Australia · category · updated 2026-08-01
Dental billing software
Billing and claims are where practice management software earns or loses its keep. Here is which systems do it in the core product, and which sell it as an add-on or push you to a clearinghouse.
In Australia the money question is not claims submission but the front desk. Practices bill on ADA item numbers and the rebate is settled on the spot through a HICAPS terminal — so what matters is whether the software lodges the health fund claim and the EFTPOS payment straight from the completed appointment, or whether someone re-keys it. Every system here integrates with HICAPS; ask how deep that integration actually goes, and what happens with a split payment where the fund covers part and the patient pays the rest.
Billing support, system by system
| Software | Billing | Claims | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CareStack | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Dentally | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| EXACT | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Dental4Windows | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Praktika | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Core Practice | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Oasis | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Principle | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
Built in
8 systems include billing in the core product: CareStack, Dentally, EXACT, Dental4Windows, Praktika, Core Practice, Oasis, Principle.
All systems, by price
| Software | Deployment | Published entry price | Built for | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CareStack CareStack | Cloud | Quote only | 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Core Practice Core Practice | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Dental4Windows Centaur Software | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Dentally Henry Schein One | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| EXACT Software of Excellence (Henry Schein One) | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Oasis Henry Schein One | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Praktika Praktika | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Principle Principle Dental | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
Prices are the vendor’s own published figures, each read on its source page and dated on that product’s review. “Quote only” means the vendor publishes no price at all — we do not substitute third-party estimates. How we compare.