News

topsOrtho™ users meeting March 13-15 features beginner, advanced and workshop tracks

ATLANTA, Jan. 29, 2008 — topsFest™ 2008, the topsOrtho™ annual users meeting, will bring orthodontists from around the world to Atlanta March 13-15. The entire orthodontic community is invited to experience topsOrtho, the Mac OS X-based practice management system with imaging, and learn how to boost practice performance.

The schedule is packed with a fresh curriculum, leading profession consultants, and keys to developing a well-rounded and highly successful practice environment.

The Doctors Lecture Series includes: Jackie Shoemaker of J.M. Shoemaker Consulting, Inc.; Char Eash of Profit Marketing Systems South, Inc.; Pat Rosenzweig of Mosaic Management Professionals; Joyce Matlack of Matlack-Van Every Design; Ken Alexander of Millenium Management Services; Chris Bentson of Bentson Clark; and Dr. Mark Sanchez, the founder and CEO of Cogent Design, Inc., which develops and markets topsOrtho.

topsOrtho professionals will be on hand with beginner and advanced staff lectures on subjects including what’s new in topsOrtho, patient administration and scheduling, letters and lists. Graduate to advanced subjects including finances, contracts, treatment planning and data backups. Hands-on workshops will follow — a new adventure for topsFest.

“topsFest 2008 will take doctors and staff members far beyond their existing skill level,” said Sanchez. “From the inside out, we have designed an experience that enhances the practice and overall lives of our users.”

topsOrtho was created to act as the digital hub to support any practice, and the doctor and staff create the energy that makes it all work. Interactive sessions such as “Building a Marketing Program from the Ground Up” by Eash and “Can’t We All Just Get Along?” by Shannon Branam-Brockway are among sessions designed to help professional staffers gel and excel.

topsOrtho is innovation at work. Get ready to learn how use innovation personally with sessions on yoga in the workplace, taking care of your heart and achieving personal balance.

Exhibitors include OrthoBanc, TeleVox, Smile!, MacAnswer, SureSmile, Sesame and OrthoMarketing.

topsFest will take place at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, in the heart of an incredible shopping and restaurant district. For more information about the event, please call (770) 645-2488.

About tops Software

topsOrtho™ is the Mac OS X-based orthodontic practice management system with imaging. It features stability, security and unparalleled speed and flexibility. topsOrtho integrates with all orthodontic software systems, giving orthodontists the freedom to choose. Virtualization technology now allows users to run Windows-based systems on the Mac, making it easy to use any software program on one machine — the elegant and reliable Mac.

Founded by Mark Sanchez, D.D.S., in 1992, Cogent Design, Inc. leveraged unprecedented programming skill and power in developing topsOrtho, incorporating Web technology and Cocoa programming for a scalable, customizable management system that was built from the ground up.

There’s nothing like seeing for yourself. For more information, please visit www.topsOrtho.com or call (888) 770-2488.