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Open Dental Security: Lock Down Your Audit Trail

Alex Rice

Published on: 09/11/2026

Global lock, auto logoff, user groups, and shared logins... the 4 Open Dental security settings most offices forget. Here's how to protect your audit trail.

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Multi-Location Insurance Verification in Open Dental

Brittany Rogars

Published on: 02/11/2026

Running multiple locations? Learn how to centralize insurance verification in Open Dental, stop verifying the same plan twice, and why clean plan data matters.

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How to Merge Patient Charts in Open Dental (and Split Them)

Stacey Feidt

Published on: 26/10/2026

Duplicate patients in Open Dental? Here's how to merge charts safely, clean up post-conversion duplicates, and split adult patients off family accounts.

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How Often Should You Lock the Month in Open Dental?

Brittany Rogars

Published on: 19/10/2026

How often should you lock the month in Open Dental? Learn the right cadence, why it's a security issue, and how to fix mistakes once a period is locked.

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