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At a Glance
Open Dental
Open Dental
Star Rating
(43)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PracticeWorks
PracticeWorks
Star Rating
(7)3.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (100.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Open Dental vs PracticeWorks

  • Reviewers felt that Open Dental meets the needs of their business better than PracticeWorks.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Open Dental is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Open Dental over PracticeWorks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Open Dental
No pricing available
PracticeWorks
No pricing available
Free Trial
Open Dental
Free Trial is available
PracticeWorks
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
36
8.3
6
Ease of Use
8.8
39
7.5
6
Ease of Setup
8.6
13
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.1
13
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.8
36
8.1
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
14
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
38
5.0
7
Features by Category
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Clinical Tools
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Open Dental
Open Dental
PracticeWorks
PracticeWorks
Open Dental and PracticeWorks are categorized as Dental Practice Management
Unique Categories
Open Dental
Open Dental has no unique categories
PracticeWorks
PracticeWorks has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Open Dental
Open Dental
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
81.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.4%
PracticeWorks
PracticeWorks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
100.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Open Dental
Open Dental
Hospital & Health Care
38.1%
Medical Practice
28.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
16.7%
Retail
2.4%
Photography
2.4%
Other
11.9%
PracticeWorks
PracticeWorks
Hospital & Health Care
42.9%
Medical Practice
28.6%
Mental Health Care
14.3%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
14.3%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Open Dental
Open Dental
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Medical Practice
GM
Verified User in Medical Practice
Verified User in Medical Practice

Open Dental is very customizable while keeping its learning curve very friendly.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Medical Practice

The software isn’t intergraded with NEA to send claims. There isn’t a way to mesh all office information to one data base (if patient went from one office to the other). Can’t see xrays through the software have to use something else.

PracticeWorks
PracticeWorks
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bliss P.
BP
Bliss P.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Practice Works was the easiest dental software I've ever used. It did not take me long to easily utilize the program. I trained for a few days and found I could navigate the program easily.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
GH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

The software has a limit of one person accessing a chart or its corresponding records at a time. So the doctor can't be in the chart while the front desk is trying to schedule the patient, or the front desk can not access the insurance while the chart is...

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Discussions
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