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Alveolar

Redesigning the clinical screens so staff spend less time searching and more time with the patient

Alveolar is a dental patient management platform used by clinics to track patient records, visits, and treatments. The product had the right features, but they were scattered across disconnected screens. Clinical staff lost context mid-task and repeated work that should have taken seconds.

RoleUI/UX Designer
CompletionNovember 2025
PlatformDesktop and Mobile
Design focusClinical workflows, patient context and mobile communication

A unified patient profile designed to keep clinical information and visit actions within reach.

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My Role

Designing within an established platform

I joined with existing research, early wireframes, and an established product structure already in place. My job was interaction design, visual design, and developer handoff for the clinical workflows in scope: Visit Flow, Documents, Membership, Patient Notes, and mobile communication, including several screens that had no wireframe to start from.

Excalidraw wireframes developing into the Alveolar product design system

Early wireframes developed into a consistent component and interface system.

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Key Decisions

Three interface decisions where a small change in interaction, layout or ownership made a clinical task noticeably easier to complete.

Making the Treatment Plan addition visible

ProblemAdding a treatment entry updated the list too subtly, so nothing confirmed the action had worked.
DecisionMoved the action closer to the result and added downward motion when a new entry lands.
WhyStaff shouldn't have to double-check whether something saved.
Adding a treatment plan entry with downward motion feedback

Adding a treatment plan entry, shown as it happens.

Tooth selection grid for choosing affected teeth

Selecting affected teeth before adding a treatment.

Attaching X-ray files to a visit

Attaching X-ray files while adding a treatment.

Reducing input friction in Prescription

ProblemRadio buttons and a visual gap between duration and quantity implied unrelated fields.
DecisionA switch replaced the radio buttons, icons replaced day/noon/night text, and duration and quantity moved together.
WhyPrescriptions are written between patients, so fewer decisions per field means less time per prescription.
Prescription section with switch, icons and grouped fieldsCurrent design
Prescription section with switch, icons and grouped fieldsPrevious design

Previous versus current Prescription design.

Owning Documents without a wireframe

ProblemNo wireframe existed, so the risk was defaulting to a generic file-list pattern.
DecisionSorting, filtering by visit or type, folders and upload all live at the same level, with nothing nested.
WhyStaff need to move between file types fast, not follow a fixed path.
Documents tab with membership benefits and redeem actions

Photos, X-rays, lab reports and consent forms, filterable by visit or type.

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Additional Work

Treatment Done table with completed treatments, GST and totals

Completed treatments selected by checkbox, GST and totals calculated automatically.

Membership tab showing plan status and redeemable services

Plan status and redemption, handled without leaving the patient profile.

Patient notes panel transitioning between normal and editable states

Transition between normal and editable states across four note types.

Mobile communication
Attached Files modal with uploaded X-rays

Reviewing attached X-ray files from a phone.

WhatsApp message template sent from patient file

A WhatsApp message template sent from the patient's file.

Editing a template message before sending

Editing a template message before sending.

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Outcome

Alveolar hasn't shipped yet, so this is intended impact, not measured results. Each decision targeted a specific friction the original research flagged: unclear system feedback, slow prescription entry, and buried patient files.

Confirmable actionsTreatment Plan changes are visible the moment they happen, so staff don't need to double-check whether something saved.
Faster prescriptionsFewer decisions per field should mean less time spent writing a prescription between patients.
Faster access to filesSorting and filtering documents as first-level actions should shorten the time spent finding a specific file mid-conversation with a patient.

Feedback has to match the size of the action. A system-state change needs a system-state-sized signal, not a subtle color shift.