How AI Fits Into Your Dental Practice
FDA clearance tracking, tested AI prompts, and honest tool analysis. Written for dentists, not vendors.
Featured Best AI Tools for Dental Practices in 2026
An honest breakdown of every FDA-cleared AI tool available to US dental practices in 2026, organized by use case with specific recommendations for solo practitioners, group practices, and DSOs.
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- Best AI Tools for Dental Practices in 2026
An honest breakdown of every FDA-cleared AI tool available to US dental practices in 2026, organized by use case with specific recommendations for solo practitioners, group practices, and DSOs.
- Using AI to Write Dental Office SOPs and Training Materials
How to use ChatGPT and Claude to draft standard operating procedures, training documents, sterilization checklists, and onboarding materials for a dental practice. Includes exact prompts, example outputs, and what to fix before using them.
- AI for Dental Scheduling Optimization: What Works, What Doesn't, and When to Just Use a Spreadsheet
A practical guide to using AI tools and ChatGPT prompts to analyze scheduling patterns, reduce no-shows, optimize hygiene recall intervals, and fill cancellation slots in a 1-5 operatory dental practice.
- Claude Prompts for Dental Referral Letters: 7 Templates Tested Against Real Specialist Expectations
Copy-pasteable Claude prompts for drafting dental referral letters to oral surgeons, endodontists, periodontists, orthodontists, and pediatric dentists. Each prompt includes exact output and clinical detail guidance.
- How to Use AI for Dental Insurance Narratives: A Prompt Library for Common Procedures
A prompt library for writing dental insurance pre-authorization narratives and appeal letters using AI. Includes prompts for crowns, root canals, implants, perio, and denied claims, with outputs and an honest assessment of where AI helps and where it falls short.
- I Asked Claude to Write 10 Dental Patient Follow-Up Emails. Here's What a Practice Owner Thought
10 tested prompts for dental patient follow-up emails using Claude. Each prompt includes the exact text, the unedited AI output, and an honest assessment of whether it's ready to send.
- 15 ChatGPT Prompts for Dental Practice Marketing: Social Posts, Website Copy, and Google Business Profile Descriptions
15 tested ChatGPT prompts for dental practice marketing: social media posts, website page copy, Google Business Profile descriptions, and email newsletter content. Each prompt includes the output and an honest assessment.
- Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini for Writing Treatment Plan Explanations: Same Case, Three Models, Honest Results
We gave Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini the same dental treatment plan scenario and asked each to write a patient-friendly explanation. A practice owner graded all three. Here are the unedited outputs and the results.
- AI for Dental Practice Hiring: Writing Job Postings, Screening Questions, and Onboarding Docs With Claude
How to use Claude to write dental assistant and hygienist job postings, generate screening questions, and draft onboarding documents. Includes tested prompts, outputs, and an honest assessment of what AI can and can't do for dental hiring.
- Overjet vs. Pearl: What the FDA 510(k) Clearance Letters Actually Say (A Side-by-Side Reading)
A side-by-side comparison of Overjet and Pearl based on their actual FDA 510(k) clearance letters, confirmed PMS integrations, and publicly available documentation, not vendor marketing.
- Building a Dental Practice Website With AI: What You Can Actually Ship in an Afternoon
A step-by-step walkthrough of using Cursor and Claude to build a dental practice website. Covers framework selection, writing homepage and service page copy with AI, SEO basics, and what still requires a professional.
- Using ChatGPT to Respond to Dental Practice Reviews: Templates, Tone, and What Not to Say
A step-by-step guide for dental practices using ChatGPT to draft Google and Yelp review responses. Includes templates, HIPAA considerations, and examples of good and bad AI-generated responses.
- Every AI Feature in Dentrix Ascend, Explained: What's Included, What Costs Extra, and What's Marketing
A breakdown of every feature Dentrix Ascend markets as 'AI': what's genuinely new, what's rebranded automation, what's included in your subscription, and what requires a separate purchase.
- How Dental AI X-Ray Tools Charge You: Per Seat, Per Scan, Per Location (2026 Pricing Guide)
A breakdown of how dental AI imaging tools price their software: per provider, per scan, per location, or enterprise-wide. What's publicly available, what's behind sales calls, and questions to ask before signing.
- Dental AI FDA Clearance Tracker: Every 510(k) Clearance for AI-Powered Dental Imaging Tools
A maintained reference of every FDA 510(k) clearance for dental AI imaging and diagnostic tools. Updated when new clearances are published.
AI Tools We Track
Reviewed tools with FDA clearance status, pricing, and honest assessments.
Overjet
FDA-cleared AI for dental x-ray analysis with quantitative bone and caries measurements.
Pearl
AI-powered dental imaging platform with pathology detection across radiograph types.
VideaHealth
AI dental x-ray analysis trained on the largest proprietary dental radiograph dataset.
Dentistry.AI
AI caries detection software for bitewing radiographs from an early dental AI startup.
Diagnocat
AI-powered CBCT and panoramic radiograph analysis with automated segmentation and reporting.
Orca Dental AI
AI cephalometric analysis and CBCT segmentation for orthodontic and dental imaging workflows.
DentalXR.AI Pro
AI-powered radiograph analysis with automated pathology detection and reporting for dental practices.
Retrace
AI-powered treatment planning and case presentation software for dental practices.