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Planet DDS vs Henry Schein One

Planet DDS logo

Planet DDS

Dental

Next-Generation Dental Practice Management

From
$199/month
Rated
-
Henry Schein One logo

Henry Schein One

Dental

Comprehensive Dental Technology Solutions

From
$299/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; Henry Schein One henry Schein One publishes no price for any product; the site gives no per provider rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and asks visitors to contact the team
  • They diverge on capability: Planet DDS covers Cloud-based scheduling, Henry Schein One covers Practice management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Planet DDS and Henry Schein One actually diverge.

Attributes where Planet DDS and Henry Schein One differ
AttributePlanet DDSHenry Schein One
Starting price$199/month$299/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, Web, Ios, Android
Founded20151932

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Patient portal
  • Mobile app
  • Insurance management
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Apteryx
  • Dolphin Imaging

Only in Henry Schein One

  • Practice management
  • Patient scheduling
  • Electronic charting
  • Patient engagement
  • Insurance processing
  • Business analytics
  • Dentrix
  • Eaglesoft

Both cover

  • Imaging integration
  • Treatment planning
  • DEXIS
  • Carestream
  • 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 Henry Schein One
  • Cloud based 2D and 3D dental imaging across multiple device brandsnot Henry Schein One
  • Orthodontic practice management and integrated patient paymentsnot Henry Schein One

Henry Schein One

  • Dental practice management, charting and schedulingnot Planet DDS
  • Insurance eligibility checks, claims processing and patient billingnot Planet DDS
  • Analytics and profitability reporting across dental practicesnot 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

Henry Schein One

  • Henry Schein One publishes no price for any product; the site gives no per provider rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and asks visitors to contact the team
  • Capability is sold as separate suites for practice growth, eligibility and claims, billing and payments, clinical technology and profitability insights, so a full deployment stacks several purchases
  • Two practice management systems are offered side by side, Dentrix and Dentrix Ascend, so buyers must choose between an installed and a cloud product

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

Henry Schein One

$299/month
  • Core$299/month
    • Scheduling
    • Charting
    • Imaging
  • Premium$599/month
    • All core features
    • Patient engagement
    • 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 Henry Schein One if

  • You need practice management.
  • You work on Windows, Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want patient scheduling.

Questions people ask

Is Planet DDS or Henry Schein One better?
Neither clearly leads. Planet DDS starts at $199/month and Henry Schein One at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Planet DDS or Henry Schein One?
Planet DDS starts at $199/month and Henry Schein One at $299/month.
Does Planet DDS or Henry Schein One run on more platforms?
Planet DDS runs on Web, Ios, Android. Henry Schein One runs on Windows, Web, Ios, Android.
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 Henry Schein One is typically brought in for.
What can Planet DDS do that Henry Schein One cannot?
Planet DDS covers Cloud-based scheduling, Digital charting, Patient portal, Mobile app. Henry Schein One covers Practice management, Patient scheduling, Electronic charting, Patient engagement. Both handle Imaging integration, Treatment planning, DEXIS, Carestream.

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