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Medisoft Dental vs OrthoTrac

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Medisoft Dental

Software

Trusted Medical and Dental Practice Management

From
$269/month
Rated
-
OrthoTrac logo

OrthoTrac

Software

Complete Orthodontic Practice Management

From
$399/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Medisoft Dental covers Patient management, OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Medisoft Dental and OrthoTrac actually diverge.

Attributes where Medisoft Dental and OrthoTrac differ
AttributeMedisoft DentalOrthoTrac
Starting price$269/month$399/month
Founded19982007

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows, Web), 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 Medisoft Dental

  • Patient management
  • Clinical charting
  • Perio tracking
  • Billing management
  • Recall system
  • DEXIS
  • Schick
  • Digi

Only in OrthoTrac

  • Orthodontic treatment planning
  • Contract management
  • Progress tracking
  • Appliance tracking
  • Referral management
  • CS Imaging
  • OrthoCAD
  • Dolphin Imaging

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Insurance processing
  • Imaging integration
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • On-premise deployment
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

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

Medisoft Dental

  • General dentistrynot OrthoTrac
  • Specialty practicesnot OrthoTrac
  • Multi-location practicesnot OrthoTrac
  • Clinical documentationnot OrthoTrac
  • Financial managementnot OrthoTrac

OrthoTrac

  • Orthodontic practice managementnot Medisoft Dental
  • Treatment planningnot Medisoft Dental
  • Contract managementnot Medisoft Dental
  • Progress trackingnot Medisoft Dental

Where each one falls short

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

Medisoft Dental

Nothing recorded yet. See the Medisoft Dental review.

OrthoTrac

  • OrthoTrac support has moved off Carestream Dental's own site to a third-party portal, gosensei.com, and OrthoTrac customer contact is now booked only through a Calendly scheduling link rather than a phone number or online purchase path, per Carestream Dental's own site.

Pricing, plan by plan

Medisoft Dental

$269/month
  • Essential$269/month
    • Scheduling
    • Patient records
    • Basic billing
  • Standard$419/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Insurance claims
    • Advanced charting
  • Complete$579/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Multi-location
    • Advanced analytics

OrthoTrac

$399/month
  • OrthoTrac Standard$399/month
    • Patient scheduling
    • Treatment planning
    • Billing management
  • OrthoTrac Cloud$549/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Cloud-based access
    • Imaging integration

Which should you pick?

Choose Medisoft Dental if

  • You need patient management.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want clinical charting.

Choose OrthoTrac if

  • You need orthodontic treatment planning.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want contract management.

Questions people ask

Is Medisoft Dental or OrthoTrac better?
Neither clearly leads. Medisoft Dental starts at $269/month and OrthoTrac at $399/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Medisoft Dental or OrthoTrac?
Medisoft Dental starts at $269/month and OrthoTrac at $399/month.
Does Medisoft Dental or OrthoTrac run on more platforms?
Both run on Windows, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Medisoft Dental best used for?
Medisoft Dental is most often used for general dentistry, specialty practices, multi-location practices, clinical documentation. Of those, general dentistry and specialty practices are not what OrthoTrac is typically brought in for.
What can Medisoft Dental do that OrthoTrac cannot?
Medisoft Dental covers Patient management, Clinical charting, Perio tracking, Billing management. OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning, Contract management, Progress tracking, Appliance tracking. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Insurance processing, Imaging integration, HIPAA Compliant.

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