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Softdent vs Denticon

Softdent logo

Softdent

Software

Intelligent Dental Practice Management System

From
$249/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: Softdent now supported as a Carestream Dental product (softdent.com redirects to carestreamdental.com); no pricing is published, only support and installation scheduling links; 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: Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Denticon covers Multi-location management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Softdent and Denticon actually diverge.

Attributes where Softdent and Denticon differ
AttributeSoftdentDenticon
Starting price$249/month$400/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, WindowsWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20101999

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 Softdent

  • Patient scheduling
  • Electronic health records
  • Billing and invoicing
  • Treatment planning
  • Insurance claims
  • Inventory management
  • Planmeca
  • QuickBooks

Only in Denticon

  • Multi-location management
  • Centralized scheduling
  • Revenue cycle management
  • Business intelligence
  • Patient portal
  • Document management
  • Apteryx
  • Lighthouse 360

Both cover

  • Clinical charting
  • Imaging integration
  • DEXIS
  • Carestream
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Role-based Access
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Softdent

  • Practice managementnot Denticon
  • Patient schedulingnot Denticon
  • Clinical documentationnot Denticon
  • Financial managementnot Denticon
  • Multi-location coordinationnot Denticon

Denticon

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

Where each one falls short

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

Softdent

  • Now supported as a Carestream Dental product (softdent.com redirects to carestreamdental.com); no pricing is published, only support and installation scheduling links

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

Softdent

$249/month
  • Starter$249/month
    • Patient scheduling
    • Clinical records
    • Billing basics
  • Professional$399/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced imaging integration
    • Treatment planning tools
  • Enterprise$599/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location management
    • Advanced analytics

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 Softdent if

  • You need patient scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
  • You also want electronic health records.

Choose Denticon if

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

Questions people ask

Is Softdent or Denticon better?
Neither clearly leads. Softdent starts at $249/month and Denticon at $400/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Softdent or Denticon?
Softdent starts at $249/month and Denticon at $400/month.
Does Softdent or Denticon run on more platforms?
Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. Denticon runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Softdent best used for?
Softdent is most often used for practice management, patient scheduling, clinical documentation, financial management. Of those, practice management and patient scheduling are not what Denticon is typically brought in for.
What can Softdent do that Denticon cannot?
Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Electronic health records, Billing and invoicing, Treatment planning. Denticon covers Multi-location management, Centralized scheduling, Revenue cycle management, Business intelligence. Both handle Clinical charting, Imaging integration, DEXIS, Carestream.

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