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Dental imaging software

Whether imaging is built into your practice management system or licensed separately changes both the cost and how much clicking your team does per patient.

The practical question is not "does it do imaging" but "does it drive my sensors". Some systems are effectively tied to one hardware family; DentiMax is unusual in supporting sensors from many manufacturers. If you already own sensors, confirm compatibility before you shortlist anything — a mismatch here means replacing hardware, which dwarfs the software cost.

Native imaging support, system by system

SoftwareNative imagingEntry price
Dentally Built in £125/month
CareStack Built in Quote only
EXACT Built in Quote only
R4 Built in Quote only
Denticon Via integration Quote only
Systems for Dentists Via integration Quote only
Pearl Via integration Quote only
Aerona Via integration Quote only
DentalPlus Via integration Quote only
Cloud 4 Dentists Not stated Quote only
i-Smile Not stated Quote only
Ascend Not stated Quote only

Built in

4 systems include native imaging in the core product: Dentally, CareStack, EXACT, R4.

All systems, by price

Software Deployment Published entry price Built for Links
Dentally Henry Schein One Cloud £125/month per site, unlimited users Solo · 2–4 locations · Group
Aerona Aerona Software Cloud Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations · Group
Ascend Software of Excellence (Henry Schein One) Cloud Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise
CareStack CareStack Cloud Quote only 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise
Cloud 4 Dentists Cloud 4 Dentists Cloud Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations
DentalPlus Admor DentalPlus Software Cloud or on-premise Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations
Denticon Planet DDS Cloud Quote only Group · DSO / enterprise
EXACT Software of Excellence (Henry Schein One) Cloud or on-premise Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise
i-Smile Drawing Board Solutions Cloud or on-premise Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations
Pearl Not stated on the NHS BSA list Cloud or on-premise Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations
R4 PracticeWorks Ltd (Carestream Dental) Cloud or on-premise Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations · Group
Systems for Dentists Systems for Dentists (SfD) Cloud or on-premise Quote only Solo · 2–4 locations · Group

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.