
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.

Prepayments are a great way to collect payment before work has been completed, but you may be unsure how to best take a payment or how to allocate the payment once treatment has been completed. We’ll cover best practices in this post.

Software Update: Version 22.1 has been released as Stable with many new features including 15 requested by our users. Learn all about them here.

The Open Dental Support Team has been growing and expanding our knowledge for years. Learn the answers to some of our most common questions.

You have a variety of patients in your practice. In this post we’ll discuss features that will allow you to better manage your more difficult patients, and help them arrive for appointments and pay their bills on time.
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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.

Every practice has had a prospective patient not become a new patient. Learn the top 8 reasons why this happens, and how to turn prospects into patients.

The design of your new practice should also consider the patient entertainment experience. This post reviews equipment options that provide modern features and ease of use for office staff.

What is the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule and what should you do if a breach occurs? Learn what constitutes a violation, and who needs to be notified.

How will you overcome patient objections and get more dentistry done in 2022? Here’s our team-oriented approach to treatment acceptance.

A growing number of people are changing jobs as part of “the great resignation.” Learn 11 non-monetary employee retention ideas to help increase overall well-being and morale.