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

The year isn’t over yet! There are still plenty of dental holidays ahead in 2026 to celebrate your team, your patients, and honestly, just a good excuse to leave early. Here’s your cheat sheet for the rest of the year.

Web Sched offers patients the ability to schedule appointments online, featuring options like New and Existing Patient scheduling, Recall, and ASAP. These services enhance convenience and efficiency.

Learn how Pearl’s Second Opinion can benefit your practice when used within the Open Dental Imaging Module.

Each and every year technology advances and the dental space is no expectation. In this post, we’ll review some of the technological advancements that are being developed or have been introduced to the market for dental practices recently.
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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.

Understanding how embezzlement can happen is the first step to prevention. Learn the risks and how to mitigate them in this post.

Learn the role digital communication channels play in a collections strategy to improve recovery and patient experience. Then find out how you can take advantage of TSI’s collection interface, already integrated into Open Dental.

Learn about the new trend in cybercrime called RansomOps. What does it entail and how can you protect your business?

Adding new patients to your dental practice can be an important part of your growth strategy. Learn the questions to ask and the data you should examine to help your practice find, add, and retain the kind of new patients you need.

Despite the technology available, the phone may still be one of the most important tools in your office. We examine 6 critical phone skills your team should have.