Dental · head to head
Planet DDS vs Denticon
Denticon
Dental
Enterprise Dental Practice Management in the Cloud
- From
- $400/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Planet DDS planet DDS publishes no price for any of its products; the site directs buyers to a sales phone number or a demo request; 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: Planet DDS covers Cloud-based scheduling, Denticon covers Multi-location management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Planet DDS and Denticon actually diverge.
| Attribute | Planet DDS | Denticon |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $199/month | $400/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Founded | 2015 | 1999 |
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 Planet DDS
- Cloud-based scheduling
- Digital charting
- Treatment planning
- Mobile app
- Insurance management
- Analytics dashboard
- Dolphin Imaging
- SSL Encryption
Only in Denticon
- Multi-location management
- Centralized scheduling
- Clinical charting
- Revenue cycle management
- Business intelligence
- Document management
- Lighthouse 360
- RevenueWell
Both cover
- Patient portal
- Imaging integration
- DEXIS
- Carestream
- Apteryx
- 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.
Planet DDS
- Cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisationsnot Denticon
- Cloud based 2D and 3D dental imaging across multiple device brandsnot Denticon
- Orthodontic practice management and integrated patient paymentsnot Denticon
Denticon
- Cloud practice management for dental support organisations and multi location groupsnot Planet DDS
- Centralised scheduling, charting and billing across many dental officesnot Planet DDS
- Standardising reporting and revenue cycle work across a dental groupnot Planet DDS
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Planet DDS
- Planet DDS publishes no price for any of its products; the site directs buyers to a sales phone number or a demo request
- Practice management, imaging, orthodontics and payments are separate products, Denticon, Apteryx, Cloud 9 and Planet DDS Pay, rather than one licence
- Planet DDS Pay is stated to be designed for Cloud 9 and Denticon, so the payments option is tied to those products
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
Planet DDS
$199/month- Starter$199/month
- Scheduling
- Patient portal
- Basic charting
- Growth$349/month
- Advanced scheduling
- Complete charting
- 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 Planet DDS if
- You need cloud-based 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 Planet DDS or Denticon better?
- Neither clearly leads. Planet DDS starts at $199/month and Denticon at $400/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Planet DDS or Denticon?
- Planet DDS starts at $199/month and Denticon at $400/month.
- Does Planet DDS or Denticon run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Planet DDS best used for?
- Planet DDS is most often used for cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisations, cloud based 2d and 3d dental imaging across multiple device brands, orthodontic practice management and integrated patient payments. Of those, cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisations and cloud based 2d and 3d dental imaging across multiple device brands are not what Denticon is typically brought in for.
- What can Planet DDS do that Denticon cannot?
- Planet DDS covers Cloud-based scheduling, Digital charting, Treatment planning, Mobile app. Denticon covers Multi-location management, Centralized scheduling, Clinical charting, Revenue cycle management. Both handle Patient portal, Imaging integration, DEXIS, Carestream.