Many DentalMac users ask us how MacPractice DDS compares to the DentalMac software they have been using for years. The following comparison between DentalMac and MacPractice DDS was created on November 21, 2006. This is by no means a complete feature list for MacPractice DDS, but we hope it is useful for DentalMac users who are considering migrating to MacPractice DDS.
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Function
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DentalMac
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MacPractice
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Patients
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Print
Encounter Form
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✓
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✓
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Encounter
Form Manager
|
✓
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✓
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Print
Insurance Form
|
✓
|
✓
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Print
Statement
|
✓
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✓
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Statement
Manager
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|
✓
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EStatements
integrated
|
✓
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✓
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View
Printed Statement from ledger
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✓
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View
Printed Insurance Form from ledger
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|
✓
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Insurance
Estimating
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✓
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✓
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Make Patient
Active/Inactive
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✓
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✓
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Unlimited
number of patients per account
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|
✓
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Print
Insurance Tracers
|
✓
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✓
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Appeal
Insurance Payments
|
✓
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✓
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Print
Pre-Treatment Estimates
|
✓
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✓
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Edit
Calendar time slot length at any time
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|
✓
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Edit
Transactions
|
✓
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✓
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Delete
Transactions
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✓
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✓
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Archive
Transactions
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|
✓
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Set
user privileges
|
✓
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✓
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Ledger
Audit Trail
|
✓
|
✓
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Print
Rx
|
✓
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✓
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Enter
Bulk Insurance Payments
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|
✓
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Print/Create
Care Slip
|
✓
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✓
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Installment
Statements
|
✓
|
✓
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Professional
Courtesy (Discount)
|
✓
|
✓
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Finance
Charge
|
✓
|
✓
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Patient
Photo
|
✓
|
✓
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Print
Account Summary
|
✓
|
✓
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Control
ledger item colors
|
✓
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✓
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Highlight
invalid Fields
|
✓
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✓
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Move
patient to new account (child grows up)
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|
✓
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Reminders
|
|
✓
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Search
for any text field
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|
✓
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Line
Item Accounting
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|
✓
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Scheduling
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DentalMac
|
MacPractice
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Schedule
current patient from patient record
|
✓
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✓
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Schedule
appointment by selecting a time slot
|
✓
|
✓
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Click
and drag appointment to any resource
|
✓
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✓
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Schedule
best available time
|
✓
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✓
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Complete
Recall System
|
✓
|
✓
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Transparencies
(Blocks)
|
✓
|
✓
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Adjust
Appointment Times
|
✓
|
✓
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Appointment
Status
|
✓
|
✓
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Appointment
Type
|
|
✓
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On Call
|
✓
|
✓
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|
|
|
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Eclaims
|
DentalMac
|
MacPractice
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Generate
Claims
|
✓
|
✓
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Integrated
Reports
|
✓
|
✓
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Highlight
Invalid Fields
|
✓
|
✓
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Automatically
Update Claim Status
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|
✓
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Correct
Rejected Claims and Resend
|
✓
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✓
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References
|
DentalMac
|
MacPractice
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Supercodes
|
✓
|
✓
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Accounting
Alerts
|
✓
|
✓
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Patient
Medical Alerts
|
✓
|
✓
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Pharmacy
List
|
|
✓
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Financial
Status
|
✓
|
✓
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Reports
|
DentalMac
|
MacPractice
|
|
Batch
Print Statements
|
✓
|
✓
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|
Number
of reports
|
63
|
94
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Drill
down live reports
|
|
✓
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Extensive
Referral reports
|
|
✓
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Extensive
Insurance Claim reports
|
✓
|
✓
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Aging
Analysis Report Time
|
30-45 min.
|
:02 sec.
|
|
Reports
by Provider/Office
|
✓
|
✓
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|
Preview
Batch Print Statements
|
|
✓
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Batch
Print Insurance Claims
|
✓
|
✓
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|
Preview
Batch Print Insurance Claims
|
|
✓
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Instant
Reports for all reference files
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|
✓
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Other
|
DentalMac
|
MacPractice
|
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Exporting
to iCal
|
|
✓
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Merge
data with built in word processor
|
✓
|
✓
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Imaging
|
✓
|
✓
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Export
to third party applications
|
✓
|
✓
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Supports
Threading
|
✓
|
✓
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Restorative
Charting
|
✓
|
✓
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Perio
Charting
|
✓
|
✓
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Print
labels
|
✓
|
✓
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Print
Envelopes
|
|
✓
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Help
|
✓
|
✓
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|
Print
Recall Post Cards
|
✓
|
✓
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Integrated
Form Manager to build forms
|
|
✓
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Export
using CSV capability
|
|
✓
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Back
and Next buttons
|
|
✓
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Multiple
Windows/Abilities at same time
|
|
✓
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Remote
Share screen
|
|
✓
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|
User
Defined Color Labels for Patients
|
|
✓
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Automated
appointment confirmation
|
✓
|
✓
|
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Integration
with Paperless Technologies
|
|
✓
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Digital
Radiography Solutions
|
DentalMac
|
MacPractice
|
|
TrophyMac
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
aMac
|
✓
|
✓
|
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RSV Mac
|
|
✓
|
|
myray
BlueTooth Sensor (in development)
|
|
✓
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Cadi
(x-ray and cosmetic imaging)
|
|
✓
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Dexis
|
|
✓
|
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Gendex/VixWin
|
|
✓
|
|
Sorona
|
|
✓
|
|
OpTime
|
|
✓
|
|
Planmeca
|
|
✓
|
|
Dimaxis
|
|
✓
|
|
ScanX
|
|
✓
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