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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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Helping Patients Afford the Care They Need
Read more: Helping Patients Afford the Care They NeedLearn how membership/discount plans, payment plans, and the new, integrated option for financing with a CareCredit credit card can help your patients afford the care they need.
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Managing Receivables: Patients & Insurance
Read more: Managing Receivables: Patients & InsuranceLearn about the reports and tools available in Open Dental to help you manage your receivables and collect what you are owed.
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Questions & Answers with an Open Dental Expert: Advanced Services Supervisor
Read more: Questions & Answers with an Open Dental Expert: Advanced Services SupervisorOpen Dental is backed by a team of experts from all kinds of backgrounds. In this post, we interview Ben, an Advanced Services Supervisor.
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Things to do when you’re slow: Planning for Success
Read more: Things to do when you’re slow: Planning for SuccessWhen your schedule is a bit on the slow side, you can set your office up for success by putting some time-savers and resources in place. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite productivity-enhancing, efficiency-boosting tools.
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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: Standardizing Workflows Across Multi-Location Open Dental PracticesStandardizing Workflows Across Multi-Location Open Dental Practices
In multi-location dental practices, small inconsistencies in communication and scheduling add up fast. Here’s how DSOs can build standardized workflows that improve patient experience, reduce admin burden, and scale without friction.
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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.