CurveEd

Curve Dental's CurveEd is free Web-based patient education software available to all dental professionals. The software includes more than 60 professional 3D videos and can be viewed on a PC, Mac, iPad, or iPhone. CurveEd provides more than 60 different dental patient education videos in 3D in 11 different categories. Each video is professionally narrated, covering a wide range of topics from restorative procedures to cosmetic procedures to endodontics. Created by a team of dentists, every video is accurate with regard to anatomy and procedure, but is tempered with a light narrative and artistic style. CurveEd allows the dental team to show patient education videos within the practice or send a Web link to their patient via e-mail. When a video link is sent by e-mail, CurveEd tracks what video link was sent to which patient and whether or not the patient opened the e-mail and clicked on the link to the video. Detailed tracking can help the practice build a comprehensive patient history and show proper jurisprudence. To access the software, navigate to www.curveed.com and create a free account. Once you have created an account, you access the patient education library from any computer with Internet access and a browser. Registration requires only a name and e-mail address. Initial registration provides the practice with access to about one third of the library. By referring CurveEd to two colleagues the practice will have instant access to the entire library while giving other doctors the opportunity to utilize the service in their practices.