Practice Management Software Reviews
Practice Management Software Reviews
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Open Dental is an open-source dental practice management software with transparent monthly pricing. It runs locally with optional cloud hosting and is favored by dentists who want flexibility, integrations, and no long-term contracts. Strong reputation for responsiveness and clinician-friendly design.

$169/mo per location + setupMonth-to-month, no contractOn-premise + optional cloud

Community Reviews(47)

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Amanda S.
Specialty Benefits Coordinator·Aug 25, 2026

Open Dental is a Must Use

Pros: The ease of navigation between forms is backed with user-friendly instructions should it be used by a first time user Cons: There isn’t much to dislike about this software

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VU
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

The best experience in dental practice management

Pros: Open Dental is super easy to install, and setting up integrations is automatic for the most part, with a few exceptions. The tech team there is extremely smart, and not a lot of hold time…

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VU
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

easy system

Pros: the ease of movement throughout the system, their support and if there's something that we need and is not part of the system, their engineers will customize it for us Cons: To this day there…

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VU
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Good but not great

Pros: Love the easy to use set up. Easy to add new patient, scheduling, text msg system, and payment methods are great tools. Cons: When it comes to running reports the actual “running report” is…

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VU
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Relatively easy to learn

Pros: As a hygienist, it is pretty easy to use. The customer service is great. A lot of options to customize. Cons: I would like to be able to add supernumerary teeth to the chart and customize that…

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Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Office Manager

Pros: Easy to use. Straightforward. Customer savvy Cons: The Account module is not user-friendly. I find it confusing to mark an account "collections" it must be done in the patient file

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VU
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Please HELP! We are growing!

Pros: User Friendly, customer support is readily available. Cons: Updates are rocky, we always have to reset our reminders and confirmations.

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Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Open Dental

Pros: It was easy to read. Icons and tabs were nice and large! Cons: It was not very navigable without knowing exactly where to look for tabs, buttons, etc.

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VU
Verified User in Medical Practice
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Garbage

Pros: If you enter percentages for each code in insurance info, it calculates copays correctly. Cons: Constant freezing, constantly being booted out. Logging in always seems to be an issue. Do NOT…

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euria b.
Office Admin·Aug 25, 2026

Effortless Scheduling and Custom Management

Pros: I use Open Dental for day-to-day operations and patient management. I like that it's easy to manage and offers great customizations, including list and reports options. Blockouts on the…

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Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Amazing Custom Reporting, But the Platform Feels Outdated and Slow

Pros: I like the reporting functionality. The ability to wite custom reports is amazing. Cons: The platform was really outdated and slow. The patient ledger was bad.

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Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)·Aug 25, 2026

Flexible and Reliable Dental Practice Management Software

Pros: What I like most about Open Dental is how much it helps streamline the daily workflow of a dental practice. The interface makes it easy to access patient records, treatment plans, scheduling,…

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David M.
Capterra reviewer·Aug 24, 2026

Open Dental solves the problem that was Dentrix

I just finished a recent transition from Dentrix. Everything is easier and more straight forward. Thank you OD

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Justin R.
CEO, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Converting this week

Pros: Free demo conversion to let you experience the product side by side with your existing software. It runs on Linux so the performance is better and can be tweaked. Support is really helpful.…

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Mykola K.
DMD, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Don't waste money

Pros: Not bad for small office if you do not plan to grow Cons: be careful,they change the price without warning and then deceive that they talked about it!

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Kathy S.
Office Manager, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

We love Open Dental

We are a single dentist practice that converted in September. The conversion went smooth, the system is very user friendly. Anything that we can't figure out is easily and promptly answered by their…

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Kandhappan P.
Capterra reviewer·Aug 24, 2026

OpenDental is the best software out there

I have been using open dental for almost 12 years now and It comes across as the most configurable and customizable dental software.If someone couldn't figure out how to customise a flexible…

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hannah H.
Call Center Mananger, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Open Dental is highly Recommended

Pros: Open Dental is very easy to navigate. I have used other softwares Eaglesoft and Dentrix. Eaglesoft is very similar to Open Dental. Dentrix has a 1 Star rating compared to Open Dental. Open…

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Verified Reviewer
Registered Dental Hygienist, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Ease of patient care

Open dental has helped keep positive patient experiences, and has helped with the flow of work. I was able to learn how to navigate this software in a week!

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Andrew Y.
dentist, Health, Wellness and Fitness·Aug 24, 2026

Unsatisfactory

Other reviewers write that they came from Dentrix. I find this add. That is the opposite of my experience. User cannot simultaneously open Chart and schedule book. Try writing patient note and look…

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alaa M.
dentist, Health, Wellness and Fitness·Aug 24, 2026

open dental

with no previous experience of any software, my staff and myself are able learn and use the software very quickly , this is very helpful specially when we get a new staff member.

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Kat B.
Lash artist, Cosmetics·Aug 24, 2026

Great dental software

Great- been using this software for 8 years

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Lori M.
Office Mgr, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

There is a learning curve, but if you take the time to explore the features, you will find the solution to nearly every problem you have ever come across. If not, it's probably in the next update.

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Sumeet S.
CEO, Health, Wellness and Fitness·Aug 24, 2026

Open Dental

Overall, excellent experience with Open Dental. The clean and user-friendly platform makes it easy to use and implement.

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Verified Reviewer
President, Hospital & Health Care·Aug 24, 2026

The Best Practice Management Software

Open Dental manages all of our schedule, records, and manage claims and payments. I couldn't practice without it.

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Jennifer W.
Office Manager, Medical Devices·Aug 24, 2026

10/10 recommend

Great!! Super easy to train my team on and functions are quick to learn

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Lina S.
REGIONAL MANAGER, Health, Wellness and Fitness·Aug 24, 2026

Amazing Dental Software!

It is amazing, It works properly, you can find all training you need, customer support is excellent.

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Ryszard W.
Manager Owner, Health, Wellness and Fitness·Aug 24, 2026

Open Dental software pros and cons.

It was good. Support is good. Software does what is necessary. However in case of any escalations they are not cooperative. It clearly shows they grow too large and are disconcerted with individual…

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Diva C.
office director, Hospital & Health Care·Aug 24, 2026

Reliable and Cost-Effective Dental Practice Management Software

Overall, my experience with Open Dental has been very positive. The software has helped our practice stay organized and operate more efficiently by streamlining patient management, scheduling,…

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Illya T.
Owner/Dentist, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Overall excellent experience.

Pros: Ease of use is and ability for new staff to learn on is fantastic. The support is easily accessible and every issue has been resolved quickly. Cons: There are some graphics that can be…

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David R.
Owner, Medical Practice·Aug 24, 2026

Compared to the other major programs, OD is easy to use, inexpensive and takes very little…

Pros: Ease of use. Almost anyone can use it with minimal training. Very intuitive and well laid out. Works on any computer.

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Isabel R.
Office Manager, Facilities Services·Aug 24, 2026

Open Dental

Open Dental is user Friendly, and easy to understand

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Heather C.
Manager, Hospital & Health Care·Aug 24, 2026

Terrible Product

Pros: Easy to use, billing and accounting is very hard. I would NEVER recommend Open Dental to any dental office. Cons: Open Dental Cloud is absolutely horrible! We have had it for 3 years, and it…

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Timothy Brownstone
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

Of all the companies, in all the lands, Open Dental is freaking awesome. We are the Google of the…

Of all the companies, in all the lands, Open Dental is freaking awesome. We are the Google of the Dental Software companies..

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Fay Gyapong Porter
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

I have used four different dental software programs over the past 29 years and I can state…

I have used four different dental software programs over the past 29 years and I can state unequivocally that Open Dental is the most user friendly, economical and relevant software I have…

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Paul
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

great software amazing support keep up the good work

great software amazing support keep up the good work

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Jeffrey Hay
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

The food is great. Would go again.

The food is great. Would go again.

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Jason K
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

There business is dental practice management software. I called and spoke with Nate for almost an…

There business is dental practice management software. I called and spoke with Nate for almost an hour, and he basically navigated my computer and installed the trial version for me in no time,…

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David
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

Innovate company with multiple updates/enhancements released each year. As a former user of…

Innovate company with multiple updates/enhancements released each year. As a former user of Dentrix for over a decade, I would recommend Open Dental.

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Fake Name
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

Lots of parking...thanks Jordan

Lots of parking...thanks Jordan

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Jennifer B
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

Unprofessional staff Software Technican III that does not know how to conduct herself in a…

Unprofessional staff Software Technican III that does not know how to conduct herself in a professional manner. Supervisors have been made aware and it still continues. I would make sure that she is…

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Ensar Tahić
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

unfortunately, they are pretty horrible at giving customer service. This is not a scam, this…

unfortunately, they are pretty horrible at giving customer service. This is not a scam, this company offers OpenDental software to worldwide users, they have horrible customer service and most of…

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Jeremy Glick
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

Open Dental is Amazing. I've only really worked with Dentrix and Open Dental. Open dental is…

Open Dental is Amazing. I've only really worked with Dentrix and Open Dental. Open dental is superior in terms of functionality. And in terms of support. You call in and get your question answered…

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Carlos Cardozo
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

Very nice and helpful people 🙂👍

Very nice and helpful people 🙂👍

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D Scott
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

The ONLY choice when it comes to dental practice management software. 'nuff said.

The ONLY choice when it comes to dental practice management software. 'nuff said.

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David F
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

People very nice, buildings very clean, but they did not hire me for the job nor did they tell me…

People very nice, buildings very clean, but they did not hire me for the job nor did they tell me why.

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Atem Atchley
Google Reviews·Aug 24, 2026

pathetic at responding

pathetic at responding

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