For 74 years, the Academy of General Dentistry has advocated for general dentists, setting clinical standards, providing continuing education, and representing the profession’s interests. In all that time, the AGD had never formally partnered with a dental practice management software (DPMS) platform. When the organization announced its first-ever DPMS partnership, the platform they chose was Oryx.
Discover how Oryx earned the AGD’s DPMS partnership and why it matters for general dentists.
To learn more about how Oryx earned AGD’s first and only DPMS partnership, review our guide to this software, how Oryx’s DPMS platform solves the most common problems general dentists historically faced with dental software, and why AGD’s endorsement is so special.
What Is Dental Practice Management Software?
DPMS is the operational spine of a dental practice, handling everything from patient scheduling and insurance billing to clinical charting, imaging, and treatment planning.
Without it, critical workflows scatter across disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and paper. The resulting fragmentation creates real risk for both the business and the patient experience.
Why Do General Dentists Need a DPMS Platform?
General dentists carry a broad operational scope, serving as primary care providers responsible for diagnosing, treating, and managing their patients’ overall oral health. They coordinate referrals, manage ongoing patient relationships, and run a full business operation alongside the clinical work.
Historically, covering that full scope meant stitching together software that was rarely built to handle all of it:
- Disconnected tools: The typical setup involved one platform for practice management, a separate system for imaging, another for patient communication, and often a third-party billing service layered on top. Every tool operated in its own silo, making coordination an ongoing challenge.
- Legacy, on-premise systems: Older platforms weren’t built for the cloud, which meant no remote access, no automatic updates, and limited support for multi-location practices. Software that couldn’t scale with a practice became a hard ceiling on growth.
- No clinical intelligence at the chairside: Most practice management platforms were designed around business operations, treating clinical decision-making as an afterthought and leaving providers without the data-driven support they needed during patient exams.
Oryx’s all-in-one platform was built to address all three of the issues above, bringing clinical tools, practice management, and patient engagement together in a single cloud-based system.
What Makes an AGD Partnership So Special?
Founded in 1952, the AGD is a professional association with nearly 40,000 members and a mission centered on advancing general dentistry through continuing education and advocacy. When it puts its name behind something, that something has cleared a bar that most products never reach.
Earning the AGD’s partnership means demonstrating value to members at every stage of their careers, from new graduates still building their first practice to clinicians who have been running established operations for decades. The AGD’s evaluation centered on a few core questions: whether a platform could make practices more efficient, support continuity of care across providers and locations, deliver a strong patient experience, and hold up clinically. A partnership that a 40,000-member professional association is willing to stake its reputation on carries a different weight than a software award or a high G2 rating.
What Sets Oryx Apart
Oryx was built by a practicing dentist, Dr. Rania Saleh, and that origin shows up throughout the platform’s design. Rather than layering clinical tools onto a business management core, Oryx was architected from the start around clinical workflows.
The evidence-based exam at its center generates autogenerated notes in around seven minutes, with risk-centered scheduling built directly into the output. AI-powered perio charting and native imaging with AI annotations reduce the documentation load at chairside. On the business side, automated billing tools and revenue cycle management handle the insurance workflows that consume significant staff time in most practices.
The combination of deep clinical intelligence and full practice management capability is what Immediate Past President of the AGD, Chethan Chetty, DDS, MAGD, pointed to in announcing the partnership.
“I chose Oryx because it makes me a better provider,” said Chethan Chetty, DDS, MAGD, Immediate Past President of the AGD. “It goes beyond practice management to truly improve how my team communicates, educates, and cares for our patients. Being cloud-based means we can access what we need, when we need it, whether we’re chairside or away from the office.”
Oryx also ranked #1 among DPMS companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, reflecting adoption across practice types from startups to DSOs.
What This Partnership Means for AGD Members
For the nearly 40,000 dentists in the AGD’s membership, the partnership means access to the full Oryx platform at preferred member rates. Access covers every component of the platform:
- AI-powered perio charting
- An evidence-based exam with autogenerated notes
- Native dental imaging with AI annotations
- Patient scheduling with automated appointment reminders
- Automated insurance billing and RCM tools
- Business workflows
- Data-driven insights and performance tracking
For practices still running on legacy systems or stitching together multiple tools, this partnership represents a clear on-ramp to a platform that has now been vetted at the highest level of the profession. More details are available in the AGD’s announcement.
See Why AGD Partnered with Oryx for Yourself
Oryx has earned its share of recognition as the fastest-growing dental software and the #1 DPMS company on the Inc. 5000, but the AGD endorsement stands apart. For our team at Oryx, this partnership carries more weight than any other ranking, as it comes from an institution whose only agenda is the advancement of general dentistry. We’re honored to be publicly recognized for serving that mission.
Learn more about Oryx’s all-in-one dental software today. To see what the platform looks like in practice, schedule a personalized demo with the Oryx team.
