Comparison of dental practice management software
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Background information
| Name | Developer | Release version | Licensing | Operating system support | Development status | Programming language | Multi-location support | Dental school version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Dental | Dr. Jordan Sparks | 5.0 | GNU General Public License, Open source | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, cross platform | Actively developed | C# programming language, compatible with Microsoft .NET Framework and Mono project | Yes - work around | Yes |
| Denticon | Planet DDS, Inc | Web-based | Commercial (No Software required. All you need is Internet connection and IE browser) | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | ASP.NET, SQL Server,MS Reporting Services | Yes | |
| Dentrix | Henry Schein Practice Solutions | Dentrix G4 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | C programming and C# programming languages, compatible with Microsoft .NET Framework | Yes - Using Dentrix Enterprise | Yes |
| Dental 4 Windows | Centaur Software | Version 10.5 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | C programming language | Yes - | Yes |
| PracticeWorks | Eastman Kodak | 7.0 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | Yes | ||
| SoftDent | Eastman Kodak | 12.0 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | |||
| Eaglesoft | Patterson Dental | 13.0 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows, | Actively developed | Yes | ||
| OdontoSoft Millennium | GB Systems | 7.2 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | Yes | ||
| AxiUm | Exan software | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | Yes | Yes - 27 dental institutions in North America and Europe | ||
| ABELDent | ABELSoft Corporation | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | C# programming language, Microsoft .NET Framework | ||
| ACE Dental Practice Management Software | ACE Dental Practice Management Software | 10.0 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | Actively developed | Microsoft .NET Framework | Yes | Yes |
| AlphaDent Practice Management System | AlphaDent | ? | Commercial, | server has an open architecture PCs, or DOS workstations | ? | open architecture | Yes | |
| AltaPoint Dental | AltaPoint Data Systems, LLC | 7.0 | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| DAISY Dental Software | Dentist Management Corporation | 3.5 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows, | Actively developed | Borland Delphi | Yes | |
| Data Team DDS | Data Team DDS | 5.10 | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| Dental Exec | DSN Software, Inc. | ? | Commercial | Microsoft Windows, | ? | |||
| Dental Vision | Discus Dental, Inc | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| DentalMate | MDC Systems & Services, Inc | 10 | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows, | Actively developed | |||
| DENTECH Dental Software Solutions | DENTECH by Softech, Inc. | v6.03 - windows, v9.0 - UNIX | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows, UNIX | Actively developed | Yes | ||
| DentiMax | DentiMax | 2008 | Proprietary Commercial, closed source | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | Borland Delphi, Pascal | ||
| Diamond Dental Software | Diamond Dental Software | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | |||
| Easy Dental | Henry Schein Practice Solutions | Easy Dental 2009 | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed| | C programming language | Yes | |
| Endo-Exec | DSN Software, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows, | ? | |||
| EndoVision | Discus Dental, Inc | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| EZ 2000 Dental Software | EZ 2000 Dental Software, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| Genesis Dental Software | Genesis Software | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| MOGO | Mogo, Inc | 11.01 | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows, | Actively developed | Microsoft .NET Framework | ||
| Office Partner | Office Computer Systems, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | No | ||
| Oral Surgery Exec | DSN Software, Inc. | 11 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows | ? | Yes | ||
| PEB for Windows | Professional Economics Bureau | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| PerfectByte | PerfectByte | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| Perio Exec | DSN Software, Inc | 10 | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| PerioVision | Discus Dental, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows, | ? | |||
| Prime Dental Software | Prime Dental Software | open dental veriant | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | Microsoft .NET Framework | ||
| Star Byte Dental | Starbyte Systems, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| The Complete Practitioner | Teleo Practice Services, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | ? | |||
| Toothpics | Toothpics Company | 8 | Commercial, | Macintosh | Actively developed | |||
| Windent SQL | Healthsoft, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | Actively developed | |||
| WindentOMS | Healthsoft, Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows, | Actively developed | |||
| MacPractice DDS | MacPractice Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Mac OS X | Actively developed | |||
| iDental | HealthWare Corporation | ? | Commercial, | Mac OS X | Actively developed | |||
| DentalMac | MacPractice Inc. | ? | Commercial, | Macintosh | Unmaintained | |||
| Dental Infomanager | Internexsys Corporation | ? | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | Unmaintained | |||
| Dental.Com Frontdesk and Clinical | Dental.Com | bought out but Eaglesoft | Commercial, | Microsoft Windows | Unmaintained | |||
| TDOCS | The Systems Workplace, Inc. | bought out but Eaglesoft | Commercial | Microsoft Windows | Unmaintained | |||
| Name | Developer | Release version | Licensing | Operating system support | Development status | Programming language | multi-location support | Dental school version |
Front desk operations
| Name | Multiple appointment Scheduling | HIPAA compliant | Medical History paperless | Variable Recall intervals | Customizable | Operatories and providers limites | Access to Online Benefit Info | HL-7 Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Dental | Yes | Yes | Yes - import XML supported | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | No - planned | No - planned |
| Denticon | Yes | Yes | Yes with patient e-signature | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | |
| Dentrix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes with Dentrix Enterprise | |
| PracticeWorks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| SoftDent | Yes | |||||||
| Eaglesoft | Yes | |||||||
| OdontoSoft Millennium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | ||
| DentiMax | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes, through Trojan | No |
| DAISY Dental Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | |
| ABELDent | Yes | |||||||
| ACE Dental Practice Management Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes, through Emdeon | No |
| AlphaDent Practice Management System | Yes | |||||||
| DENTECH Dental Software Solutions | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| MOGO | Yes | No | ||||||
| Name | Multiple appointment Scheduling | HIPAA compliant | Medical History paperless | Variable Recall intervals | Customizable | Operatories and providers limites | Access to Online Benefit Info | HL-7 Support |
Clinical information
- 3D Charting - mainly an esthetic factor that shows teeth in a natural appearance
- Rx printing / alerts - print from program
- Images / Radiographs - indicate if program opens images or uses a bridge another program
- Progress notes -
- Patient education - videos, print educational panflits
- Messaging, paging system - an intra office communication
- Pocket PC, Palm -
| Name | 3D Charting | Rx printing / alerts | Images / Radiographs | Progress notes | Patient education | Messaging, paging system | Pocket PC, Palm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Dental Practice Management Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Open Dental | Yes - 3D for perio planned | Yes - prints and alerts allergy warning | storage yes, manipulation not really | Yes - planned rich text | No | Yes | No - planned |
| Denticon | No | Yes | Yes - images stored in Dicom format | Yes | Yes | Yes | No - planned |
| Dentrix | Yes | Yes | Yes DICOM compliant | Yes | Yes | No planned | Yes - iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Palm |
| PracticeWorks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes - 3rd Party | Yes - 3rd Party | Yes - Palm | |
| SoftDent | |||||||
| Eaglesoft | Yes | Yes | |||||
| OdontoSoft Millennium | No | Alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| ACE Dental Practice Management Software | No | Yes - Palm | |||||
| DentiMax | No - but user-friendly charting | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No - planned | No |
| Diamond Dental Software | No | Yes | Yes - Pocket PC | ||||
| DAISY Dental Software | Yes | ||||||
| DentalMate | No | ||||||
| DENTECH Dental Software Solutions | Yes | ||||||
| MOGO | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Office Partner | Yes | ||||||
| PEB for Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| PerfectByte | No | Yes | |||||
| Perio Exec | Yes | ||||||
| Prime Dental Software | Yes | ||||||
| Star Byte Dental | Yes | ||||||
| The Complete Practitioner | No | ||||||
| Toothpics | No | ||||||
| Windent SQL | Yes | ||||||
| WindentOMS | Yes | ||||||
| ABELDent | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Easy Dental | Yes | Yes | Yes - Palm | ||||
| Office Partner | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes Palm | |
| Name | 3D Charting | Rx printing / alerts | Images / Radiographs | Progress notes | Patient education | Messaging, paging system | Pocket PC, Palm |
Manage information
- e-claims - freedom to choose clearinghouse if limited list clearinghouse
- Accounting module - the importance of finances is very important to any business and should follow GAAP
- OFX - allows for communication with financial institutions.
- Time Cards - Payroll - Human resource management systems
- Import, Export - please list supported formates
- Data base - the type of data base may affect the operations of the program
- Third party access to database - the use of ODBC driver to allow full access
- Credit Card Processing - Point of sale
- Inventory / place orders
| Name | e-claims - freedom to choose clearinghouse | Accounting module | OFX | Time Cards - Payroll | Import, Export | Data base | Third party access to database | Credit Card Processing | Inventory / place orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Dental | Yes - any clearinghouse and direct uses X-12 format | Yes - basic | No - planned | Yes | import XML or scanned, export to text or xls, PDF | MySQL, Oracle | Yes - full access | Yes - X-Charge | No - planned |
| Denticon | Yes | import for fee schedulesXLS or scanned, export to xls or PDF | MS SQL Server | Yes | Yes | No - planned | |||
| Dentrix | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes - export tab delimited data | C-tree database, Enterprise version uses a SQL database | Yes - no restrictions to prevent access to database | Yes | Yes |
| PracticeWorks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pervasive SQL | Yes | |||
| SoftDent | C-tree | ||||||||
| Eaglesoft | No | ||||||||
| OdontoSoft Millennium | Yes | export to several formats | Yes - full access | Yes | |||||
| ABELDent | No | Microsoft Access or SQL database | No - planned | ||||||
| DENTECH Dental Software Solutions | Yes | ||||||||
| DentiMax | Yes | Yes - AR only | No | No | Yes | DBISAM, Client/Server, SQL - Open database | Yes - full | No | No |
| MOGO | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | |||||||
| PEB for Windows | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| PerfectByte | Yes | ||||||||
| Prime Dental Software | MySQL | ||||||||
| MacPractice DDS | MySQL | ||||||||
| Easy Dental | Yes | Yes | No | Yes - Time Clock | C-tree database, Enterprise version uses a SQL database, Oracle | No - database proprietary format | Yes | ||
| Office Partner | No - WebMD clearinghouse | ||||||||
| Name | e-claims - freedom to choose clearinghouse | Accounting module | OFX | Time Cards - Payroll | Import, Export | Data base | Third party access to database | Credit Card Processing | Inventory / place orders |
Other aspects
- Email - able to send email from program
- Lab case tracking - track progress
- Referral tracking in and out -
- languages supported -
- Patient payment plan - setup and tracking
- Medical claims processing - able to send to medical insurance claims
- Cost -
- Trial version available - download or CD
- Custom Report Writer -
| Name | Lab case tracking | Referral tracking in and out | languages supported | Patient payment plan | Medical claims processing | Cost | Trial version available | Custom Report Writer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Dental | Yes - SMTP | Yes | Yes | Any language is supported English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French | Yes | Yes | $139/month after year $99/month
6mo. commitment |
Yes - download | |
| Denticon | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dentrix | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | Yes | Yes | Yes Dentrix Learning Edition | ||
| PracticeWorks | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | Yes | Yes - CD | Yes | ||
| SoftDent | English | ||||||||
| Eaglesoft | Yes | English | |||||||
| OdontoSoft Millennium | Yes | Spanish and English | Yes | Single-user: $650 / Multi-user: starting at $880 | Yes | ||||
| ABELDent | Yes | English | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| ACE Dental Practice Management Software | $1995 | Yes | |||||||
| AlphaDent Practice Management System | No | Yes | English | start $9995 | Yes - Demo Disks | Yes - 200 plus pre-made reports | |||
| AltaPoint Dental | No | Yes | English | $299 | Yes | ||||
| DentiMax | Yes | Yes | Yes | English, All languages - in development. | Yes | Yes | From $499 | Yes | Yes |
| MOGO | Yes | Yes | Yes | English | Yes demo CD | ||||
| Easy Dental | English | $2,495 | Yes demo CD | ||||||
| Office Partner | Yes | English | $4,500 | No | |||||
| Name | Lab case tracking | Referral tracking in and out | languages supported | Patient payment plan | Medical claims processing | Cost | Trial version available | Custom Report Writer |