These are the 5 Top Software Options To Streamline Your Dental Accounting

Investing in dental software is a huge decision because it will affect nearly every aspect of your business operations. It’s not a decision to rush into without careful consideration. Choosing the best dental software for your dental practice is always going to be a challenge, but careful research will go a long way to make sure you make the right choice!  

Before evaluating dental software for your practice, it’s helpful to make a list of the essential functionalities you need from your software.

Whether that’s granular reporting, integration with existing systems, or customization options, having your list of non-negotiable functionalities will save you time and make choosing dental software easier.  

We also recommend reading reviews and finding out about each software’s specifications and features to make an informed decision—and asking other dentists what software they recommend is always a good idea, too.

 Top 5 Dental Practice Software Recommendations

1. EAGlesoft

Eaglesoft dental software is probably the most popular dental practice software in the nation. 

Eaglesoft describes the product like this: “Eaglesoft is your entire dental practice management solution, from patient scheduling and insurance claims to paperless charting and digital image manipulation. Eaglesoft’s simple and easy-to-use interface streamlines your day-to-day operations and increases your practice’s efficiency. Now that’s smart. Eaglesoft offers a 25+ year track record of reliably serving nearly 30,000 active users. Discover the effortless, user-friendly solution for your practice.”

Eaglesoft is known for the following:

• Extremely easy to use and navigate
• Seamless integration with other systems
• Useful for every single aspect of your dental office
• 82% of their market share is made up of small businesses; 16% are mid-market practices
  

2. Curve Hero

Curve Hero has a reputation as the easiest dental software to implement and use. 

Curve Hero describes their product like this: “Curve Dental provides dental practice management software to 41,000+ dental professionals in North America. Practices use the Curve Hero™️ cloud-based solution for charting, scheduling, billing, imaging, invoicing, eClaims, ePrescribe, and more. Additionally, our integrated Curve GRO™️ patient engagement solution simplifies and streamlines communications by having everything you need in one system. Curve has performed 4,000+ smooth data/image conversions from 90+ competing software platforms.”

Curve Hero is known for the following: 

• Incredibly easy to use
• Clear instructions for each task
• Video tutorials
• Customizable 
• 97% of their market share is made up of small businesses; 1% comes from mid-market practices

3. Dentrix

Dentrix is considered to be an all-around good choice for dental software.

Dentrix describes their product like this: “Dentrix® by Henry Schein One is more than software. As the leader in practice management solutions, Dentrix combines technology with connected workflows to help dentists expand and grow their dental practices. Dentrix provides meaningful, data-driven business insights to help boost profitability, integrated eServices that help improve efficiency, and professional training and support to help provide even better patient care. That’s why Dentrix, backed by the strength of Henry Schein One, has been the trusted practice management system for more than 20 years and the winner of several awards. Dentrix helps dentists to unlock their team’s full potential. That’s Expand Ability.”

Dentrix is known for the following: 

• Being user-friendly
• Well-established in the marketplace
• Very efficient
• Multiple ways to accomplish the same task
• Not as customizable as other options
• 80% of their market share is made up of small businesses; 14% comes from mid-market practices

4. NexHealth

NexHealth has built its business on being a patient-focused platform for all medical industries, not just dentistry. 

NexHealth’s description of its product is: “NexHealth is the leading patient engagement platform that integrates directly with health record systems. Your business workflows are made better with NexHealth's real-time online scheduling, automated appointment reminders, patient messaging, digital forms, online payments, reporting, virtual waitlist, and more. Get started today risk-free, no long-term contract required.”

NexHealth is known for the following:

• Easy to use
• Great automation software for notifying patients of appointments
• Excellent customer support
• No mobile application
• 85% of their market share is made up of small businesses; 15% comes from mid-market practices

5. Denticon

Denticon has built a platform that is among the easiest to use. 

Denticon’s product description is as follows: “Denticon Practice Management software allows over 45,000 users to break free from the constraints of desktop software with a comprehensive cloud-based solution that includes all the tools needed to standardize, centralize, and grow. Denticon removes barriers to success by supporting 33,000 dental providers across North America with a solution that streamlines practice workflows, centralizes patient data, and empowers growth. With Denticon, you can securely access patient data anywhere, anytime, gain deeper insights into practice production, and help providers spend time on what matters most – taking care of their patients.”

Denticon is known for the following:

• Time-saving efficiency
• Responsive customer support
• Good options for scaling up or down
• Not as many features as other options
• Reporting functionality is not as robust as competitors’
• 53% of their market share is made up of small businesses; 41% comes from mid-market practices

Partner with Chaliff + Associates: Dental CPAs that help your practice run smoothly

There are many ways to ensure that your day-to-day dental practice operations run as smoothly as possible. The right software is one way, and working with an expert dental CPA is another.

Chaliff + Associates supports dental practices with comprehensive knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting related to the dental industry. From boosting cash flow to planning at tax time, we know how to help dentists and dental practices grow. 

To find out more, schedule a consultation with one of our representatives today!