{"question": "best dental practice software for dental practices", "category": "dental-practice-software", "category_name": "dental practice software", "audience": "dental-practices", "audience_name": "dental practices", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-22T22:17:48Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/dental-practice-software-dental-practices-2026-10-22", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/dental-practice-software/dental-practices", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Open API", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "per-seat", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "G2", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Dentrix", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Eaglesoft", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Curve", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Dentrix Ascend", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Ascend", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Denticon", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Dentrix Enterprise", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Weave", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Solutionreach", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://costbench.com/software/dental-software/open-dental", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/compare/dentrix-vs-open-dental-vs-eaglesoft", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/compare/curve-dental-curve-dental-vs-dentrix", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://dentrixascend.com/features/multisite", "domain": "dentrixascend.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.planetdds.com/", "domain": "planetdds.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.getweave.com/best-dental-practice-management-software-in-2023/", "domain": "getweave.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://solutionreach.com/blog/what-makes-the-best-dental-practice-management-software-in-2026-a-feature-level-breakdown", "domain": "solutionreach.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.techradar.com/best/best-dental-practice-management-software", "domain": "techradar.com", "source_type": "review"}], "answer_text": "## My short list\n\n**1. Open Dental - my default recommendation for most independent practices.** Flat $199/mo per location for the first 12 months, dropping to $149/mo after (and $89/mo internationally) with no per-seat charge, unlimited users, and phone/chat/email support included. It has an open database and a genuinely open API, so you're never hostage to your vendor for reporting or integrations - a real problem with the legacy systems. Reviewers on G2 rate it easier to use, set up, and administer than both Dentrix and Eaglesoft, and prefer its support to Dentrix's. Caveat: it's server-based by default (cloud only via third-party hosting), and the UI is utilitarian rather than pretty. ([pricing](https://costbench.com/software/dental-software/open-dental), [comparison](https://www.g2.com/compare/dentrix-vs-open-dental-vs-eaglesoft))\n\n**2. Curve Dental - best true-cloud option for a 1-5 location practice that wants modern.** It holds the highest satisfaction scores of the major players (4.6/5 across ~267 G2 reviews vs. 4.1 for Dentrix), with the strongest marks for quality of support and ease of administration. Charting, imaging, billing, patient engagement, and BI are in one hos", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}