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OrthoTrac vs Denticon

OrthoTrac logo

OrthoTrac

Software

Complete Orthodontic Practice Management

From
$399/month
Rated
-
Denticon logo

Denticon

Software

Enterprise Dental Practice Management in the Cloud

From
$400/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; 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: OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning, Denticon covers Multi-location management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OrthoTrac and Denticon actually diverge.

Attributes where OrthoTrac and Denticon differ
AttributeOrthoTracDenticon
Starting price$399/month$400/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWindows, WebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20071999

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 OrthoTrac

  • Orthodontic treatment planning
  • Contract management
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Insurance processing
  • Progress tracking
  • Appliance tracking
  • Referral management
  • CS Imaging

Only in Denticon

  • Multi-location management
  • Centralized scheduling
  • Clinical charting
  • Revenue cycle management
  • Business intelligence
  • Patient portal
  • Document management
  • Apteryx

Both cover

  • Imaging integration
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Data Encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

OrthoTrac

  • Orthodontic practice managementnot Denticon
  • Treatment planningnot Denticon
  • Contract managementnot Denticon
  • Progress trackingnot Denticon

Denticon

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

Where each one falls short

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

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.

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

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

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 OrthoTrac if

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

Choose Denticon if

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

Questions people ask

Is OrthoTrac or Denticon better?
Neither clearly leads. OrthoTrac 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, OrthoTrac or Denticon?
OrthoTrac starts at $399/month and Denticon at $400/month.
Does OrthoTrac or Denticon run on more platforms?
OrthoTrac runs on Windows, Web. Denticon runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is OrthoTrac best used for?
OrthoTrac is most often used for orthodontic practice management, treatment planning, contract management, progress tracking. Of those, orthodontic practice management and treatment planning are not what Denticon is typically brought in for.
What can OrthoTrac do that Denticon cannot?
OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning, Contract management, Appointment scheduling, Insurance processing. Denticon covers Multi-location management, Centralized scheduling, Clinical charting, Revenue cycle management. Both handle Imaging integration, HIPAA Compliant, Data Encryption, Cloud deployment.

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