Software · head to head
Lighthouse 360 vs Denticon
Lighthouse 360
Software
Cloud Dental Practice Management Platform
- From
- $399/month
- Rated
- -
Denticon
Software
Enterprise Dental Practice Management in the Cloud
- From
- $400/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lighthouse 360 sold as part of the Henry Schein One line rather than standalone, and lighthouse360.com no longer resolves; 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
- They diverge on capability: Lighthouse 360 covers Cloud scheduling, Denticon covers Multi-location management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lighthouse 360 and Denticon actually diverge.
| Attribute | Lighthouse 360 | Denticon |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $399/month | $400/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Founded | 2009 | 1999 |
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 Lighthouse 360
- Cloud scheduling
- Digital charting
- Treatment planning
- Billing system
- Insurance processing
- Analytics dashboard
- SSL Encryption
- Ios support
Only in Denticon
- Multi-location management
- Centralized scheduling
- Clinical charting
- Revenue cycle management
- Business intelligence
- Document management
- Lighthouse 360
- Weave
Both cover
- Patient portal
- Imaging integration
- DEXIS
- Carestream
- Apteryx
- 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.
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
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
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Lighthouse 360
$399/month- Core$399/month
- Scheduling
- Charting
- Billing
- Complete$599/month
- All core features
- Imaging integration
- Insurance management
Denticon
$400/month- Single Practice$400/month
- Cloud-based platform
- Clinical charting
- Patient scheduling
- Multi-LocationFree
- Centralized management
- Multi-location support
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Lighthouse 360 if
- You need cloud scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want digital charting.
Choose Denticon if
- You need multi-location management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want centralized scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Lighthouse 360 or Denticon better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lighthouse 360 starts at $399/month and Denticon at $400/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lighthouse 360 or Denticon?
- Lighthouse 360 starts at $399/month and Denticon at $400/month.
- Does Lighthouse 360 or Denticon run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Lighthouse 360 best used for?
- Lighthouse 360 is most often used for automated appointment reminders by text, email and phone, reducing no-shows in dental practices, recall management for overdue patients, pre-visit forms collected before the appointment. Of those, automated appointment reminders by text, email and phone and reducing no-shows in dental practices are not what Denticon is typically brought in for.
- What can Lighthouse 360 do that Denticon cannot?
- Lighthouse 360 covers Cloud scheduling, Digital charting, Treatment planning, Billing system. Denticon covers Multi-location management, Centralized scheduling, Clinical charting, Revenue cycle management. Both handle Patient portal, Imaging integration, DEXIS, Carestream.