Easy to use

Very good- I learn something new with the software weekly.

Pros

My side job is a dental assistant and we use soft dent. Softdent is very easy to use and it is quite straightforward. I find it easy to navigate, schedule appointments, dental chart, take X-rays, and send referrals to other offices.

Cons

Sometimes I feel as though it can be difficult to treatment plan a patient's dental work. For example, it can be confusing when the pending treatment gets mixed with past procedures that were already done. I wish there was an easy way to "clean up" old treatment plans and add "watches" to the charts.

CS SoftDent Dental Software

Overall my experience with CS SoftDent has been unsatisfactory. Between the time it takes to get someone from customer support to assist you to the charging for features that are free from other dental software companies, we have decided to change our software to a cloud based one.

Pros

I appreciate how easy SoftDent is to use. Yes there is a learning curve when you first being utilizing it but overall it is simple.

Cons

The lack of included features makes CS SoftDent inferior to other dental software that I have experience with. In order to do simple customizations such as changing/customizing the medical history form, you have to pay additional fees and even then there are significant limitations. Recently our state required all medical prescribing offices to use electronic prescribing methods, in turn CS SoftDent decided to charge an exorbitant amount of money on top of our monthly fee for a service that is now required.

pathetic service

Pros

It has a few basic services that work OK.

Cons

The software is not efficient. The worst part of a Carestream is that the support service is truly pathetic....and they really don't care about it.

Blast from the past Dental imaging software

Carestream does have good support; Supporting bad software is almost as good as having no support. So a lot of customers must perceive that Carestream is lacking in support when in fact the software is really a Frankenstein Software with mish-mash of programing designed for Windows 1998 and XP. Its 2017 and Windows 10 is very different level of programming.

Pros

The software carried us through for the past 10 years. Well programmed for its time. Uses Eclipse instead of SQL. Isn't Eclipse freeware?

Cons

Buying new Server Hardware has its limits and can't compensate for Old programming. Some of the the .ddl are specific to windows XP? Poor Database - lag of 12 seconds? Google is freakin' faster and Carestream database is internal network. Complained about software issues since 2011 with no hope of Carestream forming a team to redevelop the Dental Imaging system When you start using the system, you learn too much about poor software via your tech complaining at least once a week. I fix teeth for a living and I know too much about why Carestream software has problems. So.... you really think you want to go to CbCt and digital impressions with Carestream? 12 second lag with 2D images..... Would you want to pay staff to wait 15-30min for an image?

Poor customer service

Pros

The definition of radiograghs is surperb. That is all I like about it. I think for definition it is better than dentrix. I have been a hygienist for 16+ years and I think for the quality of films it is definitely the best I have seen. It is nice that you can use the radiographic system apart from their software system as far as maintaining records. We use strictly the program only for images. We use digital software. We capture Intra oral films, radiography with a sensor, panos, as well as 3D images. It is great for all of this. All of the images are very well defined.

Cons

Kicks you out of program, customer service terrible and takes lots of time. Whenever you have a problem you have to call them and wait on the line as they try and figure out what the problem is.

The worst software and company

I wholeheartedly agree with with every negative comment made about this company. I was getting by just fine using a practice management software that was a fraction of the cost of Orthotrac but I allowed myself to foolishly be sold on Orthotrac thinking because it was made by a large corporation that the product and customer service would be better, I was wrong on both accounts .Orthotrac cloud is nothing like what is advertised. You cannot simply just log on from any device anywhere as promised you actually have download program on every device you wish to long on with and even then you can only log on a certain number of dedicated devices and if you try to use a new device you risk functionality loss. Their goal in not living up to their claim of any device anywhere is to upsell its customers on buying additional usernames which depending on who you talk with varies from $45 to $90 for each username on top of the monthly exorbitant monthly fee and other additional addons for eservices. Lastly,The customer service is the worst I have ever dealt with in any industry. NO ONE RETURNS YOUR CALLS so if you have any issue you are S.O.L.

Pros

There is really nothing I like about the software. It isn't that easy to use and the support is terrible

Cons

The imaging and practice management software aren't that functional and is integrated poorly.

Hit and More Miss

I wish there were fewer bugs or better solutions. A Dr.s office waiting 2 hours on hold is simply not an acceptable service standard.

Pros

Relatively inexpensive scanner compared to other brands Scans of teeth print well on our 3D Printer Image presentation software is ok The ability to email PDF layout of model layouts is nice

Cons

There seem to be a lot of bugs that happen with the frequent updates. None of these things are usually available on the webpage on the hold system provides. Hold times may be long (est 1 hour 15 min today, one person ahead of me now at that time and system says 55 minutes more est to hold). Do not think that being a health provider with scheduled patients makes you a priority, or that the company considers it's healthcare providers a priority. The person logging in may take a very long time to solve the problem, sometimes reverting back to installation questions you might be able to answer from years before. You pay for this support. These scans can not be used to submit for Invisalign.

poor software and expensive

Poor. Got stuck with them because I purchased a practice and inherited the contract. could not wait for the year to be over.

Pros

nothing comparing to eaglesoft or open dental I have used

Cons

cost. hoops you have to go through to use different modules. if you want charting you have to call and sign up. Erx has to be downloaded on every computer used even if you already have the software on your computer. Poor third party e service companies working with softdent.

Functional but glitchy

Once you get to support it has always been fast an efficient. Getting to the right person though ..... can sometimes be a nightmare of being transfered multiple times

Pros

Allows for lots of different views and ways to capture an image and can add lots of layers of enhancements to the image

Cons

Glitchy - sometimes the image is lost between the server and the workstation. Sometimes it doesn't save Not as intuitive as I'd like - often I have to rotate the images to the proper orientation

Look elsewhere

Pros

There are a nice set of reports that can be run using the software. Really trying to struggle to fill the minimum character requirement... I suppose that those reports are nice...

Cons

The cost is atrocious. I am locked in thru a previous practice owner. Forever. No joke. Once every 2 years or so they supposedly update the software, but these changes are negligible. Also, trying to use this for chairside charting is not an option, the graphics on the odontogram look like an old Atari system.

Working with Softdent

I can't wait till Softdent rolls out its new iteration.

Pros

It's the 2nd best software I have used, behind Dentrix. The support team is great, and it was easy for my team to use to make patient appointments and write clinical notes.

Cons

The system is outdated. It is not intuitive. I am a millennial/Gen X, and am used to tech that is simple and easy to use.

customer service is not the best, long hold times for support

Pros

there is really nothing about this software that i like that isn't available with all the other software out there.

Cons

the lack of functionality in the dental practice with multiple providers . the reports and claims forms have multiple errors that cannot be avoided according to support team

CS Softdent

Cs Softdent has been a great, friendly experience in more ways than one. I got the opportunity to join the Carestream family in Texas at the Natural summit in 2019. I overall learned so much from that weekend and the Carestream trainers and staff were extremely helpful to our office questions and I still have contact with a few of them to this day for help.

Pros

This software is very user friendly, it's easy to learn and move around from scheduling to pulling the patient's chart, treatment planning, and verifying insurance. The blue book is our gem we are able to give proper estimates to patients as they walk out the door. The perk I truly enjoy the most is being able to have quick buttons to access information very quickly. Softdent makes it easy with having great customer service and technical support staff available all the time. Our entire office is Carestream in someway our imaging from sensors, the Pano machine, and our new investment the Carestream 3100 milling machine in our laboratory.

Cons

Softdent 17.1.1 that it is not a cloud base software and with our internet speed it can run slower at times. We have looked into Carestream Cloud software that is new and we are considering switching when the time is right and our server no longer can hold any more information.

Best Dental Practice Software

I've used SoftDent for over 3 years now since I started working at my current dental practice. On top of all of the capabilities of this software and the awesome interface, Carestream also has additional devices that are a must have for the software that can make your practice so much better. For example, the intraoral cameras, digital xray sensors, and CT scanner made by Carestream integrate so well with SoftDent and I use them daily on nearly every patient. I can't imagine ever using another dental software. Once you go SoftDent, you don't go back.

Pros

What isn't there to like about this software? This software is an all inclusive dental practice software with tons of features. I love the easy-to-use interface. I have worked in other dental offices before and have used competitor software, such as EagleSoft, and SoftDent is so much better and just overall has a better feel and experience.

Cons

I honestly can't think of anything that I don't like about this software.

X-rays

Pros

I think the customer support is outstanding, they will walk/talk you through any problem you may have. If that doesn't work, they'll remote in and get it figured out for you. Great group of people.

Cons

Recently had to get a new sensor and it had to be installed by third party that does it for offices. First thing I was told was this would not be simple, because it never is with Carestream. They were correct. Thought it was done, wasn't, and turned around and came back before getting far away. Thought it was done again because Carestream had them go through the server. Didn't work for all computers. Install is coming back again so all computers can access the program. It's not a bad program, it's just not a great one.

The Benchmark for Orthodontic Software

I highly recommend Orthotrac to anyone considering purchasing a new Ortho Software Program. I have been a user of Orthotrac for almost 20 years and they have successfully improved any of the deficiencies in the software.

Pros

We are a very busy Orthodontic Office with ~ 40 computers running Orthotrac. The program is solid, we rarely need to contact support for any issues. When we do need support they are very willing to remotely connect to our system and solve any problems while we continue to treat patients. One of the most important things to me was finding a comprehensive software with a strong, efficient support department, which this company definitely has. The new charting module is amazing.

Absolute Horrible Experience

I used Softdent for 3 years along with Carestream/ Kodak Imaging and what a nightmare. The system would crash on a regular basis. The images would take up to 2 minutes to appear. Carestream/Kodak Dental Imaging software should work together because they are from the same developer. They don't. Constant crashing and the Tech support would always blame the hardware. It was brand new hardware. I once had the hardware tech in the office when I called tech support. When they blamed the brand new hardware the hardware tech asked the Softdent Tech, show me the error code. The Softdent Tech couldn't. The Hardware Tech then told the Softdent Tech, "stop blaming the hardware for your poorly written software". At that point, they finally stopped blaming the brand new hardware. We had a dedicated imaging server, which was recommended by Softdent, then when I became so irate with tech support, they transferred all the imaging data to the main server, which didn't help. This was a start-up practice with relatively low amounts of data and a small database. I then demanded my money back for all the Carestream products, the intraoral sensors, intraoral camera, pano, extraoral camera, and software. I was put in contact with the VP of customer relations, who was very nice, and she said there was no return policy. She did send out a tech from Atlanta to Arizona and he was in my office for 3 days. He still couldn't get it to work right. The software is so piece milled together that each module has different icons for the same thing. The database was rebuilt multiple times. Good luck trying to care for patients, it was a full-time job getting the system to work right, which it never did, even though it was all from the same company. I do not know how they are still in business. If you have low blood pressure and would like to have high blood pressure or may be an aneurysm, buy Softdent.

Pros

Pretty marketing pictures

Cons

Everything. It doesn't work Period!

Carestream dental is a fairly easy software to use. I've used other software and this is my fav!!!!

I love that it's easy to learn and very practical.

Pros

I like that you can dock patients to your staff members to communicate with them and that you can also leave alert notes in patient's account regarding financial, medical and personal information.

Cons

what I least like about this software is that when you call to confirm appointments it doesn't allow you to specify how you confirmed it. Also, when posting patient's there is no way to show that you have already posted payment or procedures to their accounts. It'd be really helpful if they could maybe have a specific color theme for that so you can keep track and stay organized.

Softdent is very easy to use and navigate.

Good- I have been using it more often in various offices and it is very easy to use.

Pros

Softdent is a newer software to me but it has been quite easy to learn and use. I like how the schedule is easy to read, the columns can be color coordinated (dentist vs hygienist), I like that you can add a tiny little sticky note to the patient's appt incase you want to write an important note (for example: allergic to amoxicillin etc), and it is quite easy to dental chart and treatment plan a patient's decay/crowns/xrays/etc.

Cons

The format looks a little outdated, for example, it looks somewhat grainy or pixilated. Therefore, the graphics could be updated to a more modern look.

Softdent is Expensive and often troublesome

Very difficult times

Pros

Charting module is ok. But You need a lot of practice before you get used to it.

Cons

Cloud is so slow and when it fails no one helps. Customer support is very poor. You are on hold for hours. Can't put any sticky notes anywhere for follow up care or management. You still need to use paper sticky notes.

CS Imaging has been helpful

The software allows me to print out xrays in an efficient way for both myself and the Doctor. It allows for pertinent information to be printed out with the image that helps everyone working.

Pros

My favorite thing about the software would be how it gives me the option to have the patients date of birth printed out on the xray. This really helps identify who the xray belongs too as well as saves us a step of labeling it.

Cons

My least favorite thing about the software would be that it is sometimes temperamental. I do not like that there are times when it will not allow me to flip a panoramic xray horizontally to view. This does not happen all the time but it does happen often enough.

Garbage!!!!!

DO NOT BUY IT!!!!!!! Spend your money wisely. Get Eagle Soft or Dentrix. Stay away from this outdated system. I am switching ASAP!!!!!!!!

Pros

None!!! It was what I could afford at the time, but I am not recommending it to anybody. Not user friendly. Slow, outdated, tech support is costly for almost nothing

Cons

Crashes very often, non compatible with major Antivirus. Expensive for tech support that covers only minor issues. Every feature is extra money for what you need: like e back up, perio charting, etc. Costumer Service is horrendous!!! They take forever to answer the call. They are always sorry, they transfer you to 10 people before someone can give you a straight answer if he or she knows what’s going on. You spend 45 min to 1 hr to get you problem solved. If your lucky. System is not user friendly at all. When the Reps try to sell you the system they do not disclose all these “minor details”. They tell you, you will love it for the price. My contract is indefinite. Is yours? If you want to cancel, there will be a penalty charge. Nobody has any idea of what’s going on in this place. You get a different answer depending on who you talk to for the same issue you are trying to get resolved. Absolute “Garbage”!!!!!!!

easy to use imaging system

the images that are being taken are clear and pop up fast, so we are able to show are patients right away. The overall flow of the program is well thought out.

Pros

Easy to use and install. If your needing to call support someone is always there to help. If a call back is required they are very prompt with getting back to you.

Cons

We are pretty happy with the overall working of the software. Maybe a small handful of times we have had to call support within a year, if that.

Review of Softdent Practice Management Software

Pros

I am familiar enough with it to navigate through the software with ease

Cons

The software is incredibly SLOW. I recently updated all of my computers and server in the office and despite this, the program is painfully slow. If I could only get back the time I've spent watching that darn blue circle go around and around! The IT guy tells me that it has nothing to with my computers or server, it is the software. He does IT work for quite a few dental offices and tells me that he wouldn't recommend anybody purchase the software. He says it may have been a good product 8 years ago, but now there is much better, faster, more user friendly dental software on the market. FYI, this software came with an existing practice that I purchased. I wouldn't have chosen this software myself.

Technical Support

Pros

The ease of use and the fact that their technical support team is hands down, one of the best, if not the best help I've had. Very patient with me or any other team member that has to call them. Very knowledgeable and work until they get the job done correctly. Kudos to all of them.

Cons

Can't think of anything. I don't know what the cost is, so I can't factor that into this review.

My favorite dental software

My overall experience is great! I've been using the software for the last 5 years solid, and before that I used it on and off for 10 years. It is the dental software I found to be easiest to learn.

Pros

I like that you have quick keys on the keyboard, as well as the financial reports that you can generate for the practice.

Cons

Sometimes it throws error codes that prevent you from saving a patient chart.

Great

Pros

Carestream dental software seems to be fairly easy to use. They try to keep it very user friendly.

Cons

I wish when you marked a patient "confirmed" that it gave the option of how it was confirmed. I've used other software in the past that has given a dropdown menu with items such as "left message w/ adult", "left message w/ child", "left message on voicemail" etc.

SoftDent is OK, but could be better

After years of using SoftDent, I finally thought I had it figured out. But along came an issue and could not find a solution in the Help section, had to contact customer service. Ended up changing software to a more user friendly, easier to navigate POS.

Pros

I do like the appearance of the graphics

Cons

Navigation is tricky and there is just so much to remember. Unable to integrate with our Web host.

Imaging quality great and easy to use!

Great quality imaging!

Pros

The ease of loading photos and exporting images easy. With the help of technicians, we were able to load our logo so any images are branded with our office. Software easy to customize!

Cons

I would like comparison photos to expand larger and exporting photos without having to make them PDF files.

Carestream WinOms

Kodak product origionally-- high priced-- they sold it to care stream at a premium.

Pros

Specialty targeted---Maxillofacial surgery--- production summaries are good to see if you are on track

Cons

Learning curvequite steep to be proficient-- very specific production summaries are too deep --- too many steps to see daily $

CS Imaging is the best

I am able to diagnosis issue's with patient's dental needs more than I can with a regular x-ray.

Pros

I like how easy the software is to use. If i need to change the contrast of an image it guides you step by step. It is also to easy to take an image.

Cons

Software is wonderful. there is nothing i did not like.

Carestream Dental Imaging Software

Pros

The software is very user friendly. It works quickly and accurately to get clear images. It is compatible with Dentrix, Planet DDS, and Eaglesoft systems.

Cons

There are some technical bugs sometimes where the software freezes while trying to capture an image. Overall it doesn't happen too often.

Been using Softdent since 1987

Wendy is a great trainer, Fran has been a great rep inside guy very responsive

Pros

User friendly, very efficient. Excellent reports and continues to grow. Was created with Dentists giving valuable advise.

Cons

Don’t communicate with their clients enough. Their should be more Carestream to Dental Office interaction.

Untruthful, Poor customer support, DOES NOT INTEGRATE WITH DEXIS!!

Horrible customer service, Completely dishonest (still states that there program integrates with Dexis) while it does not. Use any other dental software program except SoftDent! Please feel free to call me to find out more about my experience with this program if you would like!

Pros

Long time users of Softdent with few problems, but the latest update does not allow the program to integrate and they claim that they can do nothing about the issue.

Cons

We have used Softdent for more than 10 years and have been "alright" with the program. The latest update that we downloaded caused the program to no longer integrate with Dexis which it always has and they claim that it will. The update had been out for 6 months but at first they claimed that we were the only office that they had had this glitch with. 3 weeks later they have admitted that the program will not integrate with Dexis and they can not fix the issue even though every update for the last ten years has integrated with Dexis. They state they will not help any more with this issue.

Intraoral Camera and viewing software pretty awesome

Pros

Pretty fancy interface and easy to use. Really nice technology and software

Cons

Sometimes program freezes PCs easily. If settings arent chosen prior to importing into certain EDRs color can be lost. Sometimes easy to lose all photos with one wrong click

Slowest Program ever!

Pros

It is very user friendly now, however we are wanting to go chartless and it doesn't seem like it will be very efficient program to use once we do.

Cons

It is the SLOWEST program EVER with the spinning circle of death anytime you try and complete a patient.

3600 Lemon

We had Carestream and our supplier come out to fix the issues we had with the 3600 five or six times over the past two years with no resolution. The problems started from month two. We stuck with Carestream and were patient as they tried to fix this awful system. They never offered to swap out our scanner with another one. Now that its two years later, Carestream stuck me with a lemon of a scanner costing me a small fortune and wasted production time. We finally traded it in for an iTero.

Pros

The software is user friendly and patient's thought is was neat when they were scanned.

Cons

The software is incredibly slow and locks up multiple times during scans. I stopped using it because it took so long and my assistant wanted to quit every time she saw a scan was to be done on the schedule. The software freezes and the AI features are lacking. Soft tissue is not able to be imaged so forget about scanning for removable appliances and sleep devices.

CS Softdent

Pros

It is very user friendly once you know what your doing.

Cons

The software is capable of so much that it is sometimes difficult to know which reports to run that are the most beneficial to your practice.

Look for a different software

Pros

There have been a few good support people.

Cons

Support, I think many work from home, need to request Level 2 tech, I don't have time for level one trying to figure things out. Software is extremely slow so as our practice grew it had become extremely frustrating, we then added the Faircom server to speed up process which it did HOWEVER Faircom is a glass slipper and CRASHES if it isn't perfect conditions. We need to replace our 2012 server but we have to replace with another 2012 because Softdent isn't compatible with the most recent server! We also use E-forms on the iPads we just did an update on iPads to 11 and now eforms no longer work because it isn't compatible, I am told they are working on it... seems to me the developers would be forward thinking on development and not a step behind. Time to move out of the dinosaur age. After struggling with this for 14 years we are looking for a change.

Great Practice Management System

Great!

Pros

The Software is easy to use and easy to teach others how to use

Cons

I wish I could edit notes on a patients clipboard (i.e. to add details or correct possible mistakes)

Softdent is a sinking ship, horrible support and myriad problems.

Pros

This software is cheaper than the other big names in dental practice management software. It works best on Windows XP (yep, you heard that right).

Cons

Softdent has tons of problems. First, if you are using Windows 7 with Server 2012, you'll see all kinds of slowness. You can help it by installing some hotfixes, disabling SMB, LLMNR, and a few other things, but this only speeds it up marginally. Older computers actually run this software faster. When you do need support, Carestream hold times can be upwards of an hour. There are other network drops that happen somewhat frequently. They released a big product update that they later cancelled due to problems, then released another version which didn't solve speed problems.

One of the best!

Care stream is my go to software for beautiful images. You can see the the entire mouth of the patient very clearly. Easy to use and affordable!

Carestream Images

Pros

Does provide great quality images for review and to show dental issues to the pt. and insurance companies

Cons

customer service is not that great. Have called a few times and they always seem to push off issues to other companies

Huge disconnect from Softdent to E-Services

Minimal accountability from management. Inability of techs to resolve simple problems such as using an insurance-provided individual identify number rather than an SSN. Inability to print a list of "Family" appointments from an account-level, except on a "Walkout Statement".

Pros

We have used Softdent for over 15 years. The learning curve is fairly simple.

Cons

After Softdent was bought by Carestream and then by Kodak, and separated their e-services to a new department our electronic claims have at random intervals been disconnected for what appears to be an unpaid balance of $2.98; with no contact from the company by email, paper mail, or phone.

Good hardware and software - IF THEY DON'T change their model

The support of the company is highly dependent on the local reps

Pros

Carestream is one of the last scanning companies that provides unlimited support with no annual contract. Their scanning equipment is good and is accurate and fast

Cons

It's not as popular as other companies so it's user base is smaller

This was an ok software for the size of practice I worked at

Pros

There wasn't a lot of steps to get where i needed to go to accomplish what i needed to do. Pretty user friendly

Cons

It was a little to simple for me. I would have preferred a software that had more options to do a little more complex treatment planning and note taking. However, it has been several years since I have used it so I would hope that it has upgraded some.

Worst customer service and worst sales rep

I have encountered nothing but frustration and lCk of communication I bought a 6200 sensor that didn't work because they never sent the CD that should come with it after waited for over a month for it to arrive and it didn't I decided to send it ack but they won't return it Scott Cooper even failed to give me a copy of my contract I bought CS 8100 also never the less very poor customer service

Pros

No pros

Cons

Very poor customer service lack of manners of sales rep Scott Cooper

No warranty on products

After buying expensive scanner, it stopped working after a year and a half and no maintanance plan is available , no extended warranty available for purchase. I have to pay for another few years for a intraoral scanner that can't be fixed

Pros

Easy to use, no power needed, light weight, no tower attached, you can use it in every compatible computer.

Cons

No warranty and products don't last. No maintanance program offered, no extensive warranty offered. Needs compatible computers

Terrible Software and terrible tech-support

Pros

none. its use to be good, and over the years, the updates have completely corrupted the program and they refuse or are unable to debug it.

Cons

I own it for last 10 years and my prztice has come to a halt due to this faulty, buggy software

Inefficient program

Software does not support multi-tasking, always have to back out of what I'm doing in order to get to another area of the program. Multiple people cannot access the patients chart at the same time. Old & outdated look & functionality.

Pros

Used it for many years so I am familiar

Cons

Lack of updates and poor customer experience,