
Open Dental Version 25.3 has been released as Stable! Our latest blog post goes into some of the highlights from this version, including a few user feature requests!

This post will guide you through the steps to wrap up 2025 and get you set up and ready for a great start in 2026.

Effective communication is vital for any successful dental practice. This post will review some of the important strategies your practice can employ to help patients navigate the complexities of dental care.

Design aspects can help to reduce stress or anxiety that some patients may experience when visiting the dentist. In our latest blog post, we explore how interior design can help improve the patient experience.

Whether you’re a new or experienced user, the Open Dental Help Feature is a comprehensive resource to help you fully utilize the tools in the software to help your practice grow & thrive.
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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.

Patients today want almost everything to be easier: it is essential to think of them in even the minor details of office operations. If how you approach payment processing is an afterthought today, insights in this post might leave you thinking differently.

Don’t answer your practice phone blindly. Let Phone IQ from Practice by Numbers show you patient & family data at first ring, so your conversations are efficient and productive.

For new customers looking for a practice, it starts with convenience. And as a customer-centric business, automating the feedback loop is key. Read this post to find out how Podium integrates with Open Dental to automate and optimize your customer journey, to take your practice to the next level.

Ransomware presents a growing threat to your practice. Read this post to learn more about the types of ransomware, its potential impact on your practice, and how UnisonBDS from Central Data Storage can help protect your data and reputation against ransomware.

Is your data safe from a natural disaster? The small amount of time it takes to adopt a disaster recovery plan pales in comparison to the weeks and months it can take to recover from serious data loss. Read this post for three ways to help avoid data loss due to a Natural Disaster.