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A dental practice loses money in specific places: the hygienist's 10 a.m. no-show, the 300 patients overdue for recall that nobody has time to call, the new-patient call that rang out during a crown prep, and the perio charting that ran fifteen minutes into lunch. Each tool below targets one of those leaks. Where a vendor publishes a price we show it; where the price only exists inside a sales call we say "by quote" and give a third-party reported range, labeled exactly that.
The short version:
- Radiograph AI has one published price. Denti.AI Detect starts at $49/mo per location (denti.ai/pricing). Overjet and Pearl Second Opinion are by quote, with third-party reported ranges of ~$250–$1,500/mo and ~$299/mo per location plus ~$1,500 setup respectively.
- FDA clearance is narrower than the marketing. Among these nine, only Denti.AI (Detect/Auto-Chart) and Pearl Second Opinion carry it. Verify claims yourself.
- Front-desk phones are the fastest payback. Weave publishes a starting price of $199/mo, with tier pricing by quote; Arini answers and books 24/7 and is quoted per practice (~$200–$500/mo reported).
- Recall is a software problem before it is a staffing problem. RevenueWell automates recall, reactivation, and marketing from ~$189/mo (third-party reported).
- Platform swaps cost the most and move the most. CareStack publishes its floors — Essentials from $829/mo and Intelligence from $1,299/mo, licensed by locations and providers; Adit is quote-only with no contracts (~$399/mo third-party reported). Dental Intelligence layers analytics on the PMS you already run (by quote; ~$399–$499/mo plus ~$1,000 setup reported).
- Every clinical tool needs a signed BAA first. Radiographs and schedules are PHI. See the HIPAA guide before any pilot.
Which AI tools do dental practices actually buy?
Nine tools across five jobs: reading radiographs, running the phones, refilling recall, watching the numbers, and replacing the whole practice management system. Prices checked 2026-07-12.
Where should your first dollar go?
Match the tool category to the leak that is actually costing you chair time. Reported figures are third-party and labeled; the full comparison has every tool side by side.
| The leak | Tool category | Entry point |
|---|---|---|
| Inconsistent radiograph reads; caries and bone loss slipping by | Denti.AI, Overjet, Pearl Second Opinion | Denti.AI Detect from $49/mo published; Overjet and Pearl by quote (reported ~$250–$1,500/mo and ~$299/mo + ~$1,500 setup) |
| Missed calls during procedures; voicemail after 5 p.m. | Weave, Arini | Weave from $199/mo (vendor-published; tier pricing by quote); Arini by quote (~$200–$500/mo reported) |
| Overdue recall list nobody has time to work | RevenueWell | from ~$189/mo (third-party reported); tiers by quote |
| No clear view of production, no-shows, or case acceptance | Dental Intelligence | by quote (~$399–$499/mo + ~$1,000 setup reported) |
| A practice management system the team fights daily | Adit, CareStack | CareStack Essentials from $829/mo, Intelligence from $1,299/mo (published); Adit by quote (~$399/mo third-party reported) |
Denti.AI, Weave, and CareStack publish prices; the rest quote per practice. Everything marked reported comes from third-party sources, not the vendor. Confirm before you sign anything.
What can AI honestly take off a dental team's plate?
Radiograph reads come first. Denti.AI Detect and Pearl Second Opinion (both FDA-cleared) annotate findings such as caries and bone loss on the image itself, and Overjet does radiograph analysis for providers and payers alike. That makes reads more consistent between associates and easier to show a skeptical patient. None of them diagnoses; the dentist still owns the read.
Charting is second. Denti.AI's voice perio charting lets a hygienist call out pocket depths hands-free instead of stopping to type, and its scribe drafts clinical notes for the provider to review and sign. Third is the front desk: Weave puts patient context on screen when the phone rings, and Arini answers the calls your team physically cannot take, including the ones that arrive at 9 p.m.
Fourth is the quiet revenue work: RevenueWell chases recall and reactivation automatically, and Dental Intelligence shows which of those numbers actually moved. If you want the whole stack under one roof instead, that is the Adit-versus-CareStack decision, covered in our head-to-head. For a step-by-step adoption path, start with how to bring AI into your practice.
What about HIPAA and patient data?
The longer treatment — including the exact questions to put to a vendor about data retention, model training, and breach notification — is in the HIPAA and dental AI guide.
Common questions
How much does dental AI software cost in 2026?
Three vendors publish prices. Denti.AI Detect runs from $49/mo per location at denti.ai/pricing, Weave starts from $199/mo at getweave.com/pricing (tier pricing by quote), and CareStack publishes Essentials starting at $829/mo and Intelligence starting at $1,299/mo at carestack.com/pricing. RevenueWell starts around $189/mo per third-party reports. Adit, Overjet, Pearl Second Opinion, Dental Intelligence, and Arini are quoted per practice; third-party reported figures appear on their pages here. Plans change, so confirm current pricing with each vendor.
Which dental X-ray AI tools are FDA-cleared?
Of the tools reviewed on this site, the FDA-cleared radiograph products are Denti.AI Detect (with its Auto-Chart) and Pearl Second Opinion. Treat clearance as something to verify yourself against FDA records rather than taking any vendor's marketing page at face value, and note that clearance covers specific functions, not everything a product does. More in the X-ray AI guide.
Can these tools handle patient data under HIPAA?
Any tool that touches radiographs, schedules, phone recordings, or patient records is handling PHI, and that requires a signed Business Associate Agreement before go-live. Ask each vendor for its BAA, its data retention terms, and whether your patients' data trains its models. Our HIPAA and dental AI guide walks through the questions; it is educational only, not legal advice.
Do vendors pay to appear on this site?
No vendor pays for placement or position. Some links are affiliate links that can earn us a commission at no cost to you, disclosed on every page. We also refer local setup pros through a free matching form, and we do not recommend or endorse providers.
Sources: Denti.AI pricing is vendor-published at denti.ai/pricing; Weave's $199/mo starting price is vendor-published at getweave.com/pricing (tier pricing by quote); CareStack's Essentials ($829/mo) and Intelligence ($1,299/mo) floors are vendor-published at carestack.com/pricing. Adit publishes no subscription prices; its ~$399/mo figure is third-party reported. RevenueWell's entry price and the ranges shown for Overjet, Pearl Second Opinion, Dental Intelligence, and Arini are third-party reported; those vendors quote per practice. All figures checked 2026-07-12. FDA clearance status should be confirmed against FDA records. Last reviewed: 2026-07-12.
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