Oryx Dental Software
Oryx Dental Software
Cloud all-in-one built around guided clinical workflows and automation.
Best for: Clinically-driven practices that want one system doing everything, and new practices exploiting the start-up tier.
Every system we track · updated 2026-08-01
Canadian dental software reviews
14 systems available to Canada practices, grouped by how they’re deployed — because that decision shapes cost, IT burden and risk more than any feature does.
Cloud
Nothing to install; the vendor runs the servers and the backups.
ADSTRA
ADSTRA Systems Inc. (Ontario)
Modular Canadian suite — management, clinical and imaging — in English, French and Spanish.
Best for: Quebec and multilingual practices that want French-language software from a Canadian vendor.
Akitu One
Akitu Inc.
Newer Canadian entrant, CDAnet certified.
Best for: Practices willing to evaluate a newer system in depth rather than shortlist on documentation.
Curve Dental
CD Newco, LLC (backed by Battery Ventures)
Long-running cloud practice management, now sold as Curve SuperHero.
Best for: Single and small-group practices that want cloud and will negotiate a quote.
Dentally
Henry Schein One
Henry Schein One’s cloud practice management system — and the only vendor here that publishes a price in the UK.
Best for: Canadian practices that want cloud from a large vendor and will negotiate a quote.
On-premise
You own the server. Usually cheaper per month, but the backup, uptime and HIPAA exposure become yours.
Open Dental
Open Dental Software, Inc.
Source-available practice management with the most transparent pricing in the category.
Best for: Practices that want maximum control and the lowest predictable running cost, and either have IT support or are willing to buy it.
Dentrix
Henry Schein One
The on-premise incumbent — the software most US practices already run.
Best for: Established practices that value ecosystem breadth and staff familiarity over price transparency.
Deployment not stated
These vendors do not say publicly whether the product is cloud or on-premise. It is the first question to ask them.
Dentitek
Progitek Inc. (Quebec)
Quebec-built practice management, long established in the province.
Best for: Quebec practices wanting a local French-language vendor — but go in with a detailed question list.
MaxiDent
Mint Ops
Established Canadian practice management system with a long presence in the market.
Best for: Hard to say from public information — shortlist it only after a detailed demo.
Paradigm
Logic Tech Corp. (Ontario)
Forty-year-old Canadian system, now pushing AI charting and an AI scribe.
Best for: Established Canadian practices wanting AI charting from a long-standing local vendor.
Tracker
The Bridge Network Inc. (Ontario)
Long-running Canadian all-in-one system with deep claims support — CDAnet v4, ITRANS 2.0 and EDI attachments.
Best for: Practices that want a Canadian vendor with claims handling as the priority.
Either way
Offered both cloud and on-premise, so you can change your mind without changing vendor.
ABELDent
ABELDent Inc.
Long-established practice management offered both cloud and on-premise.
Best for: Practices that want a conventional, dependable system and the option to move between cloud and on-premise.
ClearDent
Prococious Technology Inc.
Canadian practice management sold across solo, group, DSO, specialty and dental education.
Best for: Canadian groups and DSOs wanting a domestically-built system with a cloud path.
DentiMax
DentiMax
Practice management with unusually strong, hardware-agnostic imaging.
Best for: Imaging-led practices, especially those running mixed or non-standard sensor hardware.