Patient education
Showing is Better than Telling. Video instruction is the most complete and compelling way to help your patients understand your message.
Stop Explaining. Showing is Better than Telling.
Motivating and educating dental patients to care for their teeth is a common challenge for dentists and hygienists. Every mouth is different, so personal education is needed. This is very important, especially with patients with health problems and after various dental procedures.
Provide concrete and personal guidance at home.
The traditional education methods – leaflets and animations – are generic and quickly discarded. Furthermore, they do not convey your personal guidance. Verbal explanation during and after the examination or treatment is also soon forgotten.
The most effective way to send your advice home to your patient is to create a personalised education video for each patient. It allows you to show concretely how to clean and/or care for the teeth in individual cases – and it can be viewed in the privacy of their home as many times as needed to learn and understand the instruction.
Personal Video is the Most Effective Method of Patient Education.
The future of dental patient education is here now.
A personal dental video tells your patient more than just words. As a dental professional, you are often in the difficult position of recommending an expensive treatment to your patient when they are not always in the best frame of mind to make a good decision. Very often there are also a variety of options ranging from cheap and short-term to expensive, but long-lasting. And even though you are selling a service, you always want to guide your patient to making the best decision for his or her situation without placing undue pressure. The best way to sell dentistry without selling yourself is to educate your patient. And the more comprehensive and personalised the education, the more the patient can understand and trust the treatment suggestion. We know that improved understanding leads to increased case acceptance and happier patients overall. So start helping your patients by using video to consult, explain and ultimately send your advice home with them where they usually make their final decision after discussing with family and checking the family budget.
- See it together during the examination with live preview on your overhead screen. You can demonstrate the issue clearly and easily with your mirror and explorer while you explain your findings to your patient.
- Show it afterwards when the patient sits up and can discuss with you properly. Video replay makes it easy to review the situation and discuss the options.
- Send it home to your patient. Patients are not always ready to make a decision on the spot – especially if the treatment is expensive or unexpected. Make a short illustrative video that shows the problem, and includes a verbal explanation to help them further explain the need to the other people involved in their decision.
The Ideal Solution for Personalised Patient Education
Make dental video an integral part of your dental care.
Providing personal patient education is the key to modern dental service and patient loyalty. Patients often have difficulties understanding and following the instructions of their dental care-giver. They also often find it difficult to make decisions regarding their treatment – especially when multiple options are available and big costs are involved. A personal video showing the issue and explaining in the doctor’s own words and voice the suggested treatment is a powerful and compelling way to help your patients make the best choice for their oral health. Video can also be used to provide helpful instructions for oral hygiene and post-treatment care. And most important of all, these videos can be emailed directly to your patient, so they can watch and learn from home whenever they need your help.
This is the Futudent dental video solution:
- High-quality camera technology. Specialized cameras designed to help you capture the perfect footage with minimal interruption. Versatile mounting options for your dental light or loupes, and available in different sizes and resolutions to suit your needs.
- Effective and Easy-to-Use Recording Software. Video recording and snap shots are controlled using a foot pedal leaving your hands free to work on your patient. Stop wasting time getting good images with an intraoral or digital camera. The Futudent software makes it quick and easy to get the images you need with the tap of a pedal.
- Cloud Service for Sharing Dental Videos. Your videos can also be saved in highly secure Futudent cloud platform. They are accessible by password from any device, anytime, anywhere. You can also create personal groups for sharing videos, images, discussions and other files, e.g. with treatment teams, for professional consultations and educational purposes.