Patent ID: 8260591

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a user interface (UI) including a program to present a series of panes downloaded from a server, at least one of the panes programmed to display a view of an image of teeth, the image being one of a series of images showing positions of teeth at intermediate steps of a proposed orthodontic treatment plan, each intermediate step corresponding with one of a series of dental appliances, at least one of the panes providing at least one tool to change the view, and at least one of the panes providing a number of questions eliciting user satisfaction with the proposed orthodontic treatment plan based on observations of the images; receiving responses to the number of questions via the UI; capturing comments via the UI when the user indicates dissatisfaction in response to one or more of the number of questions, wherein capturing comments includes prompting the user to enter text that includes reasons for the dissatisfaction indicated by the user without including a proposed update to the orthodontic treatment plan; submitting the comments to a dental company in response to the user indicating dissatisfaction with an aspect of the proposed orthodontic treatment plan; updating proposed orthodontic treatment plan settings and the view based on the responses and the comments, wherein updating is performed by the dental company; and submitting the updated proposed orthodontic treatment plan to the dental company for manufacturing the series of dental appliances in response to the user indicating satisfaction with every aspect of the proposed orthodontic treatment plan.