PDS Health
This is the primary portal PDS Health staff use to access official company standards, procedures, and AI tickets.
What is PDSConnect?
This acronym stands for a common type of dental insurance plan where patients choose from a network of providers.
What is a PPO?
This agile framework uses roles like Scrum Master and Product Owner to deliver work in "Sprints."
What is Scrum?
This three-letter acronym refers to the set of rules that allow one software application to talk to another.
What is an API?
This navigation element shows a user's location within a site hierarchy, usually formatted like "Home > Settings > Profile."
What are Breadcrumbs?
This 2024 rebranding reflects the company's evolution from "Pacific Dental Services" to a broader integrated healthcare focus.
What is PDS Health?
This specific dental specialty focuses on the study and treatment of the supporting structures of teeth, like gums.
What is Periodontics?
This visual horizontal bar chart is commonly used to show a project schedule and task dependencies.
What is a Gantt Chart?
This popular version control system allows developers to track changes and collaborate on code branches.
What is Git?
This principle refers to how easily a user can navigate and interact with an interface to achieve their goals.
What is Usability?
This is the online portal where associates access training modules and professional development programs.
What is PDS Health University?
This widely used practice management software helps dental offices track patient records and scheduling.
What is EPIC?
This term refers to the tendency for project requirements to grow beyond the original agreed-upon goals.
What is Scope Creep?
This term describes a bug that reappears in a software build after it had previously been fixed.
What is a Regression?
This interface element allows a user to select only one option from a list of mutually exclusive choices.
What is a Radio Button?
This security platform is used by PDS Health for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to ensure secure account access.
What is Okta?
This is the common name for dental caries, usually caused by plaque and sugar.
What is a cavity?
This traditional project management methodology follows a linear, sequential flow of phases.
What is Waterfall?
This standardized language is used to manage and manipulate data held in relational database management systems.
What is SQL?
This three-line icon is a common UI pattern used to toggle a navigation menu, particularly on mobile devices.
What is a Hamburger Menu?
This CAD/CAM technology allows PDS Health dentists to provide patients with same-day restorations.
What is CEREC?
This is the hardest substance in the human body and makes up the outer layer of the tooth.
What is enamel?
This metric represents the amount of work a team can successfully complete during a single Scrum sprint.
What is Velocity?
This practice involves developers frequently merging their code changes into a central repository to detect errors quickly.
What is Continuous Integration (CI)?
This design approach ensures that a website or application layout adjusts automatically to fit different screen sizes and devices.
What is Responsive Design?