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Open Dental vs Quantum Health

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Open Dental

Healthcare

Powerful, Affordable Practice Management

From
$169/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Quantum Health

Healthcare

Healthcare navigation for self insured employers, delivered by pods of human care coordinators

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Open Dental uS support is $199 per month per location on an initial 12 month contract, dropping to $149 per month only after that year; Quantum Health nothing is published: no per employee per month rate, no implementation fee, no minimum eligible lives, so an employer cannot benchmark a Quantum quote against anything before entering a sales process.
  • They diverge on capability: Open Dental covers Patient scheduling, Quantum Health covers Care coordinator pods.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Open Dental and Quantum Health actually diverge.

Attributes where Open Dental and Quantum Health differ
AttributeOpen DentalQuantum Health
Starting price$169/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWindows, Web, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2003Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare).

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 Open Dental

  • Patient scheduling
  • Clinical charting
  • Insurance claim processing
  • Treatment planning
  • Digital imaging integration
  • Patient communication
  • Reporting and analytics
  • eServices integration

Only in Quantum Health

  • Care coordinator pods
  • Real time intercept
  • Provider steering
  • Claims and benefits advocacy
  • Embold Plus tier
  • Quantum Flex tier
  • Quantum Signature tier
  • Point solution routing

What people use each for

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

Open Dental

  • Practice management, charting and scheduling for dental officesnot Quantum Health
  • Dental insurance claims, billing and treatment planningnot Quantum Health
  • Running an open source dental system with direct database accessnot Quantum Health

Quantum Health

  • A self insured employer of a few thousand staff whose members call the carrier, get transferred repeatedly and make expensive care decisions unsupportednot Open Dental
  • An employer that has bought many point solutions and needs someone to route members into the ones already fundednot Open Dental
  • A plan wanting intervention before an elective procedure is scheduled rather than a report about it afterwardsnot Open Dental
  • An employer that wants navigation without giving the same vendor the clinical delivery contractnot Open Dental

Where each one falls short

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

Open Dental

  • US support is $199 per month per location on an initial 12 month contract, dropping to $149 per month only after that year
  • The monthly fee covers up to 3 providers per location; each additional provider is $20 per month
  • Fees are charged per location, so a multi site practice pays for every office
  • eServices are charged separately per location, including eClipboard at $45 a month, ODMobile at $35 a month and eConfirmations at $25 a month
  • Electronic prescribing through DoseSpot costs $57 per month per prescribing provider
  • Conversion and implementation fees are not published and require consultation

Quantum Health

  • Nothing is published: no per employee per month rate, no implementation fee, no minimum eligible lives, so an employer cannot benchmark a Quantum quote against anything before entering a sales process.
  • It sells to self insured employers of roughly 500 employees and up, so smaller and fully insured employers are outside the model regardless of interest.
  • Quantum navigates but does not deliver care, so it cannot close a loop with a visit of its own, and members who are steered still have to obtain an appointment through the ordinary network.
  • The pod model depends on staffing continuity, and turnover in the coordinator teams degrades exactly the consistency that the pod concept sells, which is invisible in a demonstration.
  • Savings are measured against counterfactual claims trend, so the number in the return on investment case depends heavily on the methodology chosen, and employers should insist on defining that methodology before signing rather than accepting the vendor own model.

Pricing, plan by plan

Open Dental

$169/month
  • Standard$169/month
    • Full software access
    • Unlimited workstations
    • Technical support
  • Cloud$249/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Cloud hosting
    • Automatic backups

Quantum Health

On request
  • Quantum Health$undefined/year
    • Per employee per month, quoted not published
    • Three tiers: Embold Plus, Quantum Flex and Quantum Signature
    • Sold to self insured employers from roughly 500 employees upward

Which should you pick?

Choose Open Dental if

  • You need patient scheduling.
  • You work on Windows, Web, Api.
  • You also want clinical charting.
Open Dental review

Choose Quantum Health if

  • You need care coordinator pods.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want real time intercept.
Quantum Health review

Questions people ask

Is Open Dental or Quantum Health better?
Neither clearly leads. Open Dental starts at $169/month and Quantum Health at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Open Dental or Quantum Health?
Open Dental starts at $169/month and Quantum Health at On request.
Does Open Dental or Quantum Health run on more platforms?
Open Dental runs on Windows, Web, Api. Quantum Health runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Open Dental best used for?
Open Dental is most often used for practice management, charting and scheduling for dental offices, dental insurance claims, billing and treatment planning, running an open source dental system with direct database access. Of those, practice management, charting and scheduling for dental offices and dental insurance claims, billing and treatment planning are not what Quantum Health is typically brought in for.
What can Open Dental do that Quantum Health cannot?
Open Dental covers Patient scheduling, Clinical charting, Insurance claim processing, Treatment planning. Quantum Health covers Care coordinator pods, Real time intercept, Provider steering, Claims and benefits advocacy.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Open Dental: How much does Open Dental cost?

Open Dental costs $199/month per location or office with a 12-month contract minimum. After the initial 12-month term, pricing continues on a month-to-month basis at a reduced rate.

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Quantum Health: Is there a minimum employer size?

Quantum works with self insured employers of around 500 employees and up. It does not publish a hard minimum, but the model does not fit small or fully insured groups.

Open Dental: What does the $199/month fee include?

The monthly fee includes software access, full telephone support, all software releases, imaging and video capture, patient portal and web forms, and automated reminder features for up to 3 dentists per location.

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Quantum Health: Does Quantum provide the medical care?

No. It navigates, coordinates and steers, but care is delivered by the network. That is the deliberate difference from vendors that own their own virtual clinicians.

Open Dental: Does Open Dental offer a money-back guarantee?

Open Dental includes a 90-day money-back guarantee on subscription fees.

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Quantum Health: What are the tiers?

Embold Plus for carrier compatible navigation, Quantum Flex for modular capability selection, and Quantum Signature for deeper clinical, pharmacy and provider steering integration.

Open Dental: What additional costs are there?

Data conversions from other dental software systems incur additional fees. Customized training with an Open Dental trainer is also available at extra cost.

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Quantum Health: Is pricing published?

No. No rates, implementation fees or minimum lives are disclosed. Expect a fully custom quote based on headcount, plan complexity, carrier relationships and modules.

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