2026-09.1 record
The system a dental practice or DSO buys to run scheduling, charting, billing, insurance claims, imaging links, and patient records in one place.
Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.
Capture date: 2026-09-21. The Index measures observed naming, not service quality or product merit.
Commissioned engagement: no.
| Vendor | Named | Vendor domain cited |
|---|---|---|
| Dentrix | 120 of 149 valid answers, 80.5% (Wilson 95% interval 73.4% to 86.1%) | 13 of 149 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%) |
| Open Dental | 118 of 149 valid answers, 79.2% (Wilson 95% interval 72.0% to 84.9%) | 21 of 149 valid answers, 14.1% (Wilson 95% interval 9.4% to 20.6%) |
| Curve Dental | 115 of 149 valid answers, 77.2% (Wilson 95% interval 69.8% to 83.2%) | 37 of 149 valid answers, 24.8% (Wilson 95% interval 18.6% to 32.3%) |
| Dentrix Ascend | 97 of 149 valid answers, 65.1% (Wilson 95% interval 57.2% to 72.3%) | 13 of 149 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%) |
| Eaglesoft | 69 of 149 valid answers, 46.3% (Wilson 95% interval 38.5% to 54.3%) | 9 of 149 valid answers, 6.0% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.1%) |
| CareStack | 63 of 149 valid answers, 42.3% (Wilson 95% interval 34.6% to 50.3%) | 18 of 149 valid answers, 12.1% (Wilson 95% interval 7.8% to 18.3%) |
| Planet DDS (Denticon) | 48 of 149 valid answers, 32.2% (Wilson 95% interval 25.2% to 40.1%) | 15 of 149 valid answers, 10.1% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.9%) |
| tab32 | 39 of 149 valid answers, 26.2% (Wilson 95% interval 19.8% to 33.8%) | 13 of 149 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%) |
| Practice-Web | 21 of 149 valid answers, 14.1% (Wilson 95% interval 9.4% to 20.6%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| Oryx Dental | 15 of 149 valid answers, 10.1% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.9%) | 13 of 149 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%) |
| Dentrix Enterprise | 11 of 149 valid answers, 7.4% (Wilson 95% interval 4.2% to 12.7%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| DentiMax | 9 of 149 valid answers, 6.0% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.1%) | 1 of 149 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%) |
| Adit | 7 of 149 valid answers, 4.7% (Wilson 95% interval 2.3% to 9.4%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| ABELDent | 4 of 149 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.0% to 6.7%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| ACE Dental | 3 of 149 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.8%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| Carestream Dental | 2 of 149 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.8%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| Dentally | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| DSN | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| MacPractice | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
| XLDent | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) | 0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%) |
Exact names and listed aliases are matched without case sensitivity at word boundaries. Plain word names require a listed qualifier nearby in the same sentence or the canonical domain among cited URLs. A vendor citation counts only when that answer also names the vendor under this rule.
Verbatim answer text is retained privately with the measurement input and import audit. No answer quotations are published here.
Release JSON · Category CSV · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695
How to cite: Broadcastwell. The Absence Index, Dental practice management software, version 2026-09.1. Permanent record. CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Broadcastwell.
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