Dental Practice Management Software Market Research, 2032
The global dental practice management software market size was valued at $1,382.86 million in 2022 and is estimated to reach $3,455.40 million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 9.7% from 2023 to 2032. Dental practice management software is a type of software designed to help dental practices manage their day-to-day operations efficiently. It provides a range of tools and features to streamline administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, patient record management, billing, insurance processing, and inventory management. Overall, dental practice management software can help dental practices operate efficiently, reduce administrative costs, and provide better patient care.
Market Dynamics
The dental practice management software market witnessed growth owing to a rise in prevalence of dental disease that further increases the demand for dental practice management software for dentist to managing day to day operational activities including appointment scheduling, billing, insurance management, patient communication, and others. For instance, according to The Teeth Blog, March 2023, a total of 1 in 2 American adults over the age of 30 has gum disease.
In addition, the rise in geriatric population suffering from dental disease is expected to drive the growth of the dental practice management software market share. For instance, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2020, around 75% of adults aged 65 or older were edentulous across the world. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2020, periodontitis affected 70% of individuals over 65 in the U.S. For instance, according to Henry Schein’s annual report 2021, in the dental industry, there is predicted rise in oral health care expenditures as the 45-and-older segment of the population increases. There is an increase in demand for new technologies that allow dentists to increase productivity in dental practice industry.
Moreover, dental practice management software is mostly used by dentists in dental clinics for scheduling appointments, payment processing, patient communication, and insurance management. Therefore, the rise in number of dental practices propels the demand for dental practice management software and drives the growth of the dental practice management software industry. For instance, according to the American Dental Association, in 2022, there are approximately 202,000 dentists practicing in the U.S. and according to the Canadian Dental Association, in 2022, there are approximately 21,000 dentists practicing in Canada.
Furthermore, the rise in technological advancement in dental practice management software and increase in adoption of software is anticipated to drive the growth of the dental practice management software market during the forecast period. As per the investor presentation of Henry Schein, growing awareness of the correlation between good oral health and overall health, expanding healthcare coverage, increasing importance of wellness and prevention, consolidation of practitioners to multiple locations under common management and advancements in practice management software drives the growth of the market.
Segmental Overview
The dental practice management software market is segmented into delivery mode, application, end user, and region. On the basis of delivery mode, the market is bifurcated into on premise and cloud based. Depending on application, the market is classified into patient communication, invoice and billing, insurance management, appointment scheduling and others (time tracking of employees, treatment planning, documenting patient charts and compiling notes). By end user, it is segregated into dental clinics, hospitals, and others. Region wise, the market is analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Australia, India, South Korea, and rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Brazil, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and rest of LAMEA).
By Delivery Mode
The dental practice management software market is segmented into on premise and cloud based. The cloud based segment generated maximum revenue in 2022, owing to high adoption of cloud based software, improved data security, and the availability of various cloud based practice management software. The same segment is expected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period, owing to reduced costs, greater flexibility, regular updates and rise in launches, mergers, and collaborations for developing cloud based software.
By Application
The dental practice management software market is segregated into patient communication, invoice and billing, insurance management, appointment scheduling and others (time tracking of employees, treatment planning, documenting patient charts and compiling notes). The patient communication segment dominated the market in 2022, owing to high demand of dental practice management software for patient communication and extra features include automatically sending birthday greetings, appointment reminder and others. The insurance management segment is expected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period, owing to an increase in the number of insurance plans taken by patients and an increase in the number policy of insurance companies for given health coverage.
By End User
The dental practice management software market is segregated into dental clinics, hospitals, and others. The dental clinics segment led the market in 2022, owing to high use of dental practice management software in dental clinics for managing operational activities such as appointment scheduling, patient records management, billing and invoicing, insurance claim processing, and increase number of dental clinics. However, the hospital segment is expected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period, owing to increase in visit of patients in hospitals, and rise in awareness among hospitals regarding potential benefits of dental practice management software.
By Region
The dental practice management software market is studied across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. North America accounted for a major share of the dental practice management software market in 2022 and is expected to maintain its dominance during the forecast period. The presence of several major players, such as ACE Dental Software, Carestream Dental, LLC, CD Nevco, LLC (Curve Dental), Datacon Dental Systems, Inc., DentiMax, Good Methods Global Inc. (CareStack), Henry Schein, Inc., Nextgen Healthcare, Inc., Planet DDS, and Practice-Web, Inc. and rise in number of dental practice in the region drive the growth of the market.
Furthermore, the existence of a sophisticated reimbursement structure that aims to reduce expenditure levels drives the growth of the market. Hence, such factors propel market growth. In addition, the U.S. is anticipated to contribute to a major share of the regional market and is expected to drive growth of the dental practice management software market throughout the forecast period. The presence of well-established healthcare infrastructure, high purchasing power, rise in the adoption rate of dental practice management software products, and a significant rise in capital income in developed countries are expected to drive market growth.
Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the highest rate during the dental practice management software market forecast period. The dental practice management software market growth in this region is attributable to rise in the number of dental diseases, high incidence of dental cavities in this region, as well as increase in the purchasing power of populated countries, such as China and India. The countries in Asia-Pacific possess a huge population base, with China being the first having 1,397,715 population in 2020 and India is the second most populated country having 1,366,417.75 population in 2020.
Competition Analysis
Competitive analysis and profiles of the major players in the dental practice management software market, such as ACE Dental Software, Carestream Dental, LLC, CD Nevco, LLC (Curve Dental), Datacon Dental Systems, Inc., DentiMax, Good Methods Global Inc. (CareStack), Henry Schein, Inc., Nextgen Healthcare, Inc., Planet DDS, and Practice-Web, Inc are provided in the report. There are some important players in the market such as CD Nevco, LLC (Curve Dental), Good Methods Global Inc. (CareStack), Henry Schein, Inc., Planet DDS, which have adopted acquisition, partnership, integration, and product upgrade/development as key developmental strategies to improve the product portfolio of the dental practice management software market.
Recent Partnerships in the Dental Practice Management Software Market
- In March 2023, CareStack a flagship brand of Good Methods Global Inc announced a partnership with Pearl, a dental AI solutions company. The partnership intends to incorporate Pearl's Second Opinion real-time disease detection capabilities into CareStack's all-in-one practice management software. Additionally, this collaboration allows CareStack users to utilize Pearl's clinical performance AI platform titled Practice Intelligence, thereby offering CareStack access to the most extensive AI feature set that has been cleared by the FDA.
- In November 2022, Planet DDS announced a partnership with PROPS Center, the for-profit subsidiary of the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA). PROPS has endorsed Planet DDS solutions Denticon Practice Management and Apteryx XVWeb Cloud Imaging for PROPS Center affiliates.
- In September 2022, Curve Dental announced its partnership with Dental Whale. This newly formed partnership allows Curve Dental customers and Dental Whale members to save money and make running their practices easier.
- In July 2022, CareStack a flagship brand of Good Methods Global Inc has announced strategic equity investment and commercial partnership with the Straumann Group. As a result of this partnership, CareStack will expand its service offering and presence in the U.S. market and beyond.
Recent Acquisition in the Dental Practice Management Software Market
- In January 2023, Planet DDS announced it has completed the acquisition of Cloud 9 Software from Accel-KKR, an investment firm focused on software and tech-enabled businesses. The acquisition of Cloud 9 allows Planet DDS to continue its strong growth path as a multi-specialty dental software platform while adding the strength and experience of Cloud 9 in orthodontic and pediatric practice management software.
- In August 2022, Planet DDS announced the acquisition of QSIDental from NextGen Healthcare, Inc. QSIDental offers cloud-based dental practice management software and has been a trusted clinical software partner to dental organizations for 40 years.
Recent Product Development in the Dental Practice Management Software Market
- In June 2021, Curve Dental announced its integration with LocalMed. With this integration, dental practices using Curve's practice management system will give their patients the unprecedented ability to fully book appointments online without having to call the office.
- In June 2021, Curve Dental announced its integration with Mango Voice, a cloud-based phone system and unified communications company. Mango Voice will now seamlessly integrate with Curve SuperHero dental practice management software to provide customers with streamlined patient communication opportunities that will reduce the time and money spent on phone calls.
Key Benefits For Stakeholders
- This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the dental practice management software market analysis from 2022 to 2032 to identify the prevailing dental practice management software market opportunity.
- The market research is offered along with information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
- Porter's five forces analysis highlights the potency of buyers and suppliers to enable stakeholders make profit-oriented business decisions and strengthen their supplier-buyer network.
- In-depth analysis of the dental practice management software market segmentation assists to determine the prevailing market opportunities.
- Major countries in each region are mapped according to their revenue contribution to the global market.
- Market player positioning facilitates benchmarking and provides a clear understanding of the present position of the market players.
- The report includes the analysis of the regional as well as global dental practice management software market trends, key players, market segments, application areas, and market growth strategies.
Dental Practice Management Software Market Report Highlights
| Aspects | Details |
 Market Size By 2032 | USD 3.5 billion |
 Growth Rate | CAGR of 9.7% |
 Forecast period | 2022 - 2032 |
 Report Pages | 370 |
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 By Application |
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 By End User |
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 By Region |
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 Key Market Players | NextGen Healthcare, Inc., CD Nevco, LLC, ACE Dental Software, Practice-Web, Inc., Carestream Dental LLC, Datacon Dental Systems, Inc., Good Methods Global Inc., Planet DDS, Henry Schein, Inc., DentiMax |
 | Benco Dental, NextGen Healthcare, OptimizeRx |
Analyst Review
The dental practice management software market has witnessed notable growth, owing to rise in prevalence of dental diseases such as periodontitis, tooth erosion, tooth sensitivity, and tooth decay which further increases the demand for practice management software for dentists to manage day-to-day operational activities such as scheduling appointments, communicating with patients, documenting patient charts and compiling notes, billing patients and insurance companies.
According to the perspectives of CXOs, the global dental practice management software market is expected to witness steady growth in the future. This is majorly attributed to the rise in number of dental practices that require dental practice management software for managing their operational activities. In addition, an increase in technological advancement in dental practice management software, and rise in awareness regarding the potential benefits of dental practice management software have led to an increase in demand for dental practice management software and boost the growth of the market.
North America is expected to witness the highest growth, in terms of revenue, owing to increase in cases of dental disease, availability of robust healthcare infrastructure, strong presence of key players, and rise in healthcare expenditure. However, Asia-Pacific is anticipated to witness notable growth, owing to increase in use of dental practice management software, unmet medical demands, presence of high population base, and increase in public–private investments in the healthcare sector.
The rapid advancements in dental practice management software; increase in number of patients suffering from dental diseases; as well as increase in dental practice management software are a few key trends in dental practice management software market.
The forecast period for dental practice management software is 2023 to 2032.
The dental practice management software market is valued at $1,382.86 million in 2022 and is estimated to reach $3,455.40 million by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 9.7% from 2023 to 2032.
The patient communication is the leading application of dental practice management software market, owing to high demand of dental practice management software for patient communication and extra features include automatically sending birthday greetings.
North America dominated the dental practice management software market in 2022.
The lack of skilled IT professionals is expected to hamper the dental practice management software market growth.
Carestream Dental, LLC, Good Methods Global Inc. (CareStack), Henry Schein, Inc., Nextgen Healthcare, Inc., and Planet DDS are a few major top companies operating in dental practice management software market.
Yes, competitive analysis is included in the dental practice management software market report.
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