Free Dental Softwares Are Cute… But They’re Not Growing Your Practice (This Will)

September 17, 2025
Topics: Dental
Written by: Lisa Rasmussen

Why “Free Dental Softwares” Are Quietly Sabotaging Your Practice

Let’s get brutally honest.

Most dentists searching for free dental softwares are doing it because they’re trying to cut costs, simplify admin chaos, or finally find that magical unicorn app that makes running a practice “just work.”

But here’s the mic-drop truth:

Free dental softwares won’t save your practice.
They might help you limp along. But if you want to scale, grow, and dominate, you need a recurring revenue model.

Translation: You don’t need more software.
You need patients on auto-pay. You need MRR. You need freedom from PPOs.

And this is where the game changes.
Let’s talk membership programs. Let’s talk BoomCloud™. And let’s talk owning your revenue pipeline like a SaaS boss.


STORY: From Drowning in PPOs to $20K+ MRR — A Real Practice Case Study

Meet Dr. Davis — owner of a mid-size dental practice in Texas with a loyal patient base and absolutely wrecked by insurance write-offs.

He had:

  • 3,000 active patients

  • 70% of them on PPO plans

  • Treatment acceptance hovering at 40%

  • Constant stress over cash flow

Then he said screw it.

He implemented BoomCloud™, built a customized in-house membership plan, priced at $40/month with two free cleanings, discounts on major services, and exclusive member perks.

Here’s what happened in 12 months:


The Results:

  • 526 patients signed up

  • Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR): $21,040

  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR): $252,480

  • Treatment acceptance jumped to 78% among members

  • Member patients spent 3.2X more per year than non-members

He now spends zero minutes chasing insurance claims, and he knows exactly what his cash flow will look like next month, 3 months from now, and next year.

That’s power.

That’s leverage.

That’s what BoomCloud™ delivers.


The #1 Metric That Determines Your Practice’s Growth

Forget “new patient count.”

You can have 200 new patients walk through your door this month, but if they’re all PPO discount-hoppers who ghost on treatment… you’re still broke.

The most profitable practices obsess over this one KPI:

Revenue Per Patient

Membership programs directly increase RPP because:

  • ✅ Patients commit financially upfront

  • ✅ There’s no insurance barrier to treatment

  • ✅ They value the relationship more

  • ✅ They say “yes” to treatment faster

  • ✅ They stay longer and refer friends

According to BoomCloud’s internal analytics:

Membership patients spend 2–4X more than uninsured or PPO patients.

Need we say more?


Why You Need a Dental Membership Plan Yesterday

If you’re stuck duct-taping together free dental softwares, here’s what you’re actually missing out on:

What BoomCloud™ Gives You (That Free Tools Don’t):

Plan Builder

  • Custom tiers (basic, perio, ortho, etc.)

  • One-time or monthly billing options

  • Family plan support

Automated Payments

  • Stripe-powered + PCI compliant

  • Automatic renewals = MRR on autopilot

  • Retry logic for failed cards

Real-Time Revenue Tracking

  • MRR, ARR, churn, active members

  • Growth dashboards

  • Zero spreadsheets required

Marketing Toolkit

  • Pre-built landing pages

  • Patient email & text templates

  • Easy front desk onboarding

Legal Compliance

  • HIPAA ✅

  • Membership contracts ✅

  • Disclaimers & terms ✅


Bonus: Features Your Free Dental Software Will NEVER Offer

  • Insurance-free revenue

  • Predictable MRR & ARR

  • Treatment plan financing built in

  • Loyalty loops that make your patients stick for years

Free software = bandaid.
BoomCloud™ = business model.


Let’s Talk Money: MRR, ARR & Practice Profitability

What’s predictable is scalable.
What’s recurring is freedom.

BoomCloud™ clients regularly hit:

  • $5K–$50K/month in MRR

  • 90–95% retention rates

  • 70–80% treatment acceptance from members

And best of all?
They’re not begging Delta Dental for reimbursements.

They’re building real wealth.


Don’t Just Compete — DOMINATE

Want to recession-proof your practice?

Want to wake up on the 1st of the month with $20K in the bank — before your first patient walks in?

Want to create a patient experience that drives loyalty, referrals, and 4X spending?

Then it’s time to:

Launch a membership plan
Automate your payments
Ditch PPOs like the toxic ex they are

And BoomCloud™ is the engine to do it.


Final Thoughts: Stop Playing Small

“Free dental softwares” are fine for docs who want to survive.

But if you’re here to scale, own your numbers, and build a 7-figure recurring revenue engine, you need more than a free scheduler.

You need a membership platform.

You need BoomCloud™.


Ready to Build a Freedom-First Practice? Start Here:

Download the Million-Dollar Membership Plan Ebook
Take the Six-Figure Patient Membership Plan Course
Schedule a Demo of BoomCloud™
Create Your BoomCloud™ Account For FREE

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Author Bio

Jordon Comstock is the Founder & CEO of BoomCloud™, a software that allows practice, clinic & spa owners to build, manage and scale a membership program. This helps practice & clinic owners to create recurring revenue & improve loyalty via membership programs. Jordon is passionate about Music, Hawaii, Healthcare businesses like: dentistry, optometry, med spas and massage spas. Schedule a demo of BoomCloud™ and learn how membership programs can improve your business. Here are more dental books to improve your practice

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