out
31 Jul 2013 | News and Events
Dental4windows version 12 has been rolling out to user practices since May this year with customer feedback being very positive.
Seymour Smiles with high tech software and integrated imaging
Dr Mary Miller
31 Jul 2013 | Spectrum
Established more than 50 years ago, Seymour Smiles, located in Blenheim at the top of New Zealand's South Island, has a rich history in the local community of 30,000. When new owner, Dr Mary Miller, took over two years ago, the one thing noticeably absent from the practice was technology!
Dental4windows rolls out version 12 with training seminars Australia-wide
Dental4windows rolls out
31 Jul 2013 | Spectrum
Dental4windows version 12 has been rolling out to user practices since May this year with customer feedback being very positive.
Mediasuite: All your images in one place
Mediasuite
31 Jul 2013 | Digital Imaging
Digital imaging technology has become more and more commonplace in dentistry over the last decade and the models, brands and suppliers have increased exponentially. Many practices have bought several different brands of digital x-ray systems over the years as well as intraoral cameras, often with different accompanying software to manage the images...
Multispecialty clinic calls in the design specialists
North Sydney Dental Specialists
15 Jul 2013 | Surgery Design
After years working as a specialist at someone else's practice, Dr Alan Lee and Dr Thai Yeng felt it was the right time to start their own specialist practice. Dr Lee completed his specialist training in Periodontics at Boston University in 2008 and Dr Thai Yeng completed his specialist training in Endodontics at Melbourne University in 2007; both ...
Cherrygum proves going to the dentist can be fun!
Cherrygum Dental
15 Jul 2013 | Surgery Design
A Perth dentist has struck on a novel concept to make going to the dentist something to look forward to, in a bid to encourage repeat visits and build up his newly established practice. Perth-born Dr Troy Stokic sold his private practice at Kalamunda in the Perth Hills and moved to Applecross where he established Cherrygum Dental to be nearer to c...
Increasing treatment plan acceptance through optimal practice communication
Dental4Windows
31 May 2013 | Computers in Dentistry
Imagine the waiting room of your practice. Your patients sit and watch your TV monitor that explains the elective treatments you offer and gives oral hygiene advice, information about the products available through your practice and explains the payment plans available. Using one of the practice iPads or other tablet devices, new patients are inpu...
Sydney Harbour Dental offers patients a stunning vista
Sydney Harbour Dental
31 May 2013 | Surgery Design
Sydney dentist, Dr Mark Killen, is one of a growing number of experienced practitioners setting up shop for the first time in their own dental surgery. A Sydney University graduate who has worked in private practice at Hunters Hill for the past 10 years, Dr Killen decided to utilise a recently vacated investment property to establish his own surger...
The Dental Quarter: Welcome to Hollywood!
31 Mar 2013 | Surgery Design
The mark of a great designer is that they are able to take an old building, a difficult building, and instead of covering it up and making it uniform and new, they bring it back; highlight the original features and breathe new life into an old space. Built in 1914, the Princess Theatre began life as a concert hall, hosting end-of-school concerts fo...
Stirling Street Dental Clinic is born
Stirling Street Dental Clinic
31 Mar 2013 | Surgery Design
Dr Quincy Leung and his wife Jamie were drawn to dentistry for a variety of reasons; the opportunity to help patients; relative job security; good working conditions; and the opportunity for self-employment. Both Quincy and Jamie have been practising dentists for 8 years. Five years ago, they established a practice in the Perth suburb of Inglewood...
Melbourne practice has all the comforts of home!
31 Jan 2013 | Surgery Design
Many practitioners strive to provide a comfortable environment for their patients and Melbourne dentist, Dr Jim Androutsopoulos is no different. He and and his partner, Vicky Papanicolaou, have struck on the perfect recipe by converting their own home into a stylish three-room practice. The solid and attractive double brick home at 221 Malvern Road...
Distance proves no challenge with dental4windows multi-practice install
Dental4Windows
31 Oct 2012 | Spectrum
Dr Leon Loftus has a business model that was not possible without dental4windows. Dr Loftus is not a dentist but does hold a PhD, MBA and LLB.
Centaur Software completes install of dental4windowsSQL at all HCF centres
Centaur Software Logo
31 Oct 2012 | Spectrum
Centaur Software and HCF have completed the implementation of the Dental4WindowsSQL software product throughout all HCF dental centres across Sydney as part of the HCF Electronic Patient Record (EPR) strategy.
New D4W version 12 designed to cement #1 position
D4W
31 Jul 2012 | Spectrum
The new version 12 of Centaur Software's Dental4Windows practice management solution sports a new-look interface, 3D charting, interactive forms to post on your website, iPAD integration, automated SMS returns and more.
Dental4windows and Mediasuite offers complete integration
31 May 2012 | Computers in Dentistry
Integrated Dental is the state-of-the-art practice of Dr Naomi Hollander located in the Melbourne suburb of Pakenham. Purpose-built as a dental centre two years ago, the credo of the practice is to provide excellence in dental care and service at affordable prices. The 5-chair practice over two levels offers the latest in patient care and comfort....
Landmark building houses new practice
31 Jan 2012 | Surgery Design
In 2003, Dr Jayson McNaughton was a new graduate employed at a busy practice in the suburb of Narre Warren, 42 km south east of Melbourne’s CBD. Recognising the potential for a highly successful dental business, in 2006 he purchased the practice and established Webb Street Dental. In a few short years, Webb Street Dental had grown to employ 12 de...
Clever design creates more space
31 Jan 2012 | Surgery Design
Nestled amongst the high end shopping district of West Perth, Dental O So Gentle at King Street, sits comfortably amongst the cosmopolitan shops and cafes of this busy business and shopping precinct. When practice principal and owner, Dr Jeff Broude, set up business here 15 years ago, he had an eye to a city-based clientele to complement his busy ...
New country practice for Casino
Dr Gregory Normoyle and Brian Gardiner
31 Jan 2012 | Surgery Design
It’s hard to imagine a smoother transition from the old to the new than Casino’s latest dental surgery, Centre Street Dental, which combines old world charm and modern sophistication. Patients in the far northern NSW country town are delighted to have the ongoing services of experienced dentist, Dr Greg Normoyle, who has developed a real conne...
Cottage Dental moves next door
30 Nov 2011 | Surgery Design
Cottage Dental had been in the same location in the Sydney suburb of Earlwood for almost 60 years. Current owner Dr Arnold Cohen purchased the general practice in 2000 and continued operating out of the converted residence in Clarke Street. Early in 2008, Dr Cohen found out that the property owner intended to sell and with his lease due to expire i...
Great design just the tonic for Adelaide practice
30 Nov 2011 | Surgery Design
With the site of his established general practice becoming too small and in need of refurbishment, Dr Angelo Papageorgiou had been searching for the perfect new premises in Adelaide for over two years. Finally he discovered a handsome, heritage listed bluestone cottage in Wakefield Street, a vibrant cafe and work precinct adjacent the parkland belt...
New dental centre for growing suburb
30 Sep 2011 | Surgery Design
As a practicing dentist for some 35 years, Dr Michael Sturgeon knows well the amount of effort, time and personal sacrifice that goes into the establishment of a new dental practice. In 2007, he established All Saints Dentistry (formerly Abbey Dental) in Rockingham, one of Perth’s southern suburbs and grew the practice into one of the region’...
A sparkling gem for the Sapphire Coast
30 May 2011 | Surgery Design
Merimbula is situated on the south coast of NSW on what is known as the Sapphire Coast. Midway between Sydney and Melbourne, it is level with Canberra and close to Bega, which is famous for its cheese. While Merimbula is famous for its clean ocean, relaxed lifestyle and rich farmland. Dr Craig Newman, a Melbournian graduate settled there in year 20...
Seeing the light of better design
30 May 2011 | Surgery Design
Dr Shujia Cheng’s new practice in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield South has been designed to give her patients and staff a warm, comfortable and inviting experience. After 15 years of practising in premises that were mostly dark and out-dated, Dr Cheng was ready for a change. In building a new practice, her goal was to create a working environm...
D4W the quintessential choice
Dr Andrew Koranski
30 May 2011 | Computers in Dentistry
Dr Andrew Koranski is revelling in his brand new practice in the outer Brisbane suburb of Jimboomba. Quintessential Dental, featured in the surgery design section of this edition, is a 5-chair practice purpose-built in a new shopping complex to his exacting requirements by Elite Fitout Solutions. The new practice is a scant 100 yards from the old ...
New look Quintessential Dental delights staff and patients
30 May 2011 | Surgery Design
Practice staff and patients at Quintessential Dental have something exciting to smile about. Recently relocated into a newly renovated purpose built facility, this Jimboomba dental practice has a new lease of life in its 21 year history. The new look Quintessential Dental is a breath of fresh air with five treatment rooms, extensive staff quarters,...
New Practice with Room to Grow
15 Mar 2011 | Surgery Design
Establishing a new practice in a new shopping centre in the eastern suburbs of Perth, Dr Huy Nguyen has created a modern, spacious, welcoming practice, featuring four surgeries, contemporary lines and a smart design. Dr Nguyen originally had the idea of a two chair practice, but after consultation with Bill Elsegood, builder and dental fit-out spec...
Good things come in small packages
15 Mar 2011 | Surgery Design
The widespread use of glass, curves and natural timber finishes, has created a comforting atmosphere at Eastwood’s newest dental practice, Hyun Dental Clinic, which opened mid-February. Nestled inside a refurbished office building in Rowe Street, Hyun Dental is a deliberately ‘small’ practice. Everything down to the choice of dental chair, ha...
Radical renovation in Townsville
01 Jan 2011 | Surgery Design
When busy Townsville dentist, Dr Andrew Doig, arrived at the need to expand his existing practice, he was faced with the common dilemma of whether to extend, rebuild or buy another building. Being located in one of Townsville’s main business districts, Dr Doig opted for the ‘extend’ option to take advantage of his convenient location and ava...
Broken Hill practice reaffirms commitment for Dental4Windows
Gregory Cocks
01 Mar 2010 | Spectrum
Akey part of running a successful dental practice in the remote NSW town of Broken Hill is to ensure every product-purchase decision results in greater efficiencies and reliability for the operation of the practice.
Centaur expands training focus
Centaur Software Logo
01 Jan 2010 | Spectrum
Centaur Software has announced it is expanding its training department exponentially to cope with the uptake of the new version 11 of its practice management software, dental4windows.
New Perth surgery hits the spot
Dr Darryl Watkins and Joe Minervini
01 Jan 2009 | Surgery Design
A new surgery which has combined staff from two Perth practices has won the seal of approval of both the business practice partners and patients alike. Southlands Dental is a smart and prominent surgery in the middle of the Southlands shopping centre adjacent to the ANZ bank. The new surgery perfectly fits the needs of partners, Darryl Watkins, Joh...
Pacific Smiles opens in Westfield
01 Jan 2008 | Surgery Design
Pacific Smiles Group is an Australian based healthcare organisation that operates dental centres throughout NSW and Victoria and a mix of co-located and standalone eye care centres. The dental centres are arranged in 4 groups, each having its own brand that is positioned to serve a defined patient demographic. There is the Centre for Dental Implant...
Secrets of success
01 Jan 2008 | Surgery Design
Dr David Young admits the timing was terrible. “First piece of advice: don’t relocate and have a baby in the same month,” he said. “Actually, if you want to keep your hair, don’t do those two things in the same year!” In his case, fate had it otherwise. By November last year, the Young family had grown to include a tiny new baby girl an...
Apple Dental blossoms in new premises
01 Nov 2007 | Surgery Design
Building a new practice from scratch should always be a watershed moment in a young dentist’s life. It’s a time when anything is possible… when dreams can become reality and when everything can irrevocably change for the better if you simply allow it to. It’s a time when you can push your boundaries and take a chance on yourself and your ab...
New design is changing attitudes
01 Jan 2007 | Surgery Design
When Dr James Wong finally relocated to his brand new Rockingham practice in Perth’s southern suburbs, his patients were just as excited as he was about the move. Less than a kilometre from his original practice, the spacious design and relaxed ambience of the new Council Avenue Dental is changing attitudes and putting old and new patients at eas...
New ideas for a big practice
01 Sep 2006 | Surgery Design
Pacific Smiles Group (PSG) own and operate a number of dental centres. Most are located in NSW with a concentration in the Newcastle and Hunter Valley region north of Sydney as this is where they commenced operations. Several years ago they entered a partnership with NIB Health Funds Limited (NIB) and now operate a number of NIB DentalCare Centres ...
Treatment planning, perio charting and more
01 Jun 2002 | Computers in Dentistry
CASE STUDY: COMPUTERS IN DENTISTRY   Treatment planning, perio charting and more By Nadine Moir May/June 2002 I had been using a very simple program for two years when we grew our practice to three operatories and felt the need to restructure our record keeping. After man...
Add to Compare List

Distributors - AUSTRALIA

Clinical

Clinical

From the editor

Abstracts

Stream the latest dental videos...
Expert talk: VITA VIONIC VIGO®

Sponsored Links...

Upcoming Events...

Jan 01 2025
Feb 12 2025
Feb 18 2025

Siberian Dental Forum 2025

Krasnoyarsk, RUSSIA

Feb 27 2025

Maximising Recall Compliance

Live Online, AUSTRALIA

Feb 28 2025
Mar 04 2025
Mar 12 2025
Mar 15 2025
Mar 18 2025

TRIOS Café Webinar - A-Z Cosmetic Workflow with TRIOS

Australia & New Zealand, AUSTRALIA

Mar 19 2025

ITI Congress Colombia

Bogota, COLOMBIA

Mar 21 2025
Mar 21 2025

ITI Congress UK & Ireland

Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM

Mar 22 2025
Mar 24 2025
Mar 25 2025

IDS 2025

Cologne, GERMANY

Mar 29 2025
Apr 02 2025
Apr 10 2025
Apr 12 2025

ITI Congress Southern Africa

Cape Town, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Apr 15 2025
Apr 15 2025
May 01 2025
May 08 2025
May 12 2025
May 22 2025

ICOMS 2025

Singapore, SINGAPORE

May 23 2025

Famdent Show Mumbai 2025

Mumbai, INDIA

May 26 2025
May 28 2025
May 30 2025
Jun 07 2025
Jun 09 2025
Jun 11 2025
Jun 21 2025
Jun 25 2025
Jun 27 2025

ICOI Asia Pacific Congress 2025

Deagu, KOREA, SOUTH

Aug 01 2025
Sep 13 2025
Sep 20 2025
Oct 16 2025

ADOHTA-DHAA 2025 National Congress

Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA

Mar 20 2026
Apr 17 2026

IDEM Singapore 2026

Singapore, SINGAPORE