What is the price of a dental practice management software?
1. Pricing of a dental practice management software
The price of dental practice management software depends on various factors. Before knowing the pricing, it is important to understand all the different types of dental practice management software available. Pricing of the Dental practice management software can be classified mainly into two Models
- Based on the deployment of the software
- Based on the features of the software
Types of Dental practice management software
1.1. Pricing of dental practice management software based on Deployment
The software can be deployed in 2 models.
- Online or Cloud dental practice management software
- Offline or On-Premise dental practice management software.
To understand the difference please read our earlier blog about cloud based dental practice management software and on-premise dental practice management software
1.1.1. Price of Online or Cloud dental practice management software
The pricing of the Online cloud dental practice management software is always a subscription model. This model can not be a one-time model as the software companies incur costs towards the hosting service. The hosting services are provided by companies like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, etc. There are many other cloud providers who provide similar services at less cost. However, for any company, running a cloud application cost a monthly payment. So no company can offer the cloud software at a one-time costing model. If someone is offering, the dental practice management software may be working from their local server connected to the internet. This can not be considered as a cloud application. There are many drawbacks and security issues to this model. So it is always good to connect with a company that provides a true cloud application.
Depending on the term that you choose, companies provide discounted plans. For example, if you take a 4-year plan, the cost of the software will become cheap. Companies provide a free trial of their application if it’s an online version. You may check the 7 days free trial from Dentsoftware.
1.1.2. Price of On-premise or offline dental practice management software
The pricing of offline dental practice management software can be of two types
- One-time payment model with AMC
- Yearly subscription model
Since it uses the client machine as a server, there is no expense towards the hosting thus the dental software companies can provide the software with a one-time payment model. By paying the upfront payment the dental clinic is getting a license to use the software for a lifetime. However, for an effective run, it requires proper maintenance. The dental software providers will have an annual maintenance contract with helps the software to work optimally. Some dental software providers provide the software with an annual subscription model. In this model, the software charges and support charges are included in the annual subscription fee. The main benefit of this model is that the dental clinic does need not to pay a sum in the beginning rather it will be spread across a longer period.
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1.2. Pricing based on the feature of the software
The other major factor of pricing differentiation in dental practice management software is based on the features.
A good dental practice management software will have features like dental charting, graphical appointment, billing, insurance, patient management, reminder mechanism, perio charting, dental specialties… The pricing of dental practice management software varies based on the features included in the package. For example, Dentsoftware offers three packages Executive, Plus and Enterprise. Please visit the website to know the features of dental practice management software. All feature based packages are available in the both online cloud model and the offline on-premise model.
1.2.1. What is dental practice management software?
Dental practice management software is a tool to regulate the day-to-day activities of a dentist or a dental-related professional. Receptionists and dentists use this tool to run their businesses smoothly, store data safely, and quickly access patient information. It also helps the financial side of dentistry businesses like billing and insurance. Dental software allows adding patient and treatment images for future reference.
2.0. What are the factors to keep in mind while selecting dental practice management software?
- Your budget?
- Which system do you want, cloud-based or on-premise?
- Which type of dental practice management operation do you follow?
- Do you want to handle patient engagements?
2.1. How to select the suitable dental practice management software for your practice.
It’s difficult to choose between cloud-based and on-premise, hopefully, this article has made your selection easier. Which type of solution is most appropriate for you depends on a variety of criteria.
You should choose a cloud-based solution if you:
- Plan to run your practice for the ensuing 5 to 10 years or more.
- Want to expand now or in the future to various sites
- Need to increase your storage capacity
- Want to spend less on IT support
You should choose an on-premise solution if you:
- Unreliable internet connection
- have no problems with the storage capacity
- Good IT assistance shouldn’t be expensive.
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