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

Customizing 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.

Sometimes you want to pull a quick set of patient data out of Open Dental. See how the Patients-Raw report may be just what you need.

Meet Open Dental’s new eService app, ODTouch. Use the app as your clinical tool to complete tasks, like charting, scheduling, treatment planning, and more, from the convenience of a tablet.

Open Dental’s latest version 24.2 has been released as stable! Read on to learn more about some of the version highlights.
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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.

Cost conversations can be difficult. You and your staff like to provide care and help your patients, and your patients want to get dental care without worrying about bills. But payments and costs are an inevitable part of healthcare. And with rising costs and complicated insurance and payment options, these conversations might be more tense…

What 8,887 patient calls revealed about front desk measurement, and why the group average hides it. Most dental practices track missed calls. It’s the number every phone system reports; it’s easy to explain, and it feels like it measures something important. For a multi-location group, it’s usually the first metric rolled up to the top.…

Incomplete verifications, ignored denials, and aging patient balances add up to significant lost revenue. Here’s where the leaks happen and how to fix them.

Before and after every appointment, dental teams manage dozens of behind-the-scenes tasks. Here’s how reducing that friction improves both operations and patient care.

Manual charting is costing your practice more than you think, in time, accuracy, and staffing. Here’s how digital charting stacks up.