December 2022--Planet DDS was the first to offer Denticon, a cloud-enabled dental practice management (PMS) software and has since become the leading provider of dental software solutions for both private dental practices and DSOs of all sizes in North America. Today, Planet DDS also offers Apteryx, a cloud-enabled advanced imaging solution and Legwork, a patient relationship management solution.
Denticon truly meets the DSOS where they want to be met. The robustness and the data integrity of their reporting platform coupled with fully integrated imaging, an easy-to-use online scheduling and payment portal, a state-of-the-art Patient engagement platform and highly scalable platform architecture makes Denticon a preferred solution for emerging and established DSOs.
-Amol Nirgudkar, Co-Founder & CEO of Patient Prism
In 2021, Planet DDS welcomed over 1,500 new practice locations, representing a 28% increase in new providers and a 65% increase in users, bringing the total number of supported users to 60,000. Notable brands that moved to Planet DDS solutions include Aligned Dental Partners, Dental 365, North American Dental Group, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and Simply Beautiful Smiles.
Planet DDS also completed the acquisition of Legwork, a leading patient relationship management solution in late 2021.
"With the addition of Legwork, it was an exciting year for Planet DDS,” said Eric Giesecke, Chief Executive Officer of Planet DDS. “We continue to expand our footprint in the dental market, increasing the opportunity to positively impact our clients and their patients. As dental practices continue their move to modernize their operations with cloud-enabled solutions, we expect to see similar growth in 2022 and beyond."
To support the company's rapid growth and successful onboarding of new practices, the company added additional talent across the organization in 2021, resulting in a 50% increase in employee count. This included the strengthening of its senior leadership team with the addition of Chief Financial Officer, Shawn Edwards, and Chief Marketing Officer, Tim Tyrell-Smith.
Apteryx 2D and 3D Digital Imaging are Planet DDS cloud-based x-ray software solutions that enable clients to store their x-ray images on the cloud for anytime, anywhere access. Unlike proprietary systems, Apteryx does not lock users into a specific imaging device or practice management solution. The HIPAA-compliant portal allows doctors to share clinical data securely, and the 3D version enables doctors to access and securely share cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) files. All 3D image interactions can be completed via the web by using a full suite of image enhancement, annotation, and implant planning tools.
In 2021, Apteryx achieved a new milestone by hosting over 550 million images, representing 380 terabytes of storage in the cloud. During 2021, Planet DDS converted 400% more practices to Apteryx XVWeb, helping over 14,000 monthly active users experience the benefit of anytime, anywhere access to patient images.
With the recent acquisition of Legwork, Planet DDS also offers patient relationship management solutions. Legwork is a patient relationship management (PRM) software that helps dental practices with many things including customizable reminders, two-way texting, online appointment scheduling, email marketing, and Google and Facebook reviews. In 2021, Planet DDS helped clients create and pursue over 200,000 new patient leads and enabled the creation of 200,000 Facebook and Google reviews for clients.
The Planet DDS platform (Denticon Practice Management Software, Apteryx Imaging, and Legwork Patient Relationship Management) has received high praise from users.
“Denticon has been a huge win for us. Having a cloud-based solution took away the bottleneck of servers. I had spent so much time, money, and resources building infrastructure but I realized it starts with the practice management solution. You need to start with a practice management solution like Denticon that can scale with you. It’s so important to focus on where you want to be tomorrow, not just today,” explained Dmitry Burshteyn, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Progressive Dental Management.
“XVWeb has allowed us to utilize numerous brands and models of digital imaging hardware, to provide the best possible care to our patients. We are not limited to one digital imaging hardware manufacturer, which allows us tremendous flexibility in providing the best solutions possible to the organization,” said Justin Aaron, IT Support and Infrastructure Manager for 72 location doctor-owned group, Park Dental. “I would recommend XVWeb to any colleague of mine in the Dental industry, who is looking for a robust, hardware agnostic, imaging solution, with a great support team.”
“Legwork took a practice with a strong reputation and history and gave it a voice in the modern age," says Dr. Greg Grillo. “Thanks to the experience the Legwork team has with dentistry, we evolved into a more efficient, recognizable brand. And the tools for success have just kept coming.”
Planet DDS is the leading provider of cloud-enabled dental software solutions serving over 10,000 practices in North America with over 60,000 users. The company delivers a complete platform of solutions for dental practices including Denticon Practice Management, Apteryx Digital Imaging, and Legwork Patient Relationship Management. Planet DDS is committed to creating value for its dental practice clients by solving the most urgent challenges facing today's dental practices in North America. To learn more, visit www.planetdds.com.