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

Whether you’ve taken the first step of selecting Open Dental Software as your Practice Management Software, or you’ve been using Open Dental for years, we’re here to help make your journey of practice growth and change a rewarding one! The journey starts with a single step, but the subsequent steps are just as important. Read this post for Keys to…

Your practice uses a variety of documents – Open Dental calls these Sheets. Read this post to find out how creating and using sheets helps improve process consistency, streamlines operations, and enhances patient experience.

Tracking practice profitability is critical as you grow your practice. Open Dental provides a powerful Production & Income report that allows you to track practice profitability efficiently and accurately. Learn more about the different options to see which one is right for you, then use it consistently for best results!

Updated 4/7/2023 Open Dental’s Patient Billing feature (Manage Module, Billing button) is designed for monthly patient billing. This is separate from the Walkout statements you print for your patients. This is a monthly billing process you can run to send statements out to all your patients based on criteria you select. For complete instructions, please visit our manual, or click…
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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.

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

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.