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Best Dental Charting Software in 2026

Dental charting tools let practices capture tooth, surface, periodontal and dentition details and keep a history of chart updates. This list covers tools for teams comparing those charting needs.

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    ABELDent

    Free plan Windows

    ABELDent combines dental practice workflows with patient communication and insurance functions. Consider whether its deployment model and the Freemium plan’s chargeable services fit your practice.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
  2. 2

    Open Dental

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Open Dental combines practice software, listed eServices, and a support plan, with options for multiple locations.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $89/mo (annual) Visit site
  3. 3

    Practice-Web

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    Practice-Web combines clinical, administrative, and patient communication tools for dental offices. Review the trial limit, deployment model, and plan terms to see whether they fit your office.

    6.0 From $149/mo Visit site
  4. 4

    CareStack

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    CareStack covers dental clinical and operational workflows across cloud, web, mobile, and API access. Compare practice size, locations, providers, and plan scope when requesting pricing.

    5.9 From $829/mo Visit site
  5. 5

    ClearDent

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    Consider ClearDent if your dental practice needs clinical, administrative, and patient engagement tools with deployment choices for Canadian practices.

    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
  6. 6

    Curve Dental

    Paid AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Curve Dental brings practice workflows and patient communication into one cloud-based system, including scheduling, clinical tools, forms and imaging.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
  7. 7

    Dentally

    Paid iPhoneMacWeb+1

    Dentally brings dental records, scheduling, imaging, patient access and administration into a cloud service.

    5.8 From £125/mo Visit site
  8. 8

    Archy

    Paid Web

    Archy combines dental workflows, patient communication, payments, claims, and imaging in a cloud service.

    5.6 From $899/mo Visit site
  9. 9

    tab32

    Free trial APIWeb

    tab32 covers core dental practice operations, imaging, communications, and financial workflows in one cloud platform.

    5.6 From $125/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
  10. 10

    axiUm

    Paid APIWeb

    Choose axiUm when a dental school or teaching clinic needs one platform for patient care and education administration.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Dentrix Ascend

    Paid iPhoneWeb

    Dentrix Ascend combines clinical and administrative tools in a cloud-based system for dental organizations. Its price depends on practice size and provider count, so practices need to request pricing.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    MacPractice

    Paid iPhoneMacWeb

    Choose MacPractice if your medical or dental practice wants locally stored practice management data alongside clinical, patient communication, and online intake tools.

    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Dentrix

    Paid Windows

    Dentrix combines dental clinical, financial, scheduling, imaging, and marketing workflows in one Windows deployment.

    5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
  14. 14

    Eaglesoft

    Paid Windows

    Eaglesoft covers core dental practice operations, imaging, insurance, scheduling, and patient intake in one Windows system.

    4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
  15. 15

    SoftDent

    Paid Windows
    3.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    WinOMS

    Paid Windows
    3.8 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

Compare chart formats, chart history, supported platforms and pricing. See whether a free plan or trial suits your workflow, note paid access costs, and inspect licensing if code access matters.

Questions

Is free dental charting software available?

Yes. ABELDent and Open Dental are among the entries with free plans. Check what each plan covers.

Do these tools offer free trials?

Some entries provide a free trial. Check trial terms, limits and billing details before it ends.

What do paid plans cost?

Prices vary. Listed examples are Archy from $899/mo, CareStack from $829/mo, Dentally from £125/mo and Open Dental from $89/mo annually. Some prices require a quote.

Can I inspect or change the source code?

Check the licence and access terms for the specific tool. The list does not state that its software is open source.

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