open-ortho
Clinical interoperability based on open standards.
Contributors
Open-Ortho is a community effort. Contributors participate directly in the mission — through standards work, software development, and advocacy within their respective domains. Where an organization is listed, this reflects the contribution of its individual members or staff, not an official affiliation of the organization itself unless explicitly stated.
ADA SCDI WG 11.6 — Integration of Orthodontic Standards
Note: The American Dental Association and its Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (SCDI) have no official affiliation with Open-Ortho. It is the individual members of WG 11.6 who contribute to this project in a personal capacity.
ADA SCDI Working Group 11.6 is the Standards Committee on Dental Informatics working group responsible for integrating orthodontic standards, including the orthodontic components of the electronic health record. It operates under the American Dental Association’s ANSI-accredited standards program.
The WG’s remit covers a focused but important subset of Open-Ortho’s broader goals — specifically the formal standardization of orthodontic clinical data structures and imaging. A significant portion of Open-Ortho’s standards-related work is being advanced through the WG’s formal process, which gives that work the weight of an ANSI-recognized consensus body.
Standards the WG members have authored or are authoring:
- ANSI/ADA Standard No. 1100 — 2D and 3D Orthodontic/Craniofacial/Forensic Photographic Views and Viewsets: defines standard terminology and codes for intraoral and extraoral photographic views used by orthodontic, craniofacial, and forensic providers.
- CP-1570 (details to be added)
- CP-1571 (in progress — details to be added)
Contribution to Open-Ortho: The WG members bring standards expertise and formal process authority. Their work bridges Open-Ortho’s mission and the recognized dental standards bodies, ensuring that Open-Ortho-aligned work can be adopted as official ANSI standards.
medoco HEALTH
medoco HEALTH is an Italian company based in Trento that builds vertical clinical software products on open standards — DICOM photograph archiving, sterilization tracking, and PACS integration devices. They have published A Manifesto for Healthcare Interoperability that sets out a clear ethical position on vendor lock-in, clinical data sovereignty, and open standards.
Contribution to Open-Ortho: Active development. medoco HEALTH contributes directly to the Open-Ortho GitHub repositories, translating the mission into working software.
Become a Member
Open-Ortho is open to organizations and individuals who share the conviction that clinical software must be built on open, public standards. If you develop software, define standards, teach, or practice in a clinical setting and want to contribute, get in touch. We need your enthusiasm, there’s a lot of work to do.