
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.

Empty chairs are frustrating, but the fix might already be in your software. Open Dental has a handful of built-in tools, recall lists, automated reminders, eConfirmations, that make it way easier to keep patients on the schedule and actually showing up.

The year isn’t over yet! There are still plenty of dental holidays ahead in 2026 to celebrate your team, your patients, and honestly, just a good excuse to leave early. Here’s your cheat sheet for the rest of the year.

Web Sched offers patients the ability to schedule appointments online, featuring options like New and Existing Patient scheduling, Recall, and ASAP. These services enhance convenience and efficiency.

Learn how Pearl’s Second Opinion can benefit your practice when used within the Open Dental Imaging Module.
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EPCS certification isn’t just a regulatory checkbox. It’s what makes electronic prescribing of controlled substances actually safe, reducing fraud, cutting errors, and keeping providers on the right side of DEA requirements.

Hiring dental talent? There are more options than ever when it comes to staffing your burgeoning practice.

What can app-based technology, including ePrescribing, do for you, your practice, and your patients? Find out in this post.

Activating integrated financing in your Practice Management Software (PMS) can help streamline your workflow and improve the patient experience.

Build healthy, long-lasting patient relationships by avoiding these 5 billing mistakes that can cause patients to leave your practice.

As a business housing swaths of information, your greatest asset may also be a hacker’s biggest target. The best protection against the rising tide of ransomware begins here.