Dolphin Management
Orthodontic practice management software from Dolphin Imaging and Management Solutions, a Patterson company that also makes Dolphin 2D/3D imaging for ortho, oral surgery and pediatric offices. It runs on a Windows server or as a hosted Dolphin Cloud Subscription usable from a PC or Mac. A local Mac install needs Windows via Boot Camp, Parallels or VMware Fusion. Prices are not published.
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4 out of 5
How much does Dolphin Management cost?
Dolphin Imaging and Management Solutions publishes no price for Dolphin Management, and no third-party listing gives one either. As of Oct 7, 2026, the only way to get a figure is to ask Dolphin Imaging and Management Solutions for a written quote for your practice's size. That is worth knowing before a sales call: without a published list price there is nothing to check a proposal against, so ask what the figure covers, what renews, and what it costs to get your records out.
- Vendor
- Dolphin Imaging and Management Solutions (part of Patterson Companies)
- Deployment
- On-premise server
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
- Specialties
- Orthodontics, Oral surgery, Pediatric
- Practice sizes
- Solo practice, Small group, Multi-location
- Website
- https://www.dolphinimaging.com
Every published price
Imaging
- Native imaging
- Native Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Imaging integrations
- Dolphin Imaging Plus, Dolphin 3D
What’s included
| Feature | Dolphin Management |
|---|---|
| Patient texting | Paid add-on Vendor-published at dolphinimaging.com · checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Claims submission | Paid add-on Vendor-published at dolphinimaging.com · checked Sep 26, 2026 |
| Online forms | Paid add-on Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Oct 7, 2026 |
| Online scheduling | Unclear Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Oct 7, 2026 |
| Treatment plan presentation | Paid add-on Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Oct 7, 2026 |
| Mobile app | Paid add-on Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Oct 7, 2026 |
Each line carries the page that claim came from and the date we checked it. "Included" means the base product or the cheapest paid tier. A capability with no line here is one we have not checked on Dolphin Management, which is a different statement from one we checked and could not establish.
Add-ons with a published integration
Each row is one add-on joined to Dolphin Management, grouped by the job the add-on does. The depth is the word the source uses, and the company named is the one that published the claim. A missing add-on means we hold no record either way, which is common: most add-on vendors publish a partner directory and most software vendors do not.
Online booking
| Add-on | Depth | Published by | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NexHealth | API | NexHealth | NexHealth lists Dolphin by Patterson Dental among the systems it supports, under its "Is my system supported?" checker. NexHealth does not publish the connection method per system. | Vendor-published at nexhealth.com · checked Oct 7, 2026 |
Ratings
| Site | Score | Reviews | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capterra | 4.0 / 5 | 7 | Third-party source at capterra.com · checked Sep 26, 2026 |
How reviewers score it
The headline rating above is one number covering four questions. Capterra publishes each of them on its own, and the one a practice argues about in a demo is ease of use, so each gets a line here with its own review count. These are a review site's numbers, not ours.
| Measure | Score | Reviews | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of use | 4.0 / 5 | 7 | Third-party source at capterra.com · checked Oct 2, 2026 |
| Customer service | 4.0 / 5 | 7 | Third-party source at capterra.com · checked Oct 2, 2026 |
| Features | 3.9 / 5 | 7 | Third-party source at capterra.com · checked Oct 2, 2026 |
| Value for money | 3.8 / 5 | 7 | Third-party source at capterra.com · checked Oct 2, 2026 |
Strengths
- Dolphin Cloud Subscription hosts the full Dolphin imaging and management product line, so the practice needs no local server; Dolphin says it is accessible from any PC, Mac or compatible mobile device. Vendor-published at dolphinimaging.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Practice management and imaging come from one vendor, with ceph tracing, treatment simulation and CBCT tools for ortho and oral surgery. Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Text messaging, electronic claims and electronic statements (through DentalXChange) are offered as electronic services. Vendor-published at dolphinimaging.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
Complaints
- Reviewers cite a paper-heavy new-patient workflow, no way to undo completed transactions, and long support waits. Third-party source at capterra.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Local installs on a Mac need Windows via Boot Camp, Parallels or VMware Fusion, and Macs with Apple M-series chips have not been validated. Vendor-published at dolphinimaging.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
Install base
Vendor claim: More than 10,000 customers worldwide (vendor claim, all Dolphin products). Vendor-published at pattersondental.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
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