# MacPractice DDS Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 MacPractice DDS Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on December 13, 2025

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MacPractice DDS

## What is MacPractice DDS?

Dental practice management software for Mac OS X, handling billing, reports, claims, appointment reminders, perio charting, etc.

## What is MacPractice DDS used for?

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### MacPractice DDS

3.7 (7)

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[4.4 (285)](https://www.capterra.com/p/98688/Curve-Dental-Hero/reviews/)

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Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (7)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (188)

Value For Money

3.4 (7)

Value For Money

4.3 (175)

Customer Service

3.0 (7)

Customer Service

4.5 (182)

## MacPractice DDS alternatives

Highest Rated

[4.7 (112)](https://www.capterra.com/p/60250/ABELDent/reviews/)

Starting price

$10.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (61)](https://www.capterra.com/p/148958/iDentalSoft/reviews/)

Starting price

$295.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

87%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.5 (112)](https://www.capterra.com/p/35009/Denticon/reviews/)

Starting price

$750.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

89%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.1 (234)](https://www.capterra.com/p/177828/Dentrix-Ascend/reviews/)

Starting price

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Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

82%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Comparison View

4.0 (1)

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View and compare images, studies, etc., to track changes over time

Progress Notes

1.0 (1)

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Customizable notes that help healthcare professionals document and track patient progress

Charting

Manage patient documentation describing all clinical interactions, diagnoses, procedures, medications, etc.

Dental Practice Management

Managing day-to-day operations of dental practices such as scheduling appointments, generating reports, and more.

HIPAA Compliant

Compliant with HIPAA, which sets standards for sensitive patient data protection

Patient Management

Managing and tracking patient health, progress, communication, and treatment plans

MacPractice DDS 8 features

Manage patient documentation describing all clinical interactions, diagnoses, procedures, medications, etc.

View and compare images, studies, etc., to track changes over time

Managing day-to-day operations of dental practices such as scheduling appointments, generating reports, and more.

Compliant with HIPAA, which sets standards for sensitive patient data protection

Managing and tracking patient health, progress, communication, and treatment plans

Customizable notes that help healthcare professionals document and track patient progress

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

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Features

3.3 (7)

3.3

Based on 7 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.4 (7)

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Value for money

3.4 (7)

3.4

Based on 7 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.0 (7)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.0 (7)

3.0

Based on 7 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

3.7

Based on 7 reviews

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5(3)

4(1)

3(1)

2(2)

1(0)

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AD

Anna D.

manager

Health, Wellness and Fitness

### "MacPractice DDS"

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

3/10

August 15, 2023

If you need support you have to wait a couple of buisness days AT LEAST. To make changes to billing, ledger etc it is quiet easy. Appointment states are easy as well.

Pros

Billing and adjustments of ledger re fairly easy.

Cons

Charting notes setup makes it very hard. They do not give a designated space to write per appointment, they give you a line to write per procedure.

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JI

Jennifer I.

Operations Manager

Medical Practice

### "MacPractice FOR Your Practice"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

January 25, 2022

the reports the software was capable of running, made patient reactivations a breeze

Pros

ease of use, minimal training required, versatile like the Apple Environment

Cons

Expensive, but you get what you pay for, worth investment

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CS

Cas S.

Office Manager

Medical Practice

### "MacPractice for chartless office"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

3/10

April 21, 2021

Pros

The storing of patient's digital information, reports, referrals, photographs/x-rays, periocharts is well done.

Cons

The software is setup to work in multiple healthcare fields so it can be difficult for the staff and the doctor to learn the system as much of the data fields are improperly labeled for dentistry; plus there is much that has nothing to do with dentistry entirely and can be misleading. The ledger can also be confusing as it does not provide a running balance by date if there is more than one patient on the account. The biggest problem is that MacPractice does not seem interested in making changes to the data field names to help the solve the problem. Also their business practices are somewhat questionable. They sold me on a fixed fee for a collection of their software products if I committed to purchasing the software while at their booth at the dental convention. Several years went by and they honored the arrangement. Recently they sold their company to a foreign interest and this year all previous deals were cancelled and they more than doubled their yearly fee. I scheduled an interview with the person that handles the fee arrangements. We agreed to reduce the number of software products in our package and he would get back to me with the new fee arrangement. It has been one and a half months since that meeting. And no response. I have called twice and still no returned calls. Their office staff says there is no management structure that allows for me to contact someone else to help me.

Alternatives considered

[Dentrix Ascend](https://www.capterra.com/p/177828/Dentrix-Ascend/)

[Eaglesoft](https://www.capterra.com/p/60064/EagleSoft-13-00/)

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HL

Henry L.

Owner

Hospital & Health Care

### "Best Mac based software for Dental practice"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

September 5, 2019

Been using this software since 2004. The company has been responsive to suggestions and adjustments.

Pros

Intuitive interface, scheduling, and detailed reports. Unix based.

Cons

E-prescribing could be much stronger. EPCS has been weak. We have been using DrFirst, the industry leader to supplement this weakness. Confusing account statements from the patient perspective; however, the software engineers are improving it.

Alternatives considered

[Easy Dental](https://www.capterra.com/p/2332/Easy-Dental/)

Reasons for choosing MacPractice DDS

Friendlier, more intuitive interface,

Review source

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LC

Loree C.

owner

Alternative Medicine

### "A lot of power under the hood!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 24, 2019

Being able to customize has been huge and they are few softwares that are HIPPA compliant both static and motion of less then 50 out there. They take security to the max. Investing in the set-up and organization is key to really make this software work optimally. Unlike others that have less flexibility your are stuck with their design of templates etc. You need to put your thinking cap on. Having worked in a lot of offices most never use that ability a software has. Take the time to invest in it. When you do it is worth it daily.

Pros

Very customizable, easy to use, great support, most suggestions are implimented. Rarely have issues. Once my harddrive was acting up, they could tell on support and called me, they checked it out and told me it was my computer, switched it for another so I could work and took it in over lunch to my tech place to have it replaced. Customizability of EHR is great or notes and I merge custom templates made in Textexpander as needed. Can monitor how many visits a client is seen which really is great ability, I know chiropractors like that ability.

Cons

During the HIPPA compliance a lot was put on hold, but now they are putting a lot into being progressive.

Review source

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CN

C Nadia A.

Business Manager

Health, Wellness and Fitness

### "Solid Mac-based software"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

February 7, 2018

Good comprehensive dental practice management -- easy checkout and insurance filing

Pros

Presentation, easy to read, one stop for billing, insurance and scheduling. very responsive support

Cons

Currently there are glitches in the patient incident forms, family account balance is printing vs. individual patient balance. It is often difficult for MacPractice to keep up with changes in Apple OS

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

GE

Grace E.

Practice Administrator

Medical Practice

### "Choose another PM software"

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

2.0

2.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

2/10

February 20, 2017

To get you to order their software, they make it seem like every aspect is customizable- it is not! This software has other versions for chiropractors, doctors, etc, and all are on the same platform just very slightly tailored to one or the other. There are tons of things that dental offices do not need which take up memory & computing space of our server & computers. They refuse to remove them! There are screens that do not make sense &/or are a huge waste of space. When viewing previous period charting: the screen loads weird & you can not click to compare progress. It crashes often & requires you to upgrade memory or purchase all new computers & server about every 2 years. So many glitches that tech support refuses to fix.

Pros

The scheduling feature, when it works properly, looks nice. The Attachments and Notes areas work well for what we need as do the e-claims.

Cons

Reports: they are not comprehensive and track very few statistics that are useful to the dental office, like marketing. In the software, there is a place to enter a Referral (where/how the patient found our office). However, once you enter it, you cannot generate a report for Marketing. The only reports are for the other two types of referrals ("Transition From" or "Transition To"). The developers do not want to listen to advice to make it more user-friendly even though common sense dictates otherwise. Patients, & myself, think that the statements are long & confusing. They refuse to fix most things that I point our to them as missing or not working properly.

Review source

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