Chairside — Terms of Use

Last updated: 20 October 2026

1. What Chairside is

Chairside is a documentation tool for dental clinicians, published by Shivam Itankar. It helps you photograph, file, report on and back up clinical case records, and reminds you of follow-ups you set.

2. What Chairside is not

Chairside is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, screen for, or treat any condition, and it makes no clinical judgement about any image or record.

The capture quality check measures image properties only — focus, steadiness, exposure and glare. It says nothing about the patient or their teeth. Clinical decisions are yours alone.

3. Your responsibilities

By using Chairside you confirm that you:

• are a dental professional, student or clinician using it in a professional context;
• obtain valid consent from each patient (or their guardian) before photographing them, and record the purposes that consent covers;
• comply with the rules of your institution, your regulator (e.g. the Dental Council of India) and applicable data-protection law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023;
• keep the device secure with a screen lock, especially where it is shared;
• remain the data fiduciary for your patients’ data. Chairside is a tool you operate; it does not take custody of your patients’ records.

4. Data and backups

Records are stored on your device. Backup copies files into your own Google Drive under the drive.file scope (or your own iCloud Drive on iPhone). We run no server that stores anything and hold no copy of your data. Reminders are scheduled on your phone; nothing is sent to us.

You are responsible for retaining your own records. Deleting the app, deleting your data in-app, resetting the device or losing it will lose anything not backed up. We cannot recover it for you.

5. Availability and changes

The app is provided as is, without warranty of any kind, to the extent permitted by law. Features may change between versions. We may update these terms; material changes will be noted in the app or its listing.

6. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of data, or loss arising from clinical decisions taken by you or anyone relying on your records. Nothing here excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

7. Termination

You may stop using the app at any time and delete your data from Profile → Delete account. We may suspend access where required by law or a store’s policies.

8. Contact

shi123itankar@gmail.com