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Denticon vs Lighthouse 360

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Denticon

Software

Enterprise Dental Practice Management in the Cloud

From
$400/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lighthouse 360

Software

Cloud Dental Practice Management Platform

From
$399/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Denticon planet DDS publishes no price for Denticon: the product page gives no per location fee, no per provider rate and no minimum, and routes buyers to a demo request or a sales phone call; Lighthouse 360 sold as part of the Henry Schein One line rather than standalone, and lighthouse360.com no longer resolves
  • They diverge on capability: Denticon covers Multi-location management, Lighthouse 360 covers Cloud scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Denticon and Lighthouse 360 actually diverge.

Attributes where Denticon and Lighthouse 360 differ
AttributeDenticonLighthouse 360
Starting price$400/month$399/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Founded19992009

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Denticon

  • Multi-location management
  • Centralized scheduling
  • Clinical charting
  • Revenue cycle management
  • Business intelligence
  • Document management
  • Lighthouse 360
  • Weave

Only in Lighthouse 360

  • Cloud scheduling
  • Digital charting
  • Treatment planning
  • Billing system
  • Insurance processing
  • Analytics dashboard
  • SSL Encryption
  • Ios support

Both cover

  • Patient portal
  • Imaging integration
  • Apteryx
  • DEXIS
  • Carestream
  • RevenueWell
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • SOC 2 Type II
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Denticon

  • Cloud practice management for dental support organisations and multi location groupsnot Lighthouse 360
  • Centralised scheduling, charting and billing across many dental officesnot Lighthouse 360
  • Standardising reporting and revenue cycle work across a dental groupnot Lighthouse 360

Lighthouse 360

  • Automated appointment reminders by text, email and phonenot Denticon
  • Reducing no-shows in dental practicesnot Denticon
  • Recall management for overdue patientsnot Denticon
  • Pre-visit forms collected before the appointmentnot Denticon
  • Review requests after a visitnot Denticon

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Denticon

  • Planet DDS publishes no price for Denticon: the product page gives no per location fee, no per provider rate and no minimum, and routes buyers to a demo request or a sales phone call
  • The product is positioned for DSOs and multi location dental groups rather than single practices
  • Denticon is one of several Planet DDS products, so imaging and patient engagement come from separately sold products in the same portfolio

Lighthouse 360

  • Sold as part of the Henry Schein One line rather than standalone, and lighthouse360.com no longer resolves
  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Offered in the United States, Canada and the UK only

Pricing, plan by plan

Denticon

$400/month
  • Single Practice$400/month
    • Cloud-based platform
    • Clinical charting
    • Patient scheduling
  • Multi-LocationFree
    • Centralized management
    • Multi-location support
    • Advanced analytics

Lighthouse 360

$399/month
  • Core$399/month
    • Scheduling
    • Charting
    • Billing
  • Complete$599/month
    • All core features
    • Imaging integration
    • Insurance management

Which should you pick?

Choose Denticon if

  • You need multi-location management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want centralized scheduling.
Denticon review

Choose Lighthouse 360 if

  • You need cloud scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want digital charting.
Lighthouse 360 review

Questions people ask

Is Denticon or Lighthouse 360 better?
Neither clearly leads. Denticon starts at $400/month and Lighthouse 360 at $399/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Denticon or Lighthouse 360?
Denticon starts at $400/month and Lighthouse 360 at $399/month.
Does Denticon or Lighthouse 360 run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Denticon best used for?
Denticon is most often used for cloud practice management for dental support organisations and multi location groups, centralised scheduling, charting and billing across many dental offices, standardising reporting and revenue cycle work across a dental group. Of those, cloud practice management for dental support organisations and multi location groups and centralised scheduling, charting and billing across many dental offices are not what Lighthouse 360 is typically brought in for.
What can Denticon do that Lighthouse 360 cannot?
Denticon covers Multi-location management, Centralized scheduling, Clinical charting, Revenue cycle management. Lighthouse 360 covers Cloud scheduling, Digital charting, Treatment planning, Billing system. Both handle Patient portal, Imaging integration, Apteryx, DEXIS.
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