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    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: April 15, 2021

    Reporting

    Optimizing Your Dentistry's Revenue Cycle Manageme...

    Your dental school curriculum most likely included anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, oral anatomy, oral pathology, and...

    Publish Date: March 25, 2021

    Front Desk Best Practices

    The Importance of Dental Communication Systems for...

    Customer service is at the core of every business. Whether you are an online retailer, realtor, or dentist, consumer perception goes well beyond a ...

    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 

    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: November 18, 2018

    Reporting

    What's So Scary About Moving to the Cloud?

    We’ve already discussed how

    Publish Date: October 29, 2018

    Curve Hero

    High Costs and Hidden Inefficiencies of Managing Y...

    Managing your own server requires a significant, ongoin...

    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...

    Publish Date: January 15, 2018

    Reporting

    Denti-Cal Claims & Resubmission Turnaround Documen...

    Not all electronic insurance claims systems work seamlessly together. Sometimes there are special needs that need to be addressed separately outsid...

    Publish Date: November 3, 2017

    Curve Hero

    Curve Dental Announces Release of Custom Fields Fe...

    In the landscape of practice management software features, one of the most highly requested is the ability to create custom fields. We recognized t...

    Publish Date: October 2, 2017

    Dental Hours of Access Gives Peace of Mind

    Our customers have wanted the ability to set the hours when staff members can access Curve Hero for some time. Res...