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MacPractice

Dental practice management software

0 of 149 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking.

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ChatGPT
0 of 30

Claude
0 of 30

Perplexity
0 of 30

Google AI Overviews
0 of 29

Google AI Mode
0 of 30

By buyer question

Other vendors below have a higher observed count on that question. The full checked set remains on the record.

Buyer question	Named	Other vendors named
What is the best dental practice management software for a startup practice?	0 of 15	Curve Dental (15 of 15); Open Dental (15 of 15); Oryx Dental (10 of 15); see full record
What is the best dental practice management software for a very small office?	0 of 14	Curve Dental (14 of 14); Open Dental (14 of 14); tab32 (9 of 14); see full record
What dental practice management software do most dentists recommend?	0 of 15	Curve Dental (15 of 15); Dentrix (15 of 15); Open Dental (15 of 15); see full record
What are the best alternatives to Dentrix?	0 of 15	CareStack (15 of 15); Curve Dental (15 of 15); Dentrix (15 of 15); see full record
What are the best alternatives to Eaglesoft?	0 of 15	Curve Dental (15 of 15); Dentrix (15 of 15); Dentrix Ascend (15 of 15); see full record
What are the best alternatives to Open Dental?	0 of 15	Curve Dental (15 of 15); Dentrix (15 of 15); Open Dental (15 of 15); see full record
Open Dental vs Dentrix, which is better?	0 of 15	Dentrix (15 of 15); Open Dental (15 of 15); Dentrix Ascend (9 of 15); see full record
Dentrix vs Eaglesoft, which is better for my practice?	0 of 15	Dentrix (15 of 15); Eaglesoft (15 of 15); Dentrix Ascend (13 of 15); see full record
What should I look for in dental practice management software?	0 of 15	Curve Dental (4 of 15); Open Dental (2 of 15); Oryx Dental (2 of 15); see full record
What is the best dental PMS for a DSO with multiple locations?	0 of 15	CareStack (15 of 15); Dentrix (15 of 15); Planet DDS (Denticon) (14 of 15); see full record

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Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695. Answer capture: 2026-09-22. Published 2026-09-23.

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