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Softdent vs Dolphin Imaging & Management

Dolphin Imaging & Management
Software
Advanced Orthodontic Imaging & Practice Solution
- From
- $4500/one-time
- 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; Dolphin Imaging & Management dolphin Imaging and Management publishes no online pricing for its orthodontic imaging and practice-management software; the vendor's own site (dolphinimaging.com) offers only a phone number and a Contact/Email form, with product pages rendered by client-side data bindings that never expose a price list.
- They diverge on capability: Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Dolphin Imaging & Management covers Cephalometric analysis.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Softdent and Dolphin Imaging & Management actually diverge.
| Attribute | Softdent | Dolphin Imaging & Management |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | $4500/one-time |
| Pricing model | subscription | one-time |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Windows | Windows, Web |
| Founded | 2010 | 1988 |
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
- Clinical charting
- Imaging integration
- Billing and invoicing
- Treatment planning
- Insurance claims
- Inventory management
Only in Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Cephalometric analysis
- 3D treatment simulation
- Superimposition tools
- VTO (Visual Treatment Objective)
- Letter generator
- Image morphing
- Practice management
- Cloud storage
Both cover
- Planmeca
- Carestream
- HIPAA Compliant
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Softdent
- Practice managementnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Patient schedulingnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Clinical documentationnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Financial managementnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Multi-location coordinationnot Dolphin Imaging & Management
Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Cephalometric analysisnot Softdent
- Treatment planningnot Softdent
- Patient educationnot Softdent
- Progress documentationnot 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
Dolphin Imaging & Management
- Dolphin Imaging and Management publishes no online pricing for its orthodontic imaging and practice-management software; the vendor's own site (dolphinimaging.com) offers only a phone number and a Contact/Email form, with product pages rendered by client-side data bindings that never expose a price list.
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
Dolphin Imaging & Management
$4500/one-time- Dolphin Imaging$4500/one-time
- Cephalometric analysis
- 3D imaging
- Treatment simulation
- Dolphin Management$6500/one-time
- Everything in Imaging
- Practice management
- Scheduling
- Aquarium$249/month
- Cloud-based imaging
- Aquarium IQ
- Remote access
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 Dolphin Imaging & Management if
- You need cephalometric analysis.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want 3d treatment simulation.
Questions people ask
- Is Softdent or Dolphin Imaging & Management better?
- Neither clearly leads. Softdent starts at $249/month and Dolphin Imaging & Management at $4500/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Softdent or Dolphin Imaging & Management?
- Softdent starts at $249/month and Dolphin Imaging & Management at $4500/one-time.
- Does Softdent or Dolphin Imaging & Management run on more platforms?
- Softdent runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows. Dolphin Imaging & Management runs on Windows, Web.
- 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 Dolphin Imaging & Management is typically brought in for.
- What can Softdent do that Dolphin Imaging & Management cannot?
- Softdent covers Patient scheduling, Electronic health records, Clinical charting, Imaging integration. Dolphin Imaging & Management covers Cephalometric analysis, 3D treatment simulation, Superimposition tools, VTO (Visual Treatment Objective). Both handle Planmeca, Carestream, HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment.
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