Category: Miscellaneous
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Hidden Gems: Lesser-Known Open Dental Features Worth Using
Read more: Hidden Gems: Lesser-Known Open Dental Features Worth UsingFrom the Graph view to the Contacts List, these underused Open Dental features might just make your workday a little easier.
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Standardizing Workflows Across Multi-Location Open Dental Practices
Read more: Standardizing Workflows Across Multi-Location Open Dental PracticesIn 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.
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How Often Should Healthcare Providers Test Backup Restore?
Read more: How Often Should Healthcare Providers Test Backup Restore?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.
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Understanding EPCS Certification
Read more: Understanding EPCS CertificationEPCS certification isn’t just a regulatory checkbox. It’s what makes electronic prescribing of controlled substances actually safe, reducing fraud, cutting errors, and keeping providers on the right side of DEA requirements.
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AI Dental Software: What Actually Works in Modern Dental Practices
Read more: AI Dental Software: What Actually Works in Modern Dental PracticesStaff shortages, endless charting, patients who zone out mid-explanation. These are real problems. AI dental software is quietly solving them. Here’s what it does, what it doesn’t, and how to know if it’s right for your practice.
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Dental Holidays to Celebrate Your Team
Read more: Dental Holidays to Celebrate Your TeamThe year isn’t over yet! There are still plenty of dental holidays ahead in 2026 to celebrate your team, your patients, and honestly, just a good excuse to leave early. Here’s your cheat sheet for the rest of the year.
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Optimizing Patient Communication Workflows in Open Dental Practices
Read more: Optimizing Patient Communication Workflows in Open Dental PracticesLearn how to improve multi-channel communication in your dental practice to strengthen scheduling, increase patient retention, and boost production.
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Illustrating the Imaging Module
Read more: Illustrating the Imaging ModuleThe Imaging Module stores images and documents, and is a great tool when going paperless! Check out some highlights of the Imaging Module.
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Selling Retail Items
Read more: Selling Retail ItemsDoes your practice sell specialized mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, or other retail items? Read this post to see how to quickly add them to patient accounts with a just few clicks.
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Fun (and Function) with Colors
Read more: Fun (and Function) with ColorsCustomizing colors can provide more than fun and flair – it can help improve function by allowing easy identification of different types of information. Learn more about where and how you can customize colors in Open Dental.
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