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

Updated 3/14/2023 There are many high-tech tools you can use to streamline processes, boost productivity, and grow your practice. Knowing which tools will really be effective and improve patient care can be a bit more difficult. Meet the suite of eServices by Open Dental, now available in a cost-saving Bundle. Features include mobile access to patient information and scheduling, a portal…

Take a look at some progress photos of the new Open Dental Marietta Facility. The building is now finished, and things are moving quickly to prepare for the move-in of 20 staff members in November, 2017.

Communication is the foundation for building long-lasting relationships with your patients. Effective patient communication builds trust, and that affects patient retention, referrals, case acceptance, broken or missed appointments, and everything in between. Your patient communication often starts before they even step foot in your practice. In order to grow your practice, you have to reach patients where it counts. In…

We are excited to announce Version 17.2 has now been released as Stable. This versions implemented 29 features requested by our amazing users! Watch the video, or read all about our highlighted new features.
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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.

Managing 50+ individual connections is costing dental payers more than they realize. Here’s how a single gateway changes the equation.

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.

Dental marketing ROI isn’t just about how much you spent vs. how much you made. Leads, scheduling rates, treatment acceptance, and lifetime patient value all play a role. Here’s how to connect the dots.

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.

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.