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Read more: Software Update: Stable Version 26.1 HighlightsSoftware Update: Stable Version 26.1 Highlights
Open Dental 26.1 is now stable! New features include ODTouch 25, custom insurance history categories, HTML billing emails, and much more.
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Favorite Queries From Our Experts: Production and Income
Read more: Favorite Queries From Our Experts: Production and IncomeIf you’ve run reports in Open Dental, you’ve probably seen the Standard Production and Income report. You may even know you can run it in different ways, such as when you want to see every procedure for a day, every day for a month, or every month for a year. This report can be super handy, but did you know…
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Protecting Your Practice: How to Vet Integrations
Read more: Protecting Your Practice: How to Vet IntegrationsNot all Open Dental integrations are safe. Here’s how to tell the difference between secure integrations and ones that could put your patient data at risk.
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Hidden Gems: Treasures of the Open Dental Perio Chart
Read more: Hidden Gems: Treasures of the Open Dental Perio ChartNew to Open Dental or just want to chart faster? Here are the perio chart shortcuts, navigation tips, and tools every hygienist should know.
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The Importance of the Audit Trail
Read more: The Importance of the Audit TrailThe Open Dental Audit Trail tracks who did what, when, and for which patient. Here’s how to use it to investigate changes, prevent fraud, and train staff.
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Read more: How DentalXChange’s Eligibility AI Is Getting SmarterHow DentalXChange’s Eligibility AI Is Getting Smarter
Manual eligibility checks are slow and error-prone. DentalXChange’s Eligibility AI now writes verified benefit data directly into your system, no retyping required.
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Read more: How Often Should Healthcare Providers Test Backup Restore?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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Read more: Understanding EPCS CertificationUnderstanding EPCS Certification
EPCS 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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Read more: AI Dental Software: What Actually Works in Modern Dental PracticesAI Dental Software: What Actually Works in Modern Dental Practices
Staff 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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Read more: Beyond the Basics: How Seamless Integration is Changing the Game for Open Dental PracticesBeyond the Basics: How Seamless Integration is Changing the Game for Open Dental Practices
In this post from our guest writer Verifixed learn how integrations can help improve your practice’s workflow and productivity.
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Read more: Optimizing Patient Communication Workflows in Open Dental PracticesOptimizing Patient Communication Workflows in Open Dental Practices
Learn how to improve multi-channel communication in your dental practice to strengthen scheduling, increase patient retention, and boost production.