
Open Dental 25.4 is live and packed with updates. From OCR on eClipboard that auto-fills patient insurance info, to a Clerri integration for in-house membership plans, there’s a lot to explore, including 11 features requested directly by users.

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.

This post discusses efficient appointment scheduling using Open Dental, highlighting tools like provider schedules, blockouts, appointment types, quick adds, recall features, and automated reminders to enhance practice productivity.

Open Dental Version 24.4 has been released as Stable! Our latest blog post goes into some of the highlights from this version, including a few user feature requests!

Read this post for the tools in Open Dental to help you track and manage patients referred in and procedures referred out of your practice.
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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.

COVID-19 has changed many aspects of our work, but the biggest change has been to workplace flexibility. See how this extends to staffing, and how you can capitalize on it.

Intraoral sensors are some of the most widely used and vital pieces of dental technology is your practice. Learn which sensors are recommended (and which to avoid), and some great troubleshooting steps.

Learn what essential information (and imagery) you should make sure to include in your general or specialty practice website.

Learn when you should file a medical insurance claim instead of a dental insurance claim, and when you would file the medical claim as primary and the dental claim as secondary.

These three actions helped practices thrive during the last few years when many struggled. Learn how to implement them in your own practice.