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Denticon vs Practice-Web

Denticon logo

Denticon

Dental

Enterprise Dental Practice Management in the Cloud

From
$400/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Practice-Web logo

Practice-Web

Dental

Web-Based Dental Practice Management

From
$149/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; Practice-Web each dentist beyond 3 adds $20 per month to the practice management subscription
  • They diverge on capability: Denticon covers Multi-location management, Practice-Web covers Web-based scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Denticon and Practice-Web actually diverge.

Attributes where Denticon and Practice-Web differ
AttributeDenticonPractice-Web
Starting price$400/month$149/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Founded19992008

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

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
  • Imaging integration
  • Apteryx

Only in Practice-Web

  • Web-based scheduling
  • Digital charting
  • Mobile app
  • Insurance management
  • Billing integration
  • SMS reminders
  • Basic analytics
  • Imaging systems

Both cover

  • Patient portal
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • 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 Practice-Web
  • Centralised scheduling, charting and billing across many dental officesnot Practice-Web
  • Standardising reporting and revenue cycle work across a dental groupnot Practice-Web

Practice-Web

  • Dental practice management including charting, treatment plans and billingnot Denticon
  • Running patient texting, reminders and online scheduling for a dental officenot Denticon
  • Submitting dental insurance claims and checking eligibility electronicallynot 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

Practice-Web

  • Each dentist beyond 3 adds $20 per month to the practice management subscription
  • The first office plan is $179 per month for the first 12 months and then $129 per month, against regular rates of $199 and $149
  • Migrating from existing practice management software costs a one-off $1,195 database conversion fee
  • Additional intensive web-based training is billed at $75 per hour
  • Two-way texting is a separate $90 per month add-on that includes 2,000 outgoing texts per month, with additional outgoing texts at 5 cents each
  • Mass email marketing is a separate $35 per month add-on covering up to 5,000 patients, with each additional block of 5,000 costing $20 per month, and it requires a texting subscription
  • Online scheduling, Smart Caller ID, online patient reviews, tablet patient forms and teledentistry are each separately priced monthly add-ons
  • ePrescribing is charged per provider at $59 per month plus a $99 setup fee
  • Electronic claims are billed at $0.39 per claim plus $25 per month for attachments and $20 per month for real-time eligibility checks, through third party DentalXChange
  • Support renewal carries a 12-month minimum term
  • Patient payment plans through DocPay charge the patient $3 per payment, or 1% plus $1 per payment for guaranteed plans

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

Practice-Web

$149/month
  • Basic$149/month
    • Scheduling
    • Charting
    • Patient portal
  • Premium$249/month
    • Advanced scheduling
    • Complete charting
    • 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 Practice-Web if

  • You need web-based scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want digital charting.
Practice-Web review

Questions people ask

Is Denticon or Practice-Web better?
Neither clearly leads. Denticon starts at $400/month and Practice-Web at $149/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Denticon or Practice-Web?
Denticon starts at $400/month and Practice-Web at $149/month.
Does Denticon or Practice-Web 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 Practice-Web is typically brought in for.
What can Denticon do that Practice-Web cannot?
Denticon covers Multi-location management, Centralized scheduling, Clinical charting, Revenue cycle management. Practice-Web covers Web-based scheduling, Digital charting, Mobile app, Insurance management. Both handle Patient portal, HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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