Core Practice alternatives
Core Practice alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
Core Practice: Quoted privately, with provider additions and optional SMS bundles affecting the bill.
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
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The options
What people compare Core Practice with
Core Practice quotes its base subscription privately, with provider additions and optional SMS bundles affecting the bill. You may be looking for an alternative if you want your records in a database you own and a system built around your practice.
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How to choose a Core Practice alternative
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What drives the bill
Core Practice quotes its base subscription and lists charges for additional provider seats, with optional SMS bundles as another cost. Compare your actual invoice with the work your practice needs. The free version has no provider licence fee, but hosting, message delivery, implementation and support still have costs.
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Who controls your records
Check whether you can access and export your records, and who controls the database. In the free version, you control the database and can export the records it holds. If Enterprise DNA runs your version, agree how hosting, backups and access are handled.
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Fit with your practice
Check whether the system fits your own rules, fields and daily work. The free version records appointments and plan items, while booking screens, visual charting and imaging connections need to be scoped and validated. A custom version can be built around how your practice runs.
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What switching involves
The free import reads a Core Practice Appointment Details Excel export or a spreadsheet saved from it. Clinical notes, images, plans and balances need separate mapping. Agree the full record scope with your practice before cutover, including what must be checked and how the new system will be run.
The option that fits
A version built around your practice
Owning your version can suit your business when standard screens and rules do not match how your practice works. Enterprise DNA builds a system around your needs, brings your Core Practice data across and runs it for you. The managed option has one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans. There is also a free version you can run yourself, with your records in a database you own.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Built around your practice rules and fields
- check Managed by Enterprise DNA or run the free version yourself
Make it yours
Design your own Core Practice replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Core Practice. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
Core Practice alternatives, answered
How does the cost compare with Core Practice? expand_more
Core Practice does not publish a base subscription amount, and provider additions and optional SMS bundles can affect the bill. The free version has no provider licence fee, though hosting, message delivery, implementation and support still have costs. Enterprise DNA's managed version has one setup fee, then a monthly retainer.
Can our records be moved across? expand_more
The free import reads the Core Practice Appointment Details Excel export, or a spreadsheet saved from it, including patient numbers, attendance and cancellation notes. Clinical notes exported as PDFs, images, plans and balances need separate mapping. The full record scope is agreed with your practice before cutover.
Will it include booking screens and tooth charts? expand_more
The free base records appointment history and plan items by tooth and surface, and produces read-only reports. Booking screens, visual charting and imaging connections need to be scoped and validated for your practice. Core Practice documents an Appointment Details export to Excel.
Who runs the system and makes clinical decisions? expand_more
If you run the free version, you are responsible for its operation and access arrangements. If Enterprise DNA runs it, it handles the agreed hosting, backups, connections and ongoing support. The system records practitioners' decisions but does not make clinical decisions or submit health fund claims.
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