Dental lab coordination for clinics in Manchester

How can a Manchester clinic standardise scan handoffs?

Start with the practice's actual scanner workflow rather than assuming every clinician exports the same files. Identify the account used to manage recipient connections and the staff member permitted to change it. Check that a complete restorative submission contains the preparation, opposing arch and bite information needed for the prescription. Use a consistent case reference across those records.

For a hypothetical practice adding a second scanner, a useful onboarding test is whether the team can identify the correct clinic and recipient before sharing patient data. Confirm the account arrangement with ExoLink and follow the manufacturer's current guidance. Being able to export an STL file is not proof that a recipient connection has been established.

What should happen when information is missing?

Agree an escalation route to the responsible clinician. If a product or shade is unclear, do not let an administrative assumption become an approved prescription. Record the question, response and any effect on the accepted plan. The reception team should see a confirmed appointment implication rather than interpreting a technical message itself.

Review the handoff after the first complete case and when scanner software changes. The planned allocation process will check product availability, price limits, quality, capacity and feasible dates. It should not bypass a missing clinical instruction just because a matching product exists.

How do you prepare to join ExoLink?

Apply as a clinic with your registered practice details, lead dentist information, scanner systems and product interests. Applications are reviewed before an account is created. After approval, ask the team to confirm the scanner recipient identity and the agreed data-handling process. Do not send patient scans through the public contact form or infer an account identifier from a similar business name.

Read For Clinics and How it works, choose the relevant scanner guide, or apply as a clinic. Visit For Labs for the network application process. These pages describe service for clinics in the named city; they do not identify where any lab operates.