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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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Understanding Open Dental: Popups and Other Patient Warnings
Read more: Understanding Open Dental: Popups and Other Patient WarningsThis post series reviews messages in Open Dental: What they mean, and how to handle them. This post covers Popups and other patient warnings.
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Understanding Open Dental: Appointment Prompts & Warnings
Read more: Understanding Open Dental: Appointment Prompts & WarningsThis post series reviews messages in Open Dental: What they mean, and how to handle them. This post covers Appointment Prompts & Warnings.
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Learning to Love Lab Cases
Read more: Learning to Love Lab CasesLearn to create Lab Cases and use the Lab Case Manager to create lab slips and track the status of Lab Cases for upcoming appointments.
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Understanding Open Dental: Security Warnings
Read more: Understanding Open Dental: Security WarningsIn this post series, we’ll review messages in Open Dental: What they mean, and how to handle them. Up first: Security Warnings.
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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: The Hidden Work That Happens Between Patient Visits (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)The Hidden Work That Happens Between Patient Visits (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)
Before and after every appointment, dental teams manage dozens of behind-the-scenes tasks. Here’s how reducing that friction improves both operations and patient care.
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Read more: Manual vs Digital Dental Charting: Everything You Need to KnowManual vs Digital Dental Charting: Everything You Need to Know
Manual charting is costing your practice more than you think, in time, accuracy, and staffing. Here’s how digital charting stacks up.
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Read more: Why Your Open Dental Practice Deserves a Better Membership ExperienceWhy Your Open Dental Practice Deserves a Better Membership Experience
Managing membership plans across disconnected systems slows your team down. Here’s how Clerri, a native Open Dental integration, changes the experience for staff and patients.
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Read more: Why Dental Payers Are Rethinking Network ConnectivityWhy Dental Payers Are Rethinking Network Connectivity
Managing 50+ individual connections is costing dental payers more than they realize. Here’s how a single gateway changes the equation.
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Read more: Best Practices for Featuring Financing in Dental Treatment PlansBest Practices for Featuring Financing in Dental Treatment Plans
Many patients skip recommended dental care because of cost, not because they don’t want it. Offering flexible financing and training your team to talk about it clearly can make a real difference in treatment acceptance and patient trust.