Winners of Innovation of the Year 2021
What is Chairsyde?
Chairsyde is an interactive patient communication platform that helps dentists explain conditions, treatment options and risks to patients, both face to face and virtually. Accessible via any device – no software download required.
Our partners
A new era of patient communication.
Jaw dropping animations
Showcase and personalise in-depth HD animations of dental conditions, treatment options and risks.
Upload, tag, categorise and annotate your portfolio to showcase your work.
Evidence of your communication
Create a contemporaneous audit trail of your communication with our unique Smart Tracking feature and deliver consent through shared decision making.
The right way to consent…
Annotate our presentations and send out automated, personalised post-consultation summaries to help validate understanding.
Virtual consultation add-on
The safer way to consult remotely. Carry out virtual consultations with our video calling add-on feature built specifically for dentists. Showcase our animations online whilst safely tracking your consultation.
Communicate like a pro
Our mission is to make it easier, safer and quicker for our community of dentists to communicate effectively, empowering your patients to make better decisions about their health. Come and join us.
Improve patient understanding
65% of patients are visual learners, yet most of our consults are verbal. Help transform your patients understanding.
Increase case acceptance
With better patient understanding of diagnosis, treatment options and risks, increase case acceptance by 32%.
Help mitigate risk & stay compliant
Our visuals give patients a better understanding of their options and risks. Our Smart Tracking creates an audit trail to help keep you protected.
Optimise surgery time
Free up surgery time by 28% and add more services to meet patients’ changing needs and increased demand for cosmetic procedures through virtual consultations.
Increase goodwill
Create exceptional patient experiences, helping them make better decisions about their health. Patients appreciate this and support word of mouth referrals.
65% of patients are visual learners.
Take your patients on a visual journey…
Chairsyde
For clinicians looking to enhance patient understanding and increase case acceptance through the power of visuals.
- Communicate effectively with visual animations
- Reduce risk with contemporaneous tracking
- Increase case acceptance by 32% through better understanding
Chairsyde Pro
For clinicians looking to take your communication remotely using virtual consultations.
- Reach more patients through video calls
- Diagnose in-chair, treatment plan on video call
- Optimise surgery time by 28% and increase case acceptance
Dental Protection Xtra
For Dental Protection Xtra members, free access to Animate and Virtual courtesy of Dental Protection.
- Unlimited access for all Dental Protection associates to both Animate and Virtual
- Communicate effectively in line with GDC standards 2 and 3 and mitigate vicarious liability
- Covered by your Dental Protection Xtra membership
Use Chairsyde anywhere, anytime on any device. No download needed.
High-quality visual representations
Access our premium suite of animations, photo’s and illustrations covering dental conditions, treatment options and risks.
Help mitigate risk
Contemporaneously time-stamp and track an audit trail of your consultation to help mitigate risk like never before.
Secure video consultation
The safe way to consult with patients remotely. Showcase animations over our secure video calling platform, all time-stamped and tracked.
Built for dentists by dentists
Founded by dentists, we understand your challenges. Chairsyde was built to help make patient communication easier, safer and more effective.
Meet GDC and CQC requirements
We provide the communication, consent and tracking tools you need to help satisfy GDC standards and CQC requirements.
Dental protection and BACD partner
We work with the worlds’ largest indemnifier of dentists and the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Built by dentists, recognised by dentists
Winners of Innovation of the Year 2021
What you can achieve with Chairsyde
“My patients and I are really benefiting from Chairsyde. I love being able to annotate with the patient still in the chair, it works seamlessly. The educational content and treatment journey has really increased my patients understanding. The whole system is easy to use and has helped take my communication to the next level.”
Dr Robert Pestell
Associate Dentist, Sunninghill Dental
“Chairsyde allows us to better educate patients on their oral health and dental treatments with the use of easy to understand videos. Treatment uptake has risen and patients feel much more well informed about their treatment. We cannot recommend Chairsyde enough. If you are struggling with patient communication, need an educational tool or simply want to improve your patient’s journey, Chairsyde is the panacea!”
Dr Amira Mathew
Principal Dentist, Edmonton Village Dental
“Unlike Zoom or Skype, Chairsyde is more than a video calling platform. It is a dedicated solution specifically for dentists, with custom features that support the workflow in Dentistry. The video call is secure and end-to-end encrypted compared to other providers.
Enabling online appointment bookings, giving our patients the ability to join without installing any applications
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Dr Ian Gordon
Dentist and MD, Riverdale Group
“Chairsyde education has been a fantastic tool to educate patients on oral disease and the 3D treatment videos are an excellent tool for patients to visualise and understand dental treatment options. This product is used daily in our practice and the support from the Chairsyde team has been second to none! A fantastic and innovative product!”
Dr Kunal Patel
Principal Dentist, Westbury Dental
“Chairsyde video consulting has transformed our patient journey. Patients love it. Showcasing cosmetic cases has never been easier, which has helped with increased case acceptance, better consent and stronger compliance. It’s fully embedded as the future patient workflow in our 6 practices.”
Dr Shane Patel
Practice Partner, Quality Dental Group
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