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Read more: Software Update: Stable Version 26.2 HighlightsSoftware Update: Stable Version 26.2 Highlights
Open Dental 26.2 is live! Updates include advanced blockout searching, new perio chart shortcuts, automated MariaDB backups, and more!
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Updating to 2027 CDT Codes
Read more: Updating to 2027 CDT CodesThe 2027 CDT codes are now available in Open Dental. Read this post to learn how to get the latest codes!
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Preventing Dental Anxiety: How to Keep Your Dental Office From Becoming a Haunted House
Read more: Preventing Dental Anxiety: How to Keep Your Dental Office From Becoming a Haunted HouseOctober marks a season of spookiness, but dental visits shouldn’t induce fear. With 54% of adults experiencing dental anxiety, addressing patient concerns through transparency, comfort, and appreciation can significantly reduce anxiety and foster trust.
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Feature Highlight: Patient Dashboard
Read more: Feature Highlight: Patient DashboardThe Patient Dashboard centralizes patient information, offers reusable layouts, and improves workflow by reducing navigation between modules. Download these templates or create your own!
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Favorite Queries From Our Experts: Production and Income
Read more: Favorite Queries From Our Experts: Production and IncomeOpen Dental users can generate detailed production and income reports using custom User Queries, offering insights by procedure, provider, or insurance carrier. In this post, our query experts share their favorites.
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Read more: 3 Key Strategies to Help Move More Dental Care Forward3 Key Strategies to Help Move More Dental Care Forward
The CareCredit Dental Path to Purchase study highlights the importance of transparent financing discussions, showing that many patients delay care due to cost concerns and inadequate payment information.
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Read more: Texas SB 1188 and Data LocalizationTexas SB 1188 and Data Localization
Recent changes in Texas may affect how your practice stores its data. Read this post from our friends at Central Data Storage to learn how you may be affected and how you can stay compliant.
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Read more: Ways to Add Financing Discussions to Dental Front-Office TrainingWays to Add Financing Discussions to Dental Front-Office Training
In this post from our partners at CareCredit, learn how to help transform your front-office training with a few easy steps and arm your dental staff with the information they need to confidently discuss dental financing with patients.
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Read more: The Power of Dental Analytics: Why Data Is the Future of Practice GrowthThe Power of Dental Analytics: Why Data Is the Future of Practice Growth
In this guest post from Axle, learn how dental analytics has emerged as a game-changing force, offering insights that enable practices to make smarter decisions, enhance patient care, and grow more sustainably. Whether it’s understanding your revenue breakdown or identifying how effective your treatment plans are, leveraging analytics is no longer optional it’s essential.
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Read more: How Automated Eligibility Is Transforming Patient Access and Revenue Cycle ManagementHow Automated Eligibility Is Transforming Patient Access and Revenue Cycle Management
In today’s dental landscape, practices face increasing pressure to deliver seamless patient experiences while navigating complex insurance systems. Manual checks, payer phone calls, and inconsistent benefit data slow down operations and drive costly denials. That’s where an automated eligibility tool can step in, offering a smarter, automated way to verify patient insurance and benefits with…
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Read more: Scaling Your Open Dental Practice: Infrastructure and Innovation Frameworks for GrowthScaling Your Open Dental Practice: Infrastructure and Innovation Frameworks for Growth
In this post from our guest writer at ODEC, learn how the infrastructure decisions that an organization makes early on can determine what is possible as you scale up to add more locations. Read on to learn more.