
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.

Learn when and how to use clinical notes templates for consistency, improved efficiency, and prevention of human error and omission.

Fortify your dental practice against unexpected power outages, and navigate the journey before, during, and after an outage.

You want patients to be proactive in their dental health. Help them make informed decisions by combining trust, transparency and personalized solutions throughout cost conversations.

Student loans stressing you out? Learn the most effective strategies for paying off your student loans.

Running a successful dental practice can be a balancing act. Tip the scales in your favor with these tips to reduce your AR days.