Dental practice management software · 2026-09.1

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When buyers asked AI for a Dental practice management software shortlist.

Observed naming

39 of 149 valid answers

39 of 149 valid answers, 26.2% (Wilson 95% interval 19.8% to 33.8%)

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By engine and question

Filled marks: named in at least 2 of 3 scheduled repeats. Open marks: below that threshold. Dashed marks: excluded answers leave the threshold uncertain. Counts and intervals follow for each question.

Answer capture date: 2026-09-22.

By engine

ChatGPT

5 of 30 valid answers, 16.7% (Wilson 95% interval 7.3% to 33.6%)

Claude

14 of 30 valid answers, 46.7% (Wilson 95% interval 30.2% to 63.9%)

Perplexity

13 of 30 valid answers, 43.3% (Wilson 95% interval 27.4% to 60.8%)

Google AI Overviews

5 of 29 valid answers, 17.2% (Wilson 95% interval 7.6% to 34.5%)

Google AI Mode

2 of 30 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 21.3%)

By buyer question

Each count is over valid answers to the exact question. Excluded answers are outside that base.

What is the best dental practice management software for a startup practice?

5 of 15 valid answers, 33.3% (Wilson 95% interval 15.2% to 58.3%)

Question q1. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

What is the best dental practice management software for a very small office?

9 of 14 valid answers, 64.3% (Wilson 95% interval 38.8% to 83.7%)

Question q2. Excluded answers: 1. Type: best option.

What dental practice management software do most dentists recommend?

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Question q3. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

What are the best alternatives to Dentrix?

8 of 15 valid answers, 53.3% (Wilson 95% interval 30.1% to 75.2%)

Question q4. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

What are the best alternatives to Eaglesoft?

6 of 15 valid answers, 40.0% (Wilson 95% interval 19.8% to 64.3%)

Question q5. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

What are the best alternatives to Open Dental?

9 of 15 valid answers, 60.0% (Wilson 95% interval 35.7% to 80.2%)

Question q6. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Open Dental vs Dentrix, which is better?

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Question q7. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Dentrix vs Eaglesoft, which is better for my practice?

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Question q8. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

What should I look for in dental practice management software?

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Question q9. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

What is the best dental PMS for a DSO with multiple locations?

2 of 15 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 37.9%)

Question q10. Excluded answers: 0. Type: specific workflow.

Questions with no recorded naming

What dental practice management software do most dentists recommend?

tab32: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

Curve Dental: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Dentrix: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Open Dental: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Dentrix Ascend: 12 of 15 valid answers, 80.0% (Wilson 95% interval 54.8% to 93.0%)
Eaglesoft: 12 of 15 valid answers, 80.0% (Wilson 95% interval 54.8% to 93.0%)
CareStack: 4 of 15 valid answers, 26.7% (Wilson 95% interval 10.9% to 52.0%)
Planet DDS (Denticon): 4 of 15 valid answers, 26.7% (Wilson 95% interval 10.9% to 52.0%)
DentiMax: 2 of 15 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 37.9%)
Practice-Web: 1 of 15 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.2% to 29.8%)

Open Dental vs Dentrix, which is better?

tab32: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

Dentrix: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Open Dental: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Dentrix Ascend: 9 of 15 valid answers, 60.0% (Wilson 95% interval 35.7% to 80.2%)
Curve Dental: 7 of 15 valid answers, 46.7% (Wilson 95% interval 24.8% to 69.9%)
Dentrix Enterprise: 2 of 15 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 37.9%)

Dentrix vs Eaglesoft, which is better for my practice?

tab32: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

Dentrix: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Eaglesoft: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Dentrix Ascend: 13 of 15 valid answers, 86.7% (Wilson 95% interval 62.1% to 96.3%)
Curve Dental: 11 of 15 valid answers, 73.3% (Wilson 95% interval 48.0% to 89.1%)

What should I look for in dental practice management software?

tab32: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

Curve Dental: 4 of 15 valid answers, 26.7% (Wilson 95% interval 10.9% to 52.0%)
Open Dental: 2 of 15 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 37.9%)
Oryx Dental: 2 of 15 valid answers, 13.3% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 37.9%)
CareStack: 1 of 15 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.2% to 29.8%)
Dentrix: 1 of 15 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.2% to 29.8%)

Vendor domain citations

13 of 149 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%)

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The full Dental practice management software checked set

Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
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%)

Release and method

Release: 2026-09, version 2026-09.1
Published: 2026-09-23
Answer capture date: 2026-09-22
Source capture dates: 2026-09-21
Engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode
Configuration: 10 fixed target questions, 5 engines, 3 repeats. No controls were run for this category.
Method version: v1.1
Excluded answers: 1 target answers excluded; exact reasons are listed. No controls were run for this category.
Commissioned engagement: No commissioned engagement is declared for this category.

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.

Question q2, run-2: Google AI Overviews. no AI Overview returned for this query

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