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OWNERSHIP MAP · VERIFIED SEP 2026

Who owns what, and what that predicts

Ownership is not a scandal. It is an operating fact that predicts integrations, bundling, support paths and correlated outages.

The groups behind the logos

Every disclosed ownership relationship is connected to the relevant product record.

Distributor-owned software arm

Henry Schein One

Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Dentrix Enterprise, Curve Dental

WHAT IT PREDICTS

First-party engagement and analytics receive the deepest hooks. Third parties get a documented but slower path.

Multi-product platform

Planet DDS

Denticon, Apteryx XVWeb, Cloud 9, Legwork

WHAT IT PREDICTS

Practice management, imaging and engagement increasingly ship as one commercial relationship.

Manufacturer and software vendor

Dentsply Sirona

Sidexis, DS Core, Primescan, CEREC

WHAT IT PREDICTS

Imaging, scanning and production workflows stay strongest inside the manufacturer ecosystem.

Distributor and software vendor

Patterson Dental

Eaglesoft, Fuse, Dolphin

WHAT IT PREDICTS

Distribution, support and practice software share one account relationship and one escalation path.

Front-office platform

Weave

Phones, texting, forms, payments, AI receptionist

WHAT IT PREDICTS

A shorter integration list, paired with a larger single-vendor outage radius.

Analytics and engagement platform

Dental Intelligence

Dental Intelligence, Modento

WHAT IT PREDICTS

The vendor owns both the patient touchpoints and the measurements used to assess them.

THE HOUSE WALL

Our own interests do not disappear because we disclose them.

Products owned by DDSReviews' parent or made by declared rivals are visibly labeled, excluded from awards and require a second editorial read before publication.

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