Switching Dental Practice Software to the Cloud: Is It Worth It? | Tyler McComas, Curve Dental

Thinking about switching your dental practice management software to the cloud? Tyler McComas, VP of Sales at Curve Dental, talks with hundreds of practices every month. He shares the biggest pain points he hears and how practices are beating "the great dental squeeze" of staffing shortages, rising costs and insurance pressure. In this episode: - Why cloud access and peace of mind still top the list - Consolidating systems into one patient record (one practice saved $48K a year) - Why your team won't use "one more" AI tool - Insurance companies use AI to deny claims, so practices need AI too - Dr. Jeff Horowitz: 15 software switches, and the only one his team thanked him for - Why software conversions are easier than you think - "We're too busy": the real cost of putting off change 📰 Plus dental news: the Dyson toothbrush disappears, the FDA says clear aligners need an exam by a dentist, and a new study on ultrasound instead of perio probing. We close the show remembering our friend and past guest Dr. David Yang, a true innovator in dentistry. 💙 If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 in the US for free, confidential support. 🙌 Special shout out to Curve Dental, our educational partner, for making this episode possible! Learn more about Curve: https://fanflet.com/dinks/curvedinks Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:56 A week of face-plant trauma 5:55 Why TMJ cases are exploding 9:10 Are patients more tightly wound? 13:45 News 13:52 News: the Dyson toothbrush disappears 15:45 News: FDA guidance on direct-to-consumer aligners 17:05 News: ultrasound instead of perio probing 20:19 Do we still need to probe? 25:09 Meet Tyler McComas of Curve Dental 27:40 Why Curve builds its own tools 31:50 The pain points practices bring to Curve 35:12 Cloud access and peace of mind 36:15 Consolidating systems and the AI tool nobody used 38:10 15 software switches, one the team loved 40:23 Software conversions are easier than you think 41:55 Why dentists fear change 42:51 "We're too busy" 46:00 Who should lead a software evaluation? 48:03 From CDs in the mail to cloud updates 50:58 Heat map: who near you is on the cloud 51:56 Insurance AI vs. practice AI 52:52 Curve's $200 million investment 53:54 Too much innovation for one slide 56:23 Closing 57:15 Remembering Dr. David Yang 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dentists-in-the-know/id1543254763 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Elfj6LX0hCUyp0AgdTsij 📺 Make sure you subscribe to catch new episodes live every Wednesday at 8pm ET! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow 🌐 Check out our brand new website: https://dentistsintheknow.com 🌟 Stay up to date on all the latest dental trends when you follow the DINKs: https://fanflet.com/dinks/social-2