Chairsyde is a consultation tool for dentists, known for its library of treatment animations, AI clinical notes and patient packs. If you want those patient-friendly explanations as part of one system that also captures enquiries, follows up treatment plans and reports on acceptance, AltaDent is built for that.
Chairsyde focuses on the consultation itself: explaining treatment in the chair and sending the patient a summary afterwards. AltaDent covers the whole patient journey: every enquiry in one pipeline, a fast first reply, an interactive treatment plan with 3D animations and finance, follow-up until the patient decides and reporting on the value accepted.
Competitor details are taken from Chairsyde's public website on 5 November 2026. Features change, so check their site for the latest.
| AltaDent | Chairsyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment animations to explain care | Yes, dentist-reviewed 3D animations inside each plan | Yes, a library of 250+ animations for use in the consultation |
| Treatment plan the patient can revisit at home | Yes, a private interactive page per plan with options and an accept button | Yes, patient packs with a video treatment plan, letter and consent |
| AI clinical notes and consultation transcription | Not included | Yes |
| Enquiries from Meta, Google, WhatsApp and the website in one pipeline | Yes | Not listed on their site |
| AI replies to new enquiries | Yes, AI treatment coordinator trained on your clinic | Not listed on their site |
| Patient finance shown inside the plan | Yes | Not listed on their site |
| Follow-up on unbooked treatment plans | Yes, WhatsApp, SMS and email until a decision | Yes, through their Uptake service |
| Acceptance and value reporting by clinician, coordinator and campaign | Yes | Not listed on their site |
| UK treatment coordinators for evenings and weekends | Optional | Not listed on their site |
AltaDent replaces your current CRM and covers treatment plan presentation, animations, finance and follow-up in one place. We set it up, migrate your open plans and train the team, usually within a week.
For treatment plan presentation and follow-up, yes. AltaDent includes 3D treatment animations inside every interactive plan, and adds enquiry management, patient finance, automatic follow-up and acceptance reporting.
No. AltaDent focuses on the patient journey from enquiry to accepted treatment. Clinical notes stay in your practice management system or notes tool.
Yes. Each patient gets a private treatment plan page with explanations, animations, options side by side, patient finance and an accept button.