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Enterprise Community
Where ambitious Open Dental practices build best-in-class operations and unlock enterprise capabilities—together.
Your Data. Your Rules. Your Future.
Why Join ODEC?
A collaborative community where Open Dental practices share proven frameworks, technical implementations, and enterprise-scale strategies.
Community Knowledge
Access real implementations from leading DSOs operating 50+ locations. No theory—just documented strategies that scale.
Technical Excellence
Enterprise architecture, AI workflows, and advanced integrations—battle-tested and documented by practitioners who solved these problems.
Data Ownership
Unlike closed systems, Open Dental lets you build without vendor permission. ODEC shows you how to leverage that freedom at scale.
If you're one of the...
on Open Dental
Groups
Organizations
...let ODEC unlock your competitive advantage with proven frameworks from industry leaders.
What You'll Get Access To
7 interactive chapters covering everything from infrastructure to AI implementation
Ch 1: Why Open Dental
The vendor lock-in problem and Open Dental's competitive advantage
Ch 2: 3-Layer Model
Infrastructure, integration, and application layer architecture
Ch 3: Infrastructure
Database hosting, replication, and network architecture decisions
Ch 4: Integration Layer
APIs, middleware, and connecting your tech stack
Ch 5: Application Layer
BI tools, dashboards, and custom applications
Ch 6: Security & Compliance
HIPAA compliance, access control, and audit trails
Ch 7: AI & Automation
Preparing your data for AI agents and automation workflows
Featured: Platinum Dental Case Study
See the complete technical implementation story
How Platinum Dental Scaled to 50 Locations with 8% Overhead
Rapid expansion created data silos and 20%+ overhead across 50 locations
(from 20%)
Unified
Deploy
"We own our data and tailor workflows to our model. That control is essential to deliver a differentiated patient experience."
Full interactive case study included in Chapter 7 of your Quick Start Guide
Get Your Quick Start GuideWhy We Started ODEC
A collaborative initiative to help enterprise dental organizations leverage Open Dental's full potential
The Problem
The dental industry is at an inflection point. AI agents, advanced analytics, and automation are available now—but accessing these innovations requires architectural freedom.
Practices trapped in closed systems spend years negotiating for basic data access. Those on Open Dental can move at the speed of opportunity—but most were learning in isolation, solving the same problems independently.
What ODEC Is
An independent collaborative initiative documenting how leading DSOs successfully scale on Open Dental—then sharing those insights freely with the community.
How We Do It
We document real implementations from organizations like Platinum Dental, NADG, and Rodeo Dental—capturing their infrastructure decisions, workflow optimizations, and lessons learned.
Why It Matters
Make enterprise-scale Open Dental deployments faster, cheaper, and more successful by sharing battle-tested frameworks instead of learning through expensive trial and error.
Founded By
Community
Independent initiative. Not affiliated with Open Dental Software, Inc.
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Get immediate access to all 7 interactive chapters covering infrastructure, security, integrations, and AI implementation.
Exclusive Case Studies
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Actionable Frameworks & Case Studies
Battle-tested strategies from leading DSOs including Platinum Dental, NADG, and more with real implementation details.