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

Open Dental Version 25.1 has been released as Stable! Our latest blog post goes into some of the highlights from this version, including a few user feature requests!

New to Open Dental? There’s a lot to learn, but not to worry, we’re here to help! In this post, we review the basics and provide some resources for learning and support.

Open Dental has many tools your practice can use to make sure hygiene appointments go off without a hitch. Read this post to learn more.

The Appointments Module is a critical part of managing patient flow and scheduling. Read this post for the tools you need to power it up to its full potential.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

In this post from our guest writer Verifixed learn how integrations can help improve your practice’s workflow and productivity.

Learn how to improve multi-channel communication in your dental practice to strengthen scheduling, increase patient retention, and boost production.