
Open Dental 25.4 is live and packed with updates. From OCR on eClipboard that auto-fills patient insurance info, to a Clerri integration for in-house membership plans, there’s a lot to explore, including 11 features requested directly by users.

There are many ways to take notes in Open Dental. We’ll discuss creating templates, recording clinical notes, notes on patient communication, accounting, security, and more!

There are many reasons why a patient delays, declines, or stops treatment. Learn how to efficiently present and manage treatment options.

You’ve set up Clinics, and you’re ready to see patients. Learn best practices for managing patient flow, no matter where they receive treatment.

If you’ve decided to use the Clinics feature, don’t miss the setup steps in this post to help you efficiently manage all of your locations.
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Managing membership plans across disconnected systems slows your team down. Here’s how Clerri, a native Open Dental integration, changes the experience for staff and patients.

Managing 50+ individual connections is costing dental payers more than they realize. Here’s how a single gateway changes the equation.

Many patients skip recommended dental care because of cost, not because they don’t want it. Offering flexible financing and training your team to talk about it clearly can make a real difference in treatment acceptance and patient trust.

Dental marketing ROI isn’t just about how much you spent vs. how much you made. Leads, scheduling rates, treatment acceptance, and lifetime patient value all play a role. Here’s how to connect the dots.

In multi-location dental practices, small inconsistencies in communication and scheduling add up fast. Here’s how DSOs can build standardized workflows that improve patient experience, reduce admin burden, and scale without friction.

Healthcare providers are advised to conduct monthly backup restore tests, with quarterly full-system validations and annual disaster simulations recommended for high-risk organizations. Backup monitoring alone does not ensure recoverability; restore testing is essential to confirm that clinical systems and patient data can be operationally restored within acceptable downtime.