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Publish Date: March 21, 2023
Hygienist
How to Integrate Assisted Hygiene
First thing is first, don’t let assisted hygiene scare off your hygienists. This is
Publish Date: March 16, 2023
Business Intelligence
High IT Costs and Hidden Inefficiencies of Managin...
Is your dental business managed by a local server? Managing your own server requires a significant, ongoing ...
Publish Date: March 2, 2023
Business Intelligence
How to Maximize Your Dental Business Profits
What's the best way to maximize your profits? Cut your overhead. It's not always the easiest process, but with a few tweaks you can see a pretty la...
Publish Date: February 27, 2023
Front Desk Best Practices
Digitize Your Patient Forms: Make it Easy for Pati...
Digital patient forms are becoming increasingly popular in dentistry as they offer a convenient way for patients to complete important paperwork fo...
Publish Date: February 15, 2023
Reporting
How Your Dental Practice Can Leverage Technology t...
Dental practice management software typically includes a variety of dashboards and reports to help manage the day-to-day operations of the practice...
Publish Date: January 24, 2023
Front Desk Best Practices
Avoid These 5 Marketing Mistakes When Promoting Yo...
The truth of the matter is you’re a dentist. You may not have taken all those business and marketing classes in school. Bu...
Publish Date: January 16, 2023
Group Practices
The Best Dental Practice Management Software Solut...
Looking for the best dental practice management software for your organization? The right solution makes all the difference in your practice’s ongo...
Publish Date: January 6, 2023
Feature
7 Dental Office Automation Tips to Make Your Pract...
Dental office automation can save you time and money. Automating your everyday processes creates a better experience for both your staff and your p...
Publish Date: December 15, 2022
Curve Hero
Protect Your Dental Business with Permissions & Us...
Caring for patients and growing the business are the primary concerns of a dental prac...
Publish Date: December 14, 2022
Reporting
A Brief Guide to Better Recare
Having a strong recare process is essential to growing your practice. And the health of your patient, as well as the health of your practice, depen...
Publish Date: December 7, 2022
Reporting
The Importance of a Good Dental Practice Managemen...
Your patients always come first. So, how do you optimize your processes to eliminate confusing billing and slow scheduling processes that compromis...
Publish Date: November 18, 2022
Practice Management
5 Ways to Show Your Dental Staff Appreciation for ...
This Thanksgiving we here at Curve thought…”we need to thank the staff.” Which made us think, “we bet dentists and practice owners probably want to...
Publish Date: November 14, 2022
Reporting
Reports that Dental Managers Need to Pull for Year...
The last quarter of the year is the busiest one. Patients are racing to use up their insurance and you’re trying to juggle appointments. You also h...
Publish Date: October 1, 2022
Reporting
How to Drastically Reduce Costs at Your Dental Pra...
What's the best way to maximize your profits? Cut your overhead. It's not always the easiest process, but with a few tweaks you can see a pretty la...
Publish Date: September 16, 2022
Security
How to Transition Your Dental Practice to the Clou...
4 Tips to Help You Move to the Clou...
Publish Date: August 25, 2022
Reporting
Scheduling Essentials for Dental Practices
5 Cool Dental Scheduling Tips to Keep Your Practice Efficient Your schedule is the nucleus of your dental practice...
Publish Date: August 18, 2022
Celebrating Women in Dentistry
Percentage of Female Workforce in Dentistry Teeth know no gender discrimination, but this wasn’t always the case in the field of dent...
Publish Date: August 17, 2022
Reporting
Optimizing Your Dentistry's Revenue Cycle Manageme...
It’s hard to provide excellent patient care and stay on top of revenue cycle management for your dentistry simultaneously. And it doesn't matter if...
Publish Date: May 31, 2022
Patient Engagement
7 Tips to Increase Patient Volume at Your Dental P...
Getting new patients and retaining old ones is one of the most crucial aspects of running a dental practice. If you don't know how to increase pati...
Publish Date: May 18, 2022
Feature
The Great Resignation’s Impact on Dentistry
And How to Better Position Your Practice for Success The Great Resignation
Publish Date: April 13, 2022
Reporting
5 Dental Practice KPIs You Should Be Tracking
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are crucial for your practice. Much in the same way you evaluate the health of your patients, tracking metrics an...
Publish Date: January 14, 2022
Feature
Stress-Reduction Strategies for the Modern Dental ...
The hiring scales have tipped in favor of the employee. Record low unemployment and tough competition for workers mean today’s employees know they ...
Publish Date: December 9, 2021
Front Desk Best Practices
5 Dental Practice Management Fixes for Common Stre...
Some things in life are easy. Dental practice management is not typically known as one of them.
Publish Date: November 4, 2021
Feature
Dental Staff Recruitment: How to Fill the Gap
Many dental practices are feeling the staffing pinch. According to a
Publish Date: October 21, 2021
Curve Hero
Curve Dental and Rock and Roll
If you visit the Curve Dental website, you’ll come across the “
Publish Date: October 7, 2021
Charting
Curve Imaging and Charting Software Retains Dental...
The dental field is very competitive, with offices seemingly located on most every corner, especially in highly populated areas. Building a p...
Publish Date: September 9, 2021
Feature
Why Running a Practice on a Single Platform Makes ...
There are many software options available for dental practices. The majority of them require add-ons to provide the functionality needed to run a d...
Publish Date: August 24, 2021
Feature
3 Best Practices for Digital Marketing in Dental P...
COVID-19 is leaving an indelible mark on the healthcare industry, including the dental sector. Compared to the same period in 2019,
Publish Date: July 15, 2021
Curve Hero
Cybersecurity: Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared
In the fall of 2020, a joint Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) C...
Publish Date: May 27, 2021
Curve Hero
Q&A with Kristen Smith: Director of Customer Servi...
Curve Dental’s Data Conversion Recipe...
Publish Date: March 25, 2021
Front Desk Best Practices
4 Awesome Benefits of Dental Office Communication ...
Patients aren’t just looking for dentists with excellent clinical skills. They also expect friendliness, empathy, and an adequate understanding of ...
Publish Date: February 18, 2021
Curve Partners and Integrations
The Key to Switching Dental Practice Management So...
Dr. Chris Salierno, owner of Broad Hollow Dentistry and Chief Editor of Dental Economics, half-kidded that the magnitude of changing software is li...
Publish Date: February 4, 2021
Security
How Curve Stacks Up Against Paper Dental Records
Mark Blount, VP Marketing - Curve Dental Happy New Year! As we race towards the quarter-mark of the 21st Century, I find it intriguing th...
Publish Date: January 13, 2021
Front Desk Best Practices
Curve Dental Advances Patient Engagement with the ...
Publish Date: January 7, 2021
Reporting
12 Ways to Increase Productivity in Your Dental Of...
What if you could get more time to focus on patients while
Publish Date: December 10, 2020
Front Desk Best Practices
How COVID-19 Has Changed the Dental Staffing Model
The workplace had begun going virtual well before COVID-19 arrived on our shores. Lightning fast internet, hot spots, online software, and video co...
Publish Date: November 19, 2020
Front Desk Best Practices
How to Get Staff to Adopt New Technology
Adopting new technology is a piece of cake, right? After all, everyone loves change, especially moving their entire practice and workflows to new s...
Publish Date: October 15, 2020
Curve Hero
Why More Than Ever Dental Practices Are Switching ...
When COVID-19 hit the United States, it didn’t pull any punches. US News and World Report’s September 2020 article, “
Publish Date: September 24, 2020
Curve Partners and Integrations
How Teledentistry is Reshaping the Dental Industry
Q & A with Dr. Vilas Sastry, CEO, Teledentistry.com
Publish Date: September 2, 2020
User Experience
The Right Practice Management Software Can Be a Ga...
In football, a great quarterback can elevate the performance of the entire team. An effective “field general” runs the offense, calls audibles, and...
Publish Date: August 21, 2020
Reporting
Curve Hero's BI: The Future of Dental Practice Ana...
Dentists who make the switch to Curve Hero typically come from server-based solutions. Many are most excited about the level of partnership Curve D...
Publish Date: August 5, 2020
Front Desk Best Practices
The Lost Art of Customer Support
Your highest priority is delivering an outstanding patient experience. That means providing excellent care and treatment and ensuring that the enti...
Publish Date: July 22, 2020
Curve Hero
How Curve Dental is Improving the Lives of Pediatr...
A pediatric dentist’s work can be incredibly rewarding and equally challenging. Cooperation from the little tyke can be a few minutes (or seconds!)...
Publish Date: July 2, 2020
Reporting
What Are Best Dental Practice Management Software ...
You train your staff to deliver the best possible experience for your patients. You stress how important it is to be empathetic, helpful, and suppo...
Publish Date: June 24, 2020
The Power of One
Crocs. Spanx. Michelin. Roku. Gorilla Glue. Select Comfort. Curve Dental. So, what do these companies have in common? They’ve resisted the temptati...
Publish Date: June 12, 2020
Reporting
How to Tell True Cloud-Based Software from Cloud P...
How to Tell True Cloud-Based Software from Cloud Pretenders
Publish Date: June 4, 2020
Curve Partners and Integrations
System Integration is Essential for Dental Practic...
Whether it is the introduction of new equipment, new technology, or new clinical materials, practicing dentistry has always been dynamic. The same ...
Publish Date: May 20, 2020
Reporting
Cloud-Based Dental Software Can Make All the Diffe...
There is no question that the mandatory shutdown resulting from COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the dental industry. Practices have done ever...
Publish Date: May 5, 2020
Imaging
Curve Dental Announces Strategic Partnership with ...
MMG Fusion Completes Integration with Curve Dental ...
Publish Date: April 29, 2020
Feature
Technology and the Modern Dental Practice
COVID-19 has impacted dental practices in myriad ways. From shut-downs to limiting appointments to emergencies to establishing new protocols for en...
Publish Date: April 15, 2020
Taking Measure During COVID-19
Taking Measure During COVID-19
Publish Date: March 17, 2020
Product Development
Data-Driven Design & Product Development
At Curve Dental, our goal is to meet and, whenever possible, exceed the needs of our customers. To achieve this goal, we ...
Publish Date: February 18, 2020
Reporting
Why Your Practice Deserves More from Your Practice...
As any successful dental practice knows, your patients come first, so why keep them waiting with confusing billing processes and slow scheduling? E...
Publish Date: February 5, 2020
Curve Hero
How the Cloud Offers Cyber Security For Your Denta...
"Month-long email hack on Ohio Dental insurer impacts patient data.”
Publish Date: January 22, 2020
Business Intelligence
Dental Work-Life Balance | Curve Dental
Mastering the Work Life Balancing Act
Publish Date: January 8, 2020
Security
RIP Windows 7
Protect Your Practice
Publish Date: December 6, 2019
Curve Partners and Integrations
Curve Dental Announces Strategic Partnership with ...
Partnership Helps
Publish Date: November 27, 2019
Curve Dental Announces Integration with Weave
Solution Simplifies Dental Practice Communications, Delivers Better Patient Care
Publish Date: November 19, 2019
Curve Dental Enables Prescriptions to be Sent from...
PROVO, Utah, November 19, 2019 - Curve Dental today announced the release of enhanced functionality for ePrescribe, a module within the Curve Cloud...
Publish Date: September 27, 2019
User Experience
You Are In Control With Our Perio Charting Update
When we decided it was time to rebuild our Perio Charting module, the first thing we...
Publish Date: August 20, 2019
Reporting
Introducing Recare, Referral and Treatment Plan Da...
We are excited to announce we’ve added six new Operational dashboards to Curve Business Intelligence. These dashboards give actionable insights...
Publish Date: July 25, 2019
Rabbits and Hackers: A Cautionary Tale
It’s summer, and for many, that means it’s time to plant a lush garden, filled to the brim with your favorite vegetables. Imagine working hard day ...
Publish Date: June 12, 2019
Payments
More Control Added to Statements and Licenses
At Curve Dental, we believe our customers should be in control, which is why we love receiving feedback and suggestions from our offices! We read a...
Publish Date: April 10, 2019
Business Intelligence
You Don't Need a Crystal Ball to Forecast Your Pra...
Have you ever measured how effective the management of your practice collections is? Does your current software system offer a way to even compile ...
Publish Date: March 28, 2019
Curve Dental Redefines Practice Management Softwar...
OREM, Utah, March 28, 2019 /P...
Publish Date: March 20, 2019
Reporting
Introducing Curve Business Intelligence
Invoices, payments, and appointments. Oh my! How are you supposed to make sense of all of the data that you take in on a daily basis? In today’s wo...
Publish Date: March 12, 2019
Are you getting paid for the work you’ve done?
Did you know that you risk losing $.80 for every $1.00 that goes beyond 90 days past due?
Publish Date: February 20, 2019
Ease of Use & Training
Let’s take a moment to evaluate your current dental software. Keeping up with day-to-day tasks can be challenging and stressful, but you have...
Publish Date: February 14, 2019
Advanced Search for Improved Searching Efficiency
With thousands of patients to sift through, using only limited information to search will provide you with way too many results to navig...
Publish Date: February 7, 2019
Why You Need Cloud-Based Dental Software (Not On-P...
If your practice operates using a server, you’re probably aware of the
Publish Date: January 30, 2019
Customization and Messaging on New Statements
When we went live with our new statement design, the feedback was very positive, and there wer...
Publish Date: January 24, 2019
Front Desk Best Practices
The Hidden Benefits of Change
We know that making changes in your practice can be met with
Publish Date: December 19, 2018
Front Desk Best Practices
Curve Dental and Bluefin: A Winning Security and P...
Healthcare Data Breaches are on the Rise According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for ...
Publish Date: December 13, 2018
Curve Hero
Is your practice ready for 2019?
As we approach the new year, let’s take a look back at the performance and quality of your practice management soft...
Publish Date: November 26, 2018
Curve Hero
Medicaid Alphabetical Tooth Ordering
As per new re...
Publish Date: November 20, 2018
Curve Hero
Format Online Dental Forms | Curve Dental
Plain text. It says everything you need to know in the name. Plain. Now, I don’t know about you but it's pretty bla...
Publish Date: October 9, 2018
Curve Hero
Understanding the Total Cost of Managing Your Own ...
When you decide to invest in server-based practice management software for your practice, you might be focused on i...
Publish Date: October 2, 2018
Curve Hero
Administrative Password Reset Feature
Protecting patient data and privacy is a complex problem but it starts with keeping good security habits. One of the most effective habits we can b...
Publish Date: September 27, 2018
Curve Hero
Natural Disasters and the Impact on Your Practice
You can’t predict a natural disaster, but you can plan for it.
Publish Date: September 19, 2018
Front Desk Best Practices
Organize Your Patient Files With Curve's Custom Fo...
Sometimes, I look at all of the papers on my desk and mentally prepare myself for the game of Three-card Monte that...
Publish Date: September 5, 2018
Curve Hero
Measurement Tools For Curve Image
We all know that radiographs and other images are a critical tool in diagnosis and treatment planning. While you ca...
Publish Date: August 30, 2018
Curve Hero
Upgrade For Curve Hero’s Get My Data Feature
At Curve Dental, we don't hold your data hostage. You've always had a way to download your practice's data to ...
Publish Date: August 8, 2018
Front Desk Best Practices
Access Who’s On Deck From Scheduler
Earlier this year, we released our new
Publish Date: July 30, 2018
Curve Hero
Quality Software Begins with Quality Talent
Quality is a big focus for us when building practice management software at Curve Dental. The same attention to qua...
Publish Date: July 27, 2018
Curve Hero
New Prescriptions Role Added for Increased Control
In our ongoing commitment to improving security, we created a new role to control access to the Prescriptions modul...
Publish Date: July 24, 2018
Curve Hero
Signature Line Available On Treatment Plan Printou...
Every time I employ my signature, it looks like I’m writing in
Publish Date: June 25, 2018
Curve Hero
Read-Only Scheduler Now Available For Curve Hero
Publish Date: June 25, 2018
Curve Hero
Orange Summit: Ask 2 Practices, Get 3 Opinions
I find it very inspiring to read the works of the great authors so it should come as no surprise that this blog post just seemed to ...
Publish Date: June 8, 2018
Reporting
Dental Billing with Itemized Adjustments Now Avail...
I'm happy to announce the release of an exciting new feature: the ability to itemized your adjustments before ...
Publish Date: May 25, 2018
Curve Hero
Curve Dental and Review Wave Announce Integrated M...
Curve Dental’s Management System Now Providing Seamless Integration with Review Wave’s Marketing Automation Platform
Publish Date: May 1, 2018
Reporting
The All New Playbook Basic Dental Dashboard
I love nothing more than looking through pages and pages of reports, sorted by all types of variables, collated and compiled together into an alpha...
Publish Date: April 27, 2018
Curve Hero
Getting to Know the Design Team at Curve Dental
Have you ever participated in beta testing for a new feature in Curve Hero? How about chatted with someone named “J...
Publish Date: April 6, 2018
Curve Hero
On the Road Again - ADSO Summit 2018, Austin, TX
Another day, another airport! Big changes are happening in the business of dentistry. The industry is consolidating and shifting towards group prac...
Publish Date: March 26, 2018
Curve Hero
Dental EOB Vs. ERA Dental Process: All About the D...
Publish Date: March 6, 2018
Curve Hero
Engaging Customers for a Better Dental Experience
In the past few months you may have noticed we have been asking our users to fill out surveys in the Curve Hero
Publish Date: March 6, 2018
Curve Hero
Revised Account Statements For Everyone
Curve Dental is proud to announce that our newly revised account statements are now in the hands of everybody! We have listened to our custome...
Publish Date: February 20, 2018
How to Add An Area Of Interest To A Dental Image
In our continued journey to expand Curve Image functionali...
Publish Date: February 5, 2018
Reporting
Custom Payment Reports Include Payment Creator Inf...
Our custom payment reports now have the ability to report on both the full name of the user in the system who created the payment, as well as the d...