
Open Dental 26.1 is now stable! New features include ODTouch 25, custom insurance history categories, HTML billing emails, and much more.

Practice knowledge is most powerful when it’s documented and centralized. Meet the Open Dental Wiki – your new practice knowledge hub.

We are excited to announce that Version 18.1 has been released as Stable. This version implemented 31 enhancements and features requested by our users! Read the highlights in this post, then update to unlock all the software has to offer!

Congratulations future smile-makers, you’ve survived dental school! There’s good news, and bad news. The good news is, you made it! The bad news? 80% of you graduated with over $287,000 in student debt. Combined with the cost of starting or purchasing a dental practice, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed. But don’t fret, there’s more good news. With Open Dental, you…

Planned Appointments prevent patient care from slipping through the cracks, and are a great way to fill openings in your schedule. Read this post to find out how to use planned appointments to boost case acceptance, and fill your schedule.
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Manual eligibility checks are slow and error-prone. DentalXChange’s Eligibility AI now writes verified benefit data directly into your system, no retyping required.

Patients tend to choose a brand they connect with over a generic alternative. Consider how you are portraying your practice vs. the competition, and see some great examples of dental branding.

Great small business owners are not only good at what they do, they excel at using their time in the best possible way. From being ruthless about distractions to eliminating busywork, here are our top productivity tips and life hacks for getting things done.

Why is HIPAA important to patients and healthcare organizations and what does your dental practice need to do to remain HIPAA compliant at all times?

“Contactless payment” has become the big buzzword across the payments landscape. But what does it actually mean, and how does it work? Learn the answers to these questions and more in our guide to contactless payments.

You’ve probably had many treatment plan presentations that ended with the patient saying “I’ll think about.” Learn the questions to ask to turn your patients’ “I’ll think about it” into “Let’s get that treatment scheduled.”