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ToothIQ Optimized for iPhone

Symbyos announces that its ToothIQ™ web site for dental information has been optimized for Apple® iPhone™ users.

iPhone uses the Safari™ browser and does an excellent job displaying web sites and making them relatively easy to navigate. However, web sites optimized for iPhone make the user experience even more convenient.

The ToothIQ iPhone interface has been specifically designed to utilize the entire screen in one easy-to-scroll column. Font sizes, colors, and design element placement have been modified to work best on iPhone.

"Accessing ToothIQ on a mobile device like iPhone makes dental information truly accessible anywhere there is a connection to the Internet—even on a phone or PDA" notes Tom Greany, Symbyos President and chief author and editor of ToothIQ. "Patients can get access to valuable information quickly, even while they are in the dentist's chair."

ToothIQ on iPhone is fast, even over the standard AT&T EDGE network (vs. Wi-Fi mode). The site is also remarkably legible. The unique implementation of Safari on iPhone allows users to utilize their finger as the input device and allows zooming and panning. ToothIQ dental images on the iPhone are clear in the standard viewing mode (especially in landscape orientation), but can be zoomed up on for even greater detail.

Symbyos plans to optimize ToothIQ for more mobile devices, including the new BlackBerry® 9000.

ToothIQ Receives HON Certification

Symbyos is proud to announce that its dental education Web site, www.ToothIQ.com has been certified by HON, the "Health on the Net Foundation" (www.healthonnet.org). HON is an organization founded in 1995 by 60 individuals from 11 countries (including the USA).

HON's mission is: "to guide the growing community of healthcare consumers and providers on the World Wide Web to sound, reliable medical information and expertise. In this way, HON seeks to contribute to better, more accessible and cost-effective health care... Quality assessment has been our concern since the beginning. We recognise the need for systematic and stringent peer review. We have led international efforts to improve the quality of medical information on the Internet, notably through the HON Code of Conduct [1] (HONcode©) for healthcare site developers. This remains a HON priority."

HON has become one of the most respected not-for-profit portals to medical information on the Internet. They are headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

The HON certification emphasizes Symbyos' strong commitment to accurate, high-quality, unbiased content and professional oversight.

Symbyos unveils ToothIQ

After a year of development, Symbyos has released ToothIQ (Beta) for review by a panel of dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, professional educators, and members of the community at-large.

ToothIQ provides valuable information about dental health and treatment for all users—whether they are a patient or a licensed health professional. The information is logically arranged and easy to navigate. It is intended to support sustainable relationships between patients and their dentists by valuing communication, continuing education, and technical excellence above all.

For users who desire more detailed information and greater depth about dental health topics, ToothIQ provides expert-guided search to content from over 100 international, peer-reviewed dental and medical journals, and other third-party web sites. Symbyos plans to use ToothIQ to offer continuing education for dental professionals, based on the extensive literature reviewed for the site.

Symbyos' objective for ToothIQ is to deliver a non-biased, evidence- and science-based information site and will not accept compensation from advertisers, manufacturers, vendors or providers in exchange for developing content for ToothIQ. Combined with the cost transparency and choice that Symbyos advocates throughout the dental healthcare delivery process, ToothIQ will establish Symbyos as a leader in the consumer-driven dental health marketplace.