# QR codes for dentists

> Dental QR codes earn their place on the take-home sheet: aftercare questions cluster predictably in the first two or three days, and a code answering them beats a phone queue. Add recall-reminder enrolment, a review code at reception, and pre-visit content for anxious patients.

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## The day-three phone call

Post-procedure questions are remarkably predictable: after an extraction it is "is this
much bleeding normal", "when can I eat on that side", "what does dry socket feel like" —
and they arrive in the first two or three days, by phone, to a reception team mid-clinic.
A code on the printed take-home sheet, linking a per-procedure aftercare page that answers
exactly those questions (with clear "call us now if…" thresholds), absorbs most of that
call volume. One page per common procedure: extraction, whitening, implant, root canal.
The payload is a generic procedure URL, so
[no patient data enters the code](/docs/security/qr-codes-in-hipaa-contexts).

## Recall enrolment

The six-month recall lives or dies on reminders. A code at the desk — "scan to get your
check-up reminders" — enrolling patients into SMS or email reminders converts the
intention while the patient is standing there. Pair it with a
[calendar code](/calendar-qr-code) for the appointment just booked, so the date is in
their phone before they reach the car.

## Reviews at reception

The moment a patient hears "no fillings needed" is the best review moment in healthcare. A
[Google review code](/google-review-qr-code) at reception works — subject to
[Google's rules](/docs/ecommerce/qr-codes-for-google-reviews): ask everyone, never screen
for happy patients first, never offer an incentive. Place a
[feedback code](/feedback-qr-code) beside it, clearly labelled, so complaints have a
private route to you instead of a public one.

## Before the visit: anxiety content

Dental anxiety keeps people from booking at all. A code on your new-patient letter or
website card linking a "what actually happens at your first visit" page — photos of the
rooms, the team, sedation options — is a small thing that measurably lowers the barrier to
walking in. Keep it honest and unglossy; anxious patients detect marketing instantly.

## Before-and-after galleries

If a code links case photos, every image needs explicit, written, revocable consent for
*that use* — a patient consenting to treatment photography has not consented to marketing.
When in doubt, leave it out.

## FAQ

### What should a dental aftercare QR code link to?

A procedure-specific page answering the questions patients actually ring about in the
first 72 hours — normal versus worrying symptoms, eating and drinking, pain relief — with
explicit thresholds for calling the practice. One stable URL per procedure, printed on
the take-home sheet.

### Can dentists ask for Google reviews with a QR code?

Yes, within Google's policies: ask every patient, not just happy ones, and never offer
discounts or rewards for reviews. A code at reception at checkout is the natural moment.
Provide a separate private feedback route alongside it.

### Do aftercare QR codes risk patient confidentiality?

Not if the payload is a generic procedure URL. "Extraction aftercare" identifies nobody.
The line is crossed only when a code encodes names, dates or anything tying a document to
a person — which aftercare codes never need to do.

## Try it

- https://useqr.app/url
- https://useqr.app/google-review
- https://useqr.app/calendar